The wedding reception on February 18, at Kolkata’s Vespa Hotel, was a typical Bengali affair. A hundred guests, comprising close friends and relatives, were invited. The food was Bengali too – it included kosha mangsho or mutton curry, fish, fried savouries, rice and dal, gulab jamuns and soft drinks with desserts. The bride wore a Benarasi sari and the groom looked dapper in kurta and dhoti. The two had been childhood sweethearts. Once the court documents were signed, Shree Muhuri became the first transgender person from Kolkata and Bengal to be legally wedded. Shree, 30, is a Kolkata-based theatre personality and a trans-woman who has frequently spoken about the rights of the transgender community in Kolkata. The process of getting married was not easy, even for her. “Given the status that a transgender has in our society, it was really difficult to win over our respective parents,” she told Scroll.in, a day after the ceremony.

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