▁number ▁of ▁trans gender ▁people ▁have ▁taken ▁off ense ▁at ▁what ▁they ▁perce ive ▁to ▁be ▁com ical ▁and / or ▁negative ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁their ▁community , ▁with ▁the ▁dep ict ions ▁often ▁s tere ot yp ing ▁the ▁community ▁as ▁being ▁prom is cu ous . ▁ ▁Public ▁health ▁ ▁H IV ▁remains ▁a ▁serious ▁problem ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁As ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁transm issions ▁of ▁H IV ▁in ▁India ▁are ▁through ▁heter osex ual ▁sex , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁support ▁networks ▁have ▁focused ▁on ▁decl ining ▁transmission ▁rates ▁among ▁heter osex uals , ▁and ▁while ▁this ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁reducing ▁transmission ▁rates ▁among ▁heter osex uals , ▁transmission ▁rates ▁among ▁hom osex uals ▁have ▁been ▁increasing . ▁The ▁L GB T Q IA ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁high - ris k ▁H IV ▁group ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁The ▁Y R ▁G ait onde ▁Centre ▁for ▁A ID S ▁Research ▁and ▁Education ▁( Y R G CA RE ) ▁conducted ▁rapid ▁study ▁of ▁hom osex uals ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁across ▁ 1 8 ▁cities , ▁towns , ▁and ▁villages . ▁The ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁H IV ▁among ▁hom osex ual ▁sexual ▁minor ities ▁in ▁major ▁urban ▁areas ▁stood ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 0 %, ▁and ▁was ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁education . ▁ ▁Color ism ▁and ▁rac ism ▁ ▁Sri ▁L ank ans ▁res emble ▁( and ▁are ▁part