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A transgender Kashmiri Maliaka Sheikh, in tradition attire of Kashmiri dancers, poses for photographs inside the home of a friend on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, June 3, 2021. The 22-year-old transgender left home as an 11-year-old and started living with other transgenders. “At the beginning it was difficult for my family to understand me but fortunately, they have now accepted me for who I am”, Maliaka said. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)
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