N Jency becomes Tamil Nadu’s first trans PhD holder
Dr. N Jency, from Tiruttani, has become Tamil Nadu's first transgender woman to earn a PhD and now serves as Assistant Professor at Loyola College, Chennai. Despite societal stigma, she excelled academically, earning gold medals and funding her gender-affirming surgery. Hailed by CM Stalin, her success marks a milestone in inclusion and representation in India's higher education landscape.