After facing rejection and humiliation, two transgender doctors created history in the Telugu State of Telangana.
Dr. Prachi Rathod and Dr. Ruth John Paul, two trans doctors are all set to join the Osmania General Hospital (OGH,) run by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Government formerly known as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Government. As of now, Dr. Prachi Rathod and Dr. Ruth John Paul are currently undergoing training at King Koti Government Hospital.
Unlike binary doctors, the journey of Dr. Prachi and Dr. Ruth was not at all easy but full of hurdles. However, their struggle finally paid off, as they scripted history in Telangana.
Dr Ruth, who is originally from Khammam and an alumna of Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, stated that landing a government job was a huge deal for her and the trans community. Dr. Ruth John Paul said, “Post my MBBS graduation in 2018, I decided to reveal my identity in the open. However, I was rejected by at least 15 hospitals because of my identity. Succumbing to the social stigma, I even thought of pursuing my career as a ‘male’ to earn a livelihood, but was not able to act more.”
Similar to the experience of Dr. Ruth, another trans doctor, Dr. Prachi also shared her story about experiences and treatment of the society after Dr. Prachi revealed her identity of being a trans.
Dr. Prachi completed her MBBS degree from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad, in 2015 as a female student and worked in a super speciality hospital in the city for three years. But after her revelation of being trans, she was removed from her job at the hospital.
After multiple rejections from many private hospitals in the city, both doctors landed jobs at Mitr— India’s first transgender clinic, at Narayanguda in 2021.
After that, they recently applied at the OGH and were accepted as doctors and would soon join the state run hospital.
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