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In 2001 a group of gay men and kotis (one of several terms used in India for feminine persons assigned male at birth, who may or may not identify as transfeminine) wrote a play titled Koti ki atma (Soul of the Koti), about a koti who dies of AIDS and returns as a ghost to prevent other kotis from having unprotected sex. This article investigates the sociopolitical context in which the play was written, analyzes its plot, and, most importantly, follows the ghost to track the labors she performs. The author offers a glimpse into the histories of care and queer community-making that exceed the terror of death and state apathy in the wake of HIV in India.
2001年，一群男同性恋者和科提人(在印度，科提人是指出生时被指定为男性的女性，可能被认定为跨性别者，也可能不被认定为跨性别者)写了一部名为《科提人之魂》(Koti ki atma)的戏剧，讲述了一名科提人死于艾滋病后化身鬼魂，以阻止其他科提人进行无保护措施的性行为的故事。本文调查了该剧创作的社会政治背景，分析了其情节，最重要的是，跟随鬼魂追踪她所做的工作。作者提供了一窥关怀和酷儿社区的历史，超越了死亡的恐怖和国家的冷漠，在印度艾滋病毒之后。
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