Transgender allegedly refused apartment in Mumbai

A transgender residing in Mumbai, Joe Paul, was allegedly forced to vacate the rented flat where she had been living for the last three months.


"The broker forced me to vacate the flat. I had been living there for just three months," Paul said.


A film-maker by profession, Paul claimed that she has been asked to vacate the flat in Jogeshwari as the owner felt it was a "family society", and not meant for persons like Paul.


In another case of discrimination, a Muslim woman was refused a flat for rent in Mumbai by a builder allegedly on grounds of her religion just days after a male MBA graduate was denied a job by a diamond export firm for similar reasons.