She is the founder of Bringing Adequate Values of Humanity (BRAVOH), a movement that makes a normal, dignified life accessible to trans-women. She also works as an agricultural consultant in herbal cultivation as well as does counselling for women and children. Presently, her goal is to rally for a Transgender Protection Act to be included in the Indian Constitution. She also wishes to include gender non-conforming children as part of the „vulnerable and children with special needs‟ group. She‟s convent-educated; well-travelled; met all kinds of people; performed jobs ranging from front-office assistant to counsellor for pregnant women. Raised by a single-mom, Olga talks of bringing about policy changes and framing guidelines so that transgenders are supported at a young age. Today, as a consultant for UN Women, she sits with the judiciary and policy makers to address the issue of patriarchy, which she feels is the root of all problems faced by transwomen. “If a boy is feminine, he is shunned; whereas if a girl acts like a boy, her parents take pride in her. The problem starts there,” she feels. Olga‟s ultimate aim, apart from changing the child policy, is to bring about an „Anti-discriminatory and Protection Act‟ for transgenders.
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