Sohaili is one of a group of Hijra (third gender) that I met and spoke to several times at Kamalapur, Dhaka’s main train station. In Bangladesh, as in India and Pakistan, Hijra are legally recognised as a third gender, but still experience discrimination. They have particular difficulty finding employment. Most Hijra earn a living by giving blessings at weddings and on the birth of new babies as well as by collecting “donations” on the street and from shops. Some are involved in prostitution. Sohaili was collecting money at the busy ricksha stand outside the station. She said “I knew I was different when I was 12. My family accepted me but the neighbours said bad things about us and so I left my home in Barisal to come to Dhaka. I send money home to support my family”.