 As a member of the Legislative Assembly, her agenda includes fighting corruption, unemployment, poverty, and hunger in her constituency.Shabnam Mausi also intends to use her position in the Legislative Assembly to speak out against discrimination of transgender people, hijras, eunuche, cross-dressers, as well as to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS.Shabnam Mausi inspired many transgender people in India to take up politics and participate in 'mainstream activities' in India, giving up their traditional roles as dancers, prostitutes, and beggars, living on the fringes of Indian society; for example they sometimes attend weddings or the house of a newborn child offering services to ward off bad luck.