Hijra in Bangladesh - neither men nor women Photo Gallery by Maciej Dakowicz at pbase.com

Hijra in Bangladesh - neither men nor women

Hijra community in Bangladesh. April 2008

Hijra call themselves the third gender. They say they are neither men nor women. They were born men, but they feel like women, they dress like women, they behave like women.

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Shumona and mirror	Jhinuk with a client	Payal in the street	Mauri cooking
Geeta Hijra	Shumona Hijra	Jhumur Hijra	Nasu Hijra
newlywed in aquarium	Abdul Halim and Oneka Hijra	Geeta collecting money	Pushpreta and Kobita at Geeta's home
Sapna Hijra	Sharifa Hijra	night walk to work	Kakon at the station
Payal at home	Shikhea Hijra	Payal and Shepon	Payal with lipstick
Kajole Hijra sleeping	Ratna drawing bindi	Kotha and Jhinuk	Seeta Hijra at home
Payal on the bed	Jhinuk Hijra with the Koran	Shumona Hijra on the bed	Shama having lunch
Munmun dancing	Geeta collecting money 2	ready to go	Shati Hijra at home
Laila Hijra and gay friends	Jhinuk and Parikh	Payal in pink	Laila Hijra portrait 1
Madhubala Hijra in the mirror	Jhinuk walking at night	Jhinuk and the Koran	Jhinuk Hijra posing
Lota Hijra	Borsha Hijra	Mousumi Hijra

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Guest		22-Feb-2010 11:46
I like to make friend with a Hijra.Please write to me at yedapatil@yahoo.com.Any man also can write too.

nasir		08-Feb-2010 05:51
i will want to become hira .no i am boy i will interest to become hijra what con in do.pless tell me.i resentaly visite your site. i hope that yo must me as hijra.pless tel me. MY E-MAIL:-vix2010@live.com

Joanne		05-Feb-2010 17:29
Hello everyone..Just want to have friend in India should need to be Cute and Handsome..im HIJIRA too..and very beautiful and feminine want to say my picture just see my profile sweet_crown2000 and my Mobile is +639183158103..that is my number..should need to be friendly to aa me..Namaste Indian friends.... joanne here...

Guest		18-Jan-2010 15:47
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Guest		11-Jan-2010 18:49
Hello Dear! This is Fahim from Bangladesh. I would like to make friendship with Jhumur & Payel.. Would you help me? If anybody knews their mobile number or E-mail Address please send me to my mail box. My E-mail ID is pr.john_1967@hotmail.com

Kajol Ahmed		18-Dec-2009 19:31
I like to make friend with a Hijra.Please write to me at goodbangaliI@yahoo.com.Any man also can write too.

unbound		22-Oct-2009 05:57
can anyone help me providing any hijra contact number. I am crave to fuck..

vinu		13-Oct-2009 05:47
raly happening

shawon69		05-Oct-2009 20:54
Dear friend, My name is Shawon. I am 19 m from Bangladesh. I also want to be a hijra or girl.I also wearing girls dress like blouse,skirt,froge,saree,Salwar Kamij etc.I wearing all of girls jewellery and make up my face as like a girl when I am alon in home.My face is nice and like a nice lady. Everybody in our area know I am a half ladys because My walking style and body language is like a girl.My bear back is same like a girl.I like to dancing as like a girls in wearing blouse and skirt.My dream is to be a hijra. Many man see my dance and enjoy my body. But I dont knoW HOW can I will be a hijra. I am ready for leave my country my house forever for will be a hijra. Please help me. In India their have many hijra houses and many hijra their.So please please please help me please. And I want to be yours best friend because your and my mentality is same. So please my friend help me and reply me as soon as possible. My email address is [ bdwapnews@gmail.com ]

Mukul		04-Oct-2009 12:12
I want to know more about hijras. My I.D- gkd.tri.lib@gmail.com

ian wilson		21-Sep-2009 06:38
Sorry forgot to put my e mail address on the previous post about wanting to join them, Its ian-wilson1@hotmail.co.uk

ian wilson (scotland)		21-Sep-2009 06:34
Ive felt like that for many years now, And would gladly give all my life savings to them and love to join them. I would gladly live with them and become one of the sisters. Although im 50 now , i would still want to go through the initiation of being accepted into them and would gladly accept the risks of dying during the initiation. How do i go about being one of them. Ian in scotland UK

papri		16-Sep-2009 20:02
i love hijra

Guest		15-Sep-2009 05:34
Im quite interested in knowing about them. anyone who like to help me pls contact me. my id is: mfnasir@hotmail.com mohamednasirmf@yahoo.com

Tusar		04-Sep-2009 12:30
I want to make friendship with them to know about their life.Mail me: aakaass@gmail.com

emon		20-Aug-2009 22:08
i have a very great feelings and respect for them.i love all of my gotias.god bless you all.

sheshir		18-Aug-2009 11:40
i love hijra and i think i will to get a friendshif tham my phon num 01915364081

disguiser		29-May-2009 17:48
would love 2 spend a night with this babes

Shanna		19-May-2009 18:17
I love the photo's and feel the ache in my heart to share in the hijra life. I am a TG on hormone therapy and would love to join my sisters in after celebrating the hijra ceremony to become a woman.

rayhan		17-Mar-2009 06:19
Hi I m Bangladeshi. Look Bangladeshi hijras enjoying more facilities than yours in india!! We provide all sorts of opportunities to them, even sex opportunities!!!

raaaaaaaaaaa		09-Mar-2009 05:58
can some one help me to become an hijda...........this is my mail id.......ashwinihjr@gmail.com

Ryszard Halgas		29-Dec-2008 11:50
Nice gallery! Rysiek V!

Herve Blandin		15-Sep-2008 19:17
... And still look like men! (coming from Thailand...) Maciej, I am familiar with this gallery, but never left a word. probably a subject that deserves going and staying (as ME Mark did in Falkland Rd, Mumbai), I feel you have just lifted the veil, and in a such promising manner, it warrants digging further. What material for a book you'd have there!.

Sue Roberts		07-Sep-2008 22:15
a fascinating gallery

Uday Khambadkone		02-Aug-2008 15:11
Great subject to cover and I think you have done an exceptional job at covering this. Hats off to you. Great piece of work. Very inspiring!

John		26-Jul-2008 19:11
There are also six-legged deer, but that does not mean that one necessarily holds them to the norm for deer. Sad, but not tragic, and highly manipulative as with many human irregularities.

Dan the man		26-Jul-2008 19:07
It is not easy to live a life when you are born in the wrong body...I feel sad for them...

Kevin Chan		26-Jul-2008 15:35
Superb journalistic series. V

Phil		25-Jul-2008 12:12
well done, well photographed, treated with dignity and respect.

limon		22-Jul-2008 21:26
though it look colorful but these people really observe a vary nasty and rude world

James Bonner		21-Jul-2008 18:23
Dramatic expose! Great journalistic gallery! V!... Josefina

Jean-Luc Rollier		19-Jul-2008 16:25
Outstanding journalistic work Maciej! Very interesting to discover this community. JL V

Mihai		18-Jul-2008 14:53
Very nice gallery ! V

Marijka		17-Jul-2008 17:53
beutiful portraits and images of life in Bangladesh!! BV

Yen Lavina		15-Jul-2008 22:22
Superb journalistic photos. Voted.

Aloha Diao Lavina		15-Jul-2008 22:09
You got the story as it is--congratulations on fine work.

Yves Rubin		15-Jul-2008 16:39
Strong work Maciej! A superb series. V!

Barry Ailetcher		15-Jul-2008 15:05
Outstanding gallery shows other cultures very well

Guest		13-Jul-2008 02:41
These people are fucking sick!

Graham Stewart		11-Jul-2008 22:31
Good work. Vey impressive

Guest		11-Jul-2008 17:22
Great gallery! They seem to reflect a need for acceptance and understanding.

Magic		11-Jul-2008 09:12
nice gallery, my vote

JOSE MATA		04-Jul-2008 22:40
GREAT PORTRAITS , CONGRATULATIONS , VOTED

Adrian Reilly		04-Jul-2008 22:10
amazing work!!!!!

Guest		03-Jul-2008 20:08
Hijra, no man??, come on they're gays, thats the word, anyway nice pictures,

gsl007		03-Jul-2008 19:45
There is something very sad in their faces. Great work as always.

Celeste C.		02-Jul-2008 22:52
Very impressive indeed. Looking forward to more.

TuTmin		02-Jul-2008 21:33
impressive gallery. keep them coming.~V~

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