Ashamed !. MSM network boycot the RAINBOW PRIDE WALK

[Guest guest]

Dear All

Again the MSM network has boycot the RAINBOW PRIDE WALK (RALLY).

I am very ashamed and sad that this MSM network is playing a double standard

role by making a wall among our own community.

From the beginning this network is creating problems not for us only with some

the existing partners of Themselves but now that the ATHB network ( It is the

first network working solely for the Transgenders and Hijras in india,

especially in West Bengal) has formed.

The violence and discrimination has increased. Now at present that the MSM

network is so large and famous in West Bengal and Nationally.

 

They have not come forward to support or participate in the Rainbow Pride Rally

which they were helped many times by contributing something but our network the

ATHB has taken the initiative to arrange a meeting and some responsibilities.

his is the reason that this that MSM network has issued

" LAW AND ORDER " which they always do is that no any staff of MANAS Bangla will

attend this Rally (Rainbow Pride Walk ) otherwise they all will be suspended

like Sudip Chakraborty (Staff of MANAS Bangla). They are continously giving

threat to all their staff.

All the staffs are in tension because they all want to attend RPW but this is

the matter of their JOB.

 

There are some mischievious people in this MSM network that are already holding

strategies and plans to boycott us totally every time.

These few people are destroying the name of our community specially MANAS

Bangla. These people have not only boycotted our rally on 30th April, but those

who participated have been suspended from work, members and partner agencies who

were inclined to participate were threatened.

When IGNOU had promised to educate our community members that time also we were

boycotted by them.

Here the ATHB's members and there associated families were given life

threatening calls and even our family members were not spared with abusive

languages were given, but no action was taken against them still.

Nobody was taking the responsibility so, ATHB had taken the responsibility  to

arranging the meeting not organising.

 

I am shocked to see this " LAW AND ORDER " so called notice that there are other

organisations are also the part of this MSM network but they are sitting

silently why?

Are they not speaking against this humiliation and bearing all this one man's

leadership. This is also surprise that such kind of people are getting National

and International Awards.

These type of people are taking an HIV quota everywhere saying themselves HIV+.

 

Now I want to see the partners of MANAS Bangla who are also in the organising

committee of Rainbow Pride Walk will take any action or not against all this

(undemocratic)?

 

Myself  Ranjit Sinha will walk in a barefoot and self designed shirt where it

will be written in bold -I AM PROUD TO BE A TRANSGENDER. It would be a Sacrifice

from me to the betterment for  my Transgender's community.

 

Hope such kind of discrimination will stop in our community which is increasing

day by day.

 

Regards

Ranjit Sinha

e-mail: <bandhan.kolkata@...>