Human history has witnessed various natural upheavals, pandemics being one of them These pandemics whether The Black Death, The Great Plague of London, Russian Flu, Spanish Flu, Asian Flu, HIV/AIDS, SARS, etc struck down every sphere of human civilization The devastating economic and psychosocial impact of COVID-19 has been experienced by every group of population whether privileged or marginalised Hijras (a term used by Serena Nanda for the transgenders in Indian Subcontinent) especially badhai hijras (transgender performers) who are already living on the edges of society have been targeted worst by this pandemic as their livelihood is solely dependent upon their performances on various social gatherings that decreased significantly during the period These people amidst poor finances are confronting more discrimination by the heteronormative set-up which results in their low physical, mental, and social well-being The objective of the present paper is to study the economic and psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hijras in general and badhai hijras in particular The arguments are supported by various vis-avis interactions with hijras and an NGO working for their well-being in the district Jalandhar, Punjab (India) While using the interview technique, a structural questionnaire for a sample population of badhai hijras was used to collect data for the study The findings of the research work highlighted the urgent need of providing financial assistance to the badhai hijras The research work would assist the decision making agencies of government to frame policies for these marginalized individuals which will directly support them in the pandemic © 2020 Aesthetics Media Services All rights reserved

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COVID-19 大流行对 Badhai Hijras 的经济和社会心理影响：一项定性研究

人类历史见证了各种自然剧变，流行病就是其中之一 这些流行病无论是黑死病、伦敦大瘟疫、俄罗斯流感、西班牙流感、亚洲流感、艾滋病毒/艾滋病、非典、等摧毁了人类文明的每一个领域 COVID-19 对经济和心理社会的破坏性影响已经被每一群人所经历，无论是特权还是边缘化的 Hijras（Serena Nanda 对印度次大陆的跨性别者使用的术语），尤其是 badhai hijras（跨性别者）已经生活在社会边缘的表演者）成为这场流行病的最严重目标，因为他们的生计完全依赖于他们在各种社交聚会上的表现，而在此期间这些聚会的表现显着下降 这些财务状况不佳的人正面临着异性恋群体的更多歧视-up 这导致他们的身体、精神、和社会福祉 本文的目的是研究 COVID-19 大流行对一般的回历者，特别是 badhai hijras 的经济和社会心理影响。这些论点得到了与回历者的各种视觉互动和一个为该组织工作的非政府组织的支持。他们在旁遮普邦贾朗达尔地区的幸福感（印度） 在使用访谈技术的同时，使用针对 badhai hijras 样本人群的结构性问卷来收集研究数据 研究工作的结果突出表明迫切需要提供资金对 badhai hijras 的援助 研究工作将协助政府决策机构为这些边缘化个人制定政策，这将在大流行中直接支持他们 © 2020 Aesthetics Media Services 版权所有使用针对 badhai hijras 样本人口的结构性问卷来收集研究数据 研究工作的结果强调迫切需要向 badhai hijras 提供财政援助 研究工作将协助政府决策机构制定政策对于这些将在大流行中直接支持他们的边缘化个人 © 2020 Aesthetics Media Services 版权所有