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'(20 Nov 2009) AP Television Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, Recent, 2009 1. Mid of Shop manager Soundariya at the shop 2. Mid of buckets of chutneys; chutney being packed 3. Low angle shot of Manimeghala lighting an incense stick 4. Various of batter being prepared 5. Various of idlis ( steamed rice cakes eaten as snacks ) being prepared 6. Tilt up shot of Soundariya packing idlis 7. Close of Soundariya 8. Mid of Soundariya serving customers 9. Wide of exterior of the shop 10. Wide of Manimeghala leaving on a scooter 11. SOUNDBITE (Tamil): Manimeghala, Transgender Employee, Idli cafe: \"Before life was all about listening to comments, borrowing money, sleeping at the bus stand and the society hated us because of all this. Today, we have the idli shop because of the TAI (Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative) project. Now, we feel that we can earn a good name in the society. It is almost like our own shop, as if we are the owners. Now we should live with the earnings for a month. We have seen lots of money, but the satisfaction and happiness that you get from the hard-earned money is totally different. You will never get it elsewhere.\" 12. Wide of transgender employees at the shop 13. Close of idlis being wrapped in paper 14. Close of employee 15. Wide of employees serving customers 16. Mid of customers 17. Various of employee serving a customer and counting money 18. SOUNDBITE (Tamil): Sasikumar, Customer: \"I have no problems. They are a part of our society. They prepare food very hygienically. Our duty is to instill confidence in them.\" 19. Wide of training workshop for transgenders 20. Various of transgenders at the workshop 21. SOUNDBITE (Tamil): P.Sudha, Project Officer, Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative: \"They should get an alternative source of income. When they get an income, we hope that they will stop going to shops and borrowing money and stop going for sex. Then, we need to integrate them into the society. Now, that 200-300 people have come to have food at the idli shop, people have gained confidence in transgenders.\" 22. Exterior of house where a group of transgenders live 23. Various of transgender Sathya making decorative patterns outside house using rice flour 24. Close of floral pattern made on ground 25. Various of transgenders dressing up to go out 26. Various of transgenders leaving the house and crossing the road holding hands 27. SOUNDBITE (Tamil): Sathya, Employee, Idli Cafe: \"Yes, I want to...( see my parents ). I want to talk to them, just like I used to when I was a child. I want to be with them. I hope and wish that they are happy.\" 28. Mid of Soundariya writing on black menu sheet 29. Mid of board in Tamil language reading \' Salem District Transgender Trust\' 30. Pull out from close of Soundariya to wide of menu rate list being hung outside the shop LEAD IN: In a society where sexual minorities continue to face discrimination, a group of transgenders in South India have come together to claim their space in the social and economic mainstream. They have started a food chain offering affordable snacks, hoping to earn their livelihoods with dignity and respect. STORYLINE: Manimeghala is a transgender person who was thrown out of her home at the age of 18. A native of Salem district in the Southern Tamil Nadu state, she became a sex-worker to earn a living. It was a tough life - the stigma and prejudice associated with her sexual identity led to frequent harassment by police and discrimination everywhere she went. A chance encounter with the volunteers of the Transgender Trust of the Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative ( TAI ) gave Manimeghala an option to transform her life. Manimeghala\'s day begins at 5 am every morning and ends late in the evening after the last customer has been served. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/3bed78e246534c27ce086d02e6bd51a5 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork'
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