kothi
A South Asian queer identity used to refer to the "feminine" partner in gender structured same-sex relationships known as kothi,panthi relationships (the other partner being kothi). Kothi is a gender identity of its own; however from a western perspective a kothi can be considered as either a transwoman or a feminine gay man.
After the British criminalised homosexuality in India, it was difficult for Meena, a kothi , to look for a panthi as many panthis married off to straight women, fearing the Eurocentric legal system.
kothi by QueerKutta June 6, 2021
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