While the gender-based lens has been a key theme of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in South Asia, the transgender communities have been largely ignored by policymakers. Similarly, for a long time, the government of India never legally recognised ‘transgender’ as a legitimate category of gender identity and therefore never included them in any policy formulation. As a result of such exclusion, there has been a lack of safe toilet and water facilities for the community. This photo essay maps the current status of WASH practices among the transgender communities in Delhi and documents their everyday lived experiences. Keeping in mind the issues of safety and confidentiality, the names of all the respondents have been changed.
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