No Plan for Reservations for Transgender Community, Says Govt in Parliament
There are no plans to provide reservations to the transgender community in educational institutions or government jobs.
Trans Rights
Petition Filed in Supreme Court Seeking Equal Protection For Trans People Against Sexual Crimes
A petition in Supreme Court has been filed by advocate Reepak Kansal for equal protection of the transgender community against sexual crimes
Govt Constitutes National Council for Transgender, Community Seeks More Grassroots Representation, Question Pro-Hindutva Tilt
The Council has been formed under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and currently has five community members and five experts from NGOs
After Criticism, Noida Metro Authorities Name Sector 50 Metro Station as “Rainbow Station”
Noida Metro Rail Corporation has decided to name the Noida Sector 50 metro station as Rainbow Station
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Despite Protests, Rajya Sabha Passes the Deeply Flawed Trans Rights Bill
The bill violates the constitutional rights of trans persons by restricting their freedom of movement and residence to familial spaces and rehabilitation homes
Watch: From Housing to Travel to Bathrooms, The Harassment Faced by Trans People in their Lives
In June, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) released a 152-page report, ‘Living with Dignity: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity-Based Human Rig... Read More...
Lok Sabha Passes Transgender Persons Bill
Amid noisy protests, Lok Sabha yesterday passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019. The Bill had been introduced on July 19, and is a re... Read More...
Revised Draft of Trans Rights Bill Introduced in Parliament Fails to Address Key Shortcomings
The Government introduced the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, before the Parliament on 19 July 2019. The current draft, fails to address... Read More...
How Trans Persons Are Being Excluded in Assam’s NRC
Rinki, 26, is from Harmati village in Tezpur district of Assam. She is one of the very few trans persons in the state whose name has appeared in the ... Read More...
Bihar Govt. Announces Financial Assistance of 1.5Lakhs to Transgender People Undergoing SRS
Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi announced at a function that the state government will provide financial aid of Rs 1.5 Lakhs to transgender peo... Read More...
From Factory Floor to Lok Adalat: The Journey of A Transgender Judge in West Bengal
Sintu Bagui was 14 when she dropped out of school and started working in a plywood factory. For $1 a day, she hauled heavy sheets of wooden board and did assor... Read More...