<p>Just ten days after shifting in, a transgender has been asked to move out of her flat in suburban Jogeshwari at the behest of its owner who did not want a "gay" tenant.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"After I spent over thousands of rupees in painting and other finishing work in the flat (in a Mhada building), now my broker Jahangir has asked me to vacate the flat as, according to him, the owner does not want a gay person on rent," said Joy Paul, a freelance filmmaker.<br /><br />It is apparent that the flat owner did not know the difference between a gay person and a transgender.<br /><br />Paul said she had moved in the flat only on June 12 and was asked to leave abruptly.<br /><br />"Only ten days after residing in the flat, the broker, who knows me very well, suddenly asked me to vacate. I asked him why he did not intimate me before renting out the flat," she said.<br /><br />Paul said the broker has accepted that it was his fault and that he has requested the flat owner to let her stay in the flat.<br /><br />Seeking a written apology from the broker and owner, Paul said, "I was really feeling suicidal and thanks to few friends who came and offered some soothing words. I wept for hours over the mental agony that I went through," she told PTI.<br /><br />The broker could not be reached for comment.<br /><br />In a landmark judgment last year, the Supreme Court had recognized the "third gender" status for transgenders.<br /><br />The Election Commission had also introduced 'others' column along with 'male' and 'female' in electoral rolls for the Lok Sabha polls held last year.</p>
<p>Just ten days after shifting in, a transgender has been asked to move out of her flat in suburban Jogeshwari at the behest of its owner who did not want a "gay" tenant.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"After I spent over thousands of rupees in painting and other finishing work in the flat (in a Mhada building), now my broker Jahangir has asked me to vacate the flat as, according to him, the owner does not want a gay person on rent," said Joy Paul, a freelance filmmaker.<br /><br />It is apparent that the flat owner did not know the difference between a gay person and a transgender.<br /><br />Paul said she had moved in the flat only on June 12 and was asked to leave abruptly.<br /><br />"Only ten days after residing in the flat, the broker, who knows me very well, suddenly asked me to vacate. I asked him why he did not intimate me before renting out the flat," she said.<br /><br />Paul said the broker has accepted that it was his fault and that he has requested the flat owner to let her stay in the flat.<br /><br />Seeking a written apology from the broker and owner, Paul said, "I was really feeling suicidal and thanks to few friends who came and offered some soothing words. I wept for hours over the mental agony that I went through," she told PTI.<br /><br />The broker could not be reached for comment.<br /><br />In a landmark judgment last year, the Supreme Court had recognized the "third gender" status for transgenders.<br /><br />The Election Commission had also introduced 'others' column along with 'male' and 'female' in electoral rolls for the Lok Sabha polls held last year.</p>