– is a transgender activist who adopted and saved a young orphan, Gayatri from being sold. Gayatri’s mother was a sex worker. Gauri Sawant is the director of the Sakhi Char Trust, an NGO that helps victims of HIV and AIDS. Gauri has dedicated her life to providing transgenders, hijras, gay men, and female sex workers among other groups, a space of freedom and safety. Gauri was responsible for the change in the government policy of adding ‘third gender’ to Aadhar cards.