them when i refused they slit my face with a blade i cannot file a complaint in the police station they beat us up i bruised my knee the other day because one of the commissioners hit me with a stick nobody can arrest us for being a sex worker so they try and file other cases on us i have been to jail so many times on false allegations simply because the cops want to close a case i am not trying to justify the entire community i know there are transgender women who have robbed who behave obnoxiously clap their hands flash etc but not everyone is like that just because one boy killed a girl in nungambakam station are all the men murderers then why us after five years we have got out our own ration card and we have been allotted houses as well but if i get a job i will leave all thislack of education support from families and social inclusion push them into sex work olga aaronolga aaron a citybased transgender activist says apsaras intentions might be good but her approach is absolutely wrong these sex workers lack support from families they dont have any education and they lack social skills this pushes them into sex work lack of social inclusion is another issue a person needs to empathize with them and come up with a solution i dont support sex work but there are many reasons as to why a transgender woman may be involved in the sex trade it is not as though they want to be doing this all other doors are closed and they cant help themselves for people like us we go for a job and return to a family but they have none of thatand nobody to guide them the welfare board does help them with donations by arranging for houses etc but what they need is specific skill training they need to develop a skill and should be given vocational training only that will help themname changed to protect the identity of the person