Transwoman alleges humiliation at pvt school job interviews

A transwoman teacher has alleged that she was "humiliated" by two reputed schools in the city during job interviews.

Hiranmay Dey, who underwent a sex-reassignment surgery in the middle of last year to become Suchitra Dey, said one of the private schools asked about her chances of conception and the other wanted to know the reasons behind her transformation.

Dey, who has a double Masters in English and geography, claimed she had been teaching for the past 10 years at private school, where the students and her colleagues "love" and "respect" her.

"I appeared for the interviews because I wanted to do give a fillip to my career. At one of the interviews, minutes after I objected to the questions that were being asked, I was told that I won't get through," she said.

A member of a LGBT forum in West Bengal, Dey has written to West Bengal Human Rights Commission, seeking its intervention in the matter.

"I wish the human rights commission takes measures to stop the discrimination of transgender people at job interviews. I am waiting for a response," she said.

A spokesperson at Transgender Development Board in West Bengal, said the matter would be taken up for discussion.

"Dey has informed us about her experiences. We will take up the issue and decide what steps can be taken to prevent similar incidents in future."