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Pooja is another hijra from Laxmi's community. She is 27 years old and works as a prostitute in a tiny room on the main road. Occasionally, she rents a bed for other prostitutes for about 150 rupees. About 10 years ago, she was infected with HIV as a result of unprotected sex and she doesn't even know who gave her the disease. She continues to work as a prostitute while she makes sure to use protection but she does not reveal her condition to her customers. She is being treated and lives like a normal healthy woman.

Pooja is another hijra from Laxmi's community. She is 27 years old and works as a prostitute in a tiny room on the main road. Occasionally, she rents a bed for other prostitutes for about 150 rupees. About 10 years ago, she was infected with HIV as a result of unprotected sex and she doesn't even know who gave her the disease. She continues to work as a prostitute while she makes sure to use protection but she does not reveal her condition to her customers. She is being treated and lives like a normal healthy woman.