Transgender is the biological state of one’s gender identity that does not match one’s biological gender. The transgender community in India is in a state of danger to mental and physical illness. Majority  life situations involving social rejection are strongly connected with onset of depression. Social rejection arises when an individual is purposefully excluded from a social relationship or social interaction. Social exclusion or rejection exists to certain groups of people including transgenders that often leads them to social isolation and depression which is a serious mental illness that creates a person with depression and leave them feeling sad or hopeless. The aim of the present study was to find the relationship between Social rejection and Depression in transgenders. Sample of the study includes 40 transgenders registered in Kollam district of Kerala and the samples were selected using purposive random sampling technique. The results indicate that the sample of the study had moderate level of depression as per the standard interpretations of the scoring scales used for the study. The findings showed that there is a strong positive relationship between social rejection and depression among the sample population.

Keywords: Transgender, Social Rejection, Depression, Social Issues, Social Isolation.