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This paper explores the complex relationship between transgendered people and the spatial identity in the city, in reference to various works of literature, secondary data, and some primary data collected. The studies have undergone various exposures in the context of transgender in their quest for survival in the day to day life. This paper explores the complex relationship between transgendered people and cities specifically in the Indian context, and in particular, their relationship with spaces within those places. The paper highlights this often neglected group and considers the nature of their perceptions of a variety of urban spaces. Using a combination of face-to-face interviews for data, few interviews were conducted with male-identified transgender individuals aged 20-50 from Mumbai- In a railway station, and in streets/market place. Subsequently, literature from an array of disciplines such as the feminist perspective and Marxist perspective was presented to interpret and discuss different implications. Additionally, secondary data input was also added for broader studies, and in determining transgenders in different location and space.