{"product_id":"the-yellow-sparrow-memoir-of-a-transgender-9789354474156","title":"The Yellow Sparrow Memoir of a Transgender","description":"\u003cp\u003eSanta Khurai was seventeen when she decided to start dressing like a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn male, she had always believed herself to be female, and she claimed her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeminine identity fiercely and openly. Her bold act of wearing dresses and makeup\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein public brought down upon her the wrath of her father, insults and ridicule\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewherever she went, and, frequently, beatings at the hands of the armed forces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho are a constant presence in her native Manipur. The humiliation and physical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattacks did not deter her. In her words, 'My desire to be a woman, a beautiful, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efashionable woman, was so strong that I was not afraid of challenging anything\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat came in the way... I felt that I could bear anything but I could not live like a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eman.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe price she has had to pay is high. Knocking on doors for a job, she found that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emost times, no one would employ her because of the way she looked. When she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeventually found success as a make-up artist, with her own beauty parlour, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estress of her struggles sent her spiralling into drug abuse and penury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFighting her way through these troubles, she became involved with the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etransgender movement, and in 2010, she was appointed Secretary of the All\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManipur Nupi Maanbi Association (AMaNA). Since then, she has worked closely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith AMaNA and its sister organization, Solidarity and Action Against The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHIV Infection in India (SAATHII). Today, she is at the forefront of the LGBTQ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emovement in Manipur, travelling the world to speak for her community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanta Khurai has known the heartbreak of an abusive marriage with a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheterosexual man, and the joy of adopting a son; the highs and lows of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einternational recognition and disownment by her own family. Through it all, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe has remained true to herself, and refused to be broken. Her story is an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einspiration for all humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16839468\"\u003eKhurai Khurai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354474156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354474152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Tiger Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827624738955,"sku":"9789354474156","price":37.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_459e8851-477e-4e42-9483-5f8b86febd4d.jpg?v=1755540007","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-yellow-sparrow-memoir-of-a-transgender-9789354474156","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}