then noori started a small catering company. now she employs several transgender women who used to be prostitutes. they've all suffered through years of violence and exploitation. today, they're cooking chicken, vegetables and rice for a wedding. this work is a chance for these women to find a place in society. though they now are able to mark a box labelled "third gender" on official forms, they're still not widely accepted by the general population. >> i think it's prefectly fine to belong to a third gender. it's a gift from god. i don't see what's wrong with it. if i were to be born again, i'd still want to live as a part of this group. >> at the wedding celebration noori is proud that everything has worked out with the food. but although she may be accepted as a cook and businesswoman, none of the guests here would shake her hand. homosexuality is still illegal in india. it carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. it shows how the country is still wrangling with a departure from conservative sexual norms. and now we'd