Siddipet trans people 'YouTubers sharing misleading videos'

In the wake of a recent report of their members allegedly barging into a family function with the sole aim of extorting huge amounts of money, the transgender community in Siddipet has raised concerns, calling it a misuse of their video footage.

Addressing the media, they said they had visited a family after being invited to a housewarming function.

“Near Mallaram in Siddipet district, in our Yellanthakunta Mandal, our members went to a house where a housewarming ceremony was taking place. The family asked them to sing songs, remove evil eyes (perform a traditional ritual), and celebrate with them. Our members did as requested and sang traditional



songs.”

“The owner’s son is a YouTuber. He asked, ‘Sister, we have a YouTube channel. Can I film a video of this and upload it to YouTube?’ Our members agreed.

After filming, he uploaded the video and shared that transgender individuals came, removed evil eyes, blessed our family members, and we gave them Rs 2,000. They accepted it happily.’

“Later, a Hyderabad-based YouTube channel/social media page took that video, misrepresented it, and circulated false news claiming, ‘Ten people went to a housewarming, harassed the family, and demanded lakhs of rupees. Such harassment is happening even in villages. They made this fake news viral on social media’,” they said.