AP PHOTOS: Virus left transgender Kashmiris 'on our own'

SRINAGAR, India -- Singing and dancing at weddings used to earn Khushi Mir enough income to take care of her family. Until the pandemic. Lockdowns to curb the coronavirus in Indian-controlled Kashmir canceled weddings and musical evenings. Bills for Mir's rented accommodation mounted. Unable to pay, 19-year-old Mir took a job as a construction worker for 15 days. It paid $9.60 a day but left Mir’s hands bruised and skin peeling. “I had no other option,” Mir said. “I needed to provide for my family.”