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Kalki Subramaniam

Kalki Subramaniam is a writer, actress, filmmaker, and transgender rights activist in Auroville, Tamil Nadu. She became the first transgender woman to star in a major motion picture in India in 2011. Kalki is a lifeline for other people in the transgender community who often connect with her through Facebook.

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