The mosque for Bangladesh’s transgender women

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  in a wooden fishing boat under Brahmaputra river in rural Mamasing, Bangladesh.

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  Once revered in South Asian history and culture as mystical figures,

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  believed to bring blessings or curses, hijras now face systemic discrimination and social exclusion.

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