From a very young age Neysara realized that the world had something wrong about her. Born to cis-gender parents in rural India, the only transgender individuals she saw were banished to the margins of society, often selling themselves as sex workers to survive. Neysara had different aspirations. She completed college and then pursued an incredibly risky transition to live openly as a woman. She shares her harrowing story running from relatives who threatened her life, hiding under a burka for years while transitioning, and ultimately rebuilding her identity as a woman, entrepreneur, and activist. Today, Neysara lives and works in Amsterdam and leads Transgender India to provide resources, safety, and community for transgender individuals across the country. 

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