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 In India, crossdressing has been an old practice. Crossdressing, or the act of wearing clothes that are not typically associated with the wearer’s gender, is seen in art forms like dance, music and theatre. It is seen as artistry by some, and as a way of expression and pleasure by others. Art forms like drag, too, involve persons expressing themselves through crossdressing. It is also an integral part of many queer and transgender persons’ experience with transitioning, figuring out and expressing their gender and sexuality.

LGBTQIA+ persons often find it hard to get acceptance and are at the receiving end of hate, mockery and violence because of this expression due to queer and transphobia. This makes sensitive representation a must to normalise their experience.


Recently, however, Bigg Boss Telugu, a high grossing reality show endorsed by Star TV and featuring actor Nagarjuna as the host, used crossdressing in a task for the inmates in a manner that can only be seen as derogatory, insensitive and queer-phobic. The housemates were given a task to crossdress in different gender roles. A similar task was assigned in Bigg Boss Kannada too. The host claimed that this was to encourage gender equality, however, it failed drastically and ended up being hurtful and stigmatising 

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