Who Is Pawan Yadav? Maharashtra's First Transgender Lawyer

• He is a native of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.
• Pawan had to face a lot of challenges during his LLB studies also. Securing admission was a challenge after he ticked the transgender column in the form. He was admitted under a quota after speaking to the college administration and trustee of the college.
• Pawan tried to hide his real identity among his peers as he knew the consequences of doing this. He didn't want anything to come in way of his studies.
• Pawan also wants to become an IPS officer.  He plans to go to Allahabad to prepare for UPSC exams to fulfil IPS dreams.
• He said in an interview that he is the second advocate in India after Satyashri Sharmila. “I have got myself enrolled in the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa. I will start practising in Dindoshi court from next year. I will try to give full legal support to the people of my community as they are subject to cruelty and social discrimination,” Yadav added.
• He also said that there are so many people who do not want to sit in a train with people from the transgender community. He aims to change this
• “I registered with the Bar of Maharashtra and Goa. I will start practicing at Dindoshi court from next year, ” Yadav told Mid-day.
• According to Yadav, the Maharashtra authorities should formulate a scheme to uplift the transgender group.
• In an interview, he also revealed that he was sexually abused at 14.

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