Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 1

Sexual Misidentity and Indian Society

  • Author:
  • MK. Jha1,, A. Mazumder2, A Garg3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2015
  • Page Number: 40 to 42

1Associate professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, KPC Medical College. Jadavpur, Kolkata

2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Malda Medical College. Malda

3Associate professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Banur, Patiala, India

* Corresponding author Dr. Jha MK Phone: +91- 9831843330 Email: mjha6119@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

The society is perfectly comfortable with Sexual Identity of a male or female. Between male and female there is a grey area which is composed of sizeable population, where the sexual Identity of an individual cannot be established by society. Specialized investigations are required to identify sex, by doctors. In many cases our intolerant society goes to the extent of humiliating, individuals having anomaly of sex. This impinges on fundamental right as promised by Constitution. Ironically, in this case the police, who are supposed to protect of constitutional right is squarely at fault.

Keywords

Female Pseudo Hermaphrodite, The third sex