September 7, 2004
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Indian eunuchs usually live on the margins of society
By Geeta Pandey
BBC correspondent in Delhi
Angry eunuchs in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are protesting against a state-run insurance company which they allege has refused to issue an insurance policy to a eunuch.
A spokesman for the Life Insurance Corporation at their headquarters in Bombay has denied that eunuchs will not be sold insurance. But a senior official who requested anonymity told the BBC that, according to the company rules, only men or women can apply for insurance. He said that, going strictly by the rules, applications from eunuchs are normally rejected.
There are estimated to be about 500,000 eunuchs, hermaphrodites and transvestites in India.
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An interesting LINK for all you libs.
indians also drink piss.
hmm
what remedy so they have I wonder?
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