amil ▁N adu ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁trans gender ▁people ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁Ara va ani ▁were ▁histor ically ▁disc rimin ated ▁against ▁in ▁employ ment ▁in ▁Indian ▁culture , ▁forcing ▁them ▁into ▁begg ing ▁or ▁prost itution . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁has ▁been ▁implementing ▁re forms ▁to ▁legal ▁and ▁government al ▁institutions ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁integrate ▁and ▁support ▁this ▁trans gender ▁population , ▁including ▁providing ▁legal ▁rights ▁and ▁w elf are ▁schemes . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁increase ▁in ▁presence ▁for ▁trans sex ual ▁and ▁third ▁gender ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁highly ▁self - su fficient ▁T amil ▁media ▁industry . ▁It ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁trans gender ▁w elf are ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁Ara va ani ▁can ▁access ▁Sex ▁Re ass ignment ▁S urg ery ▁( S RS ), ▁accommod ation , ▁various ▁identity ▁documents , ▁education , ▁social ▁security , ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁job / in come ▁seeking , ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁India ▁to ▁introduce ▁a ▁W elf are ▁Board ▁with ▁participants ▁from ▁the ▁trans gender ▁community . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁Develop ments ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁General ▁N er in ▁P ulle , ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Sol ic itor ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁' rem ains ▁committed ▁to ▁law ▁reform ▁and ▁guarantee ing ▁non - dis c rim ination ▁on