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Sat Shri Akal G!!Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh WHat is the Sikh perspective on Hijra (Transgender) who has no Gender neither male nor female.In Many of the religions Hijra's are highly respected.....How Sikhs should treat if some one is a Hijra??Is there anything written in Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji about this belief??Because in many of religions Hijra word is mentioned??Or in dasam granth In Hinduism In some versions of the Ramayana when Rama leaves Ayodhya for his 14-year exile, a crowd of his subjects follow him into the forest because of their devotion to him. Soon Rama notices this, and gathers them to tell them not to mourn, and that all the "men and women" of his kingdom should return to their places in Ayodhya. Rama then leaves and has adventures for 14 years. When he returns to Ayodhya, he finds that the hijras, being neither men nor women, have not moved from the place where he gave his speech. Impressed with their devotion, Rama grants hijras the boon to confer blessings on people during auspicious inaugural occasions like childbirth and weddings. This boon is the origin of badhai in which hijras sing, dance, and give blessings. ALso in mahabharata hijra is regarded.......... Hijra and Lord Shiva One of the forms of Lord Shiva is a merging with Parvati where together they are Ardhanari, a god that is half Shiva and Half Parvati. Ardhanari is especially worshipped in North India and has special significance as a patron of hijras, who identify with the gender ambiguity. Hijras in Islam There is evidence that Indian hijras identifying as Muslim also incorporate aspects of Hinduism. Still, despite this syncretism, Reddy (2005) notes that a hijra does not practice Islam differently from other Muslims and argues that their syncretism does not make them any less Muslim. Reddy (2003) also documents an example of how this syncretism manifests: in Hyderabad, India a group of Muslim converts were circumcised, something seen as the quintessential marker of male Muslim identity. The nirvan operation (removal of all male genitalia) was generally seen as an exaggerated circumcision ritual. In addition to these "male" rituals, the hijras took on "female" practices from Islam such as veiling, as opposed to veiling from other traditions. This syncretism is less common in Pakistan... In many parts of Indian Societies Hijra's are disrespected considered unequal?? So what perspective should sikhs have on Hijra's??