• Reshma Prasad

The Internet and mobile technology are some of the most important ingredients changing the way news content are created and disseminated today. This paper analyses the impact of social media on transgender individuals. A study was conducted regarding the usage of social media among transgender individuals residing in Kerala. For this, the transgender individuals residing in Thiruvanthapuram were interviewed. An enquiry was done on the social networking sites’ role in consciousness raising on ‘transgender’. The study uses YouTube, Facebook, Whatsapp and virtual communities to represent all social media outlets. The ‘identity work’ which happens in the online media is also looked at. An attempt was made to examine how the power and ideology works in the traditional media. This survey is based on a qualitative analysis permitting respondents to go into detail about their experiences in regard to some questions. More than looking at the number of transgenders who had been affected in particular ways by the media, the study focussed on the nature of their experiences. The study included their responses in the qualitative parts of the survey because this helps to give a more rounded picture of how media representations impact transgender people's lives.

Transgenders- individuals who go beyond rigid, binary gender construction

"Making Visible: Transgenders in Social Media", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.192-195, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906O29.pdf

"Making Visible: Transgenders in Social Media", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp192-195, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906O29.pdf