Trans-genders’ fight for rights!
5 years, 4 months ago

Trans-genders’ fight for rights!

Deccan Chronicle  

“We are parents, siblings and kins. Living their life in a society where the right to declare their gender is jeopardised, the recent Trans Person Bill persuaded Neysara and few other trans women activists to launch the campaign #RapeisRape. If endangering the life and safety of a person is gender neutral, why is there a need for gender based gradation on such heinous crimes?” She adds, “Transgender women are women, trans men are forced to experience femininity by the patriarchal society. Whereas the country’s law states raping heterosexual women is sentenced to seven years or life imprisonment.” Aditya MK a trans male who is perplexed with the need for a separate law for transgender people shares, “Gender shouldn’t be defined by law. By this bill we can clearly see the government and society outcasting us.” Nishtha a trans woman activist says, “We are highly vulnerable and prone to being sexually assaulted.

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Transgender student faces discriminatory treatment at Chennai airport
2 months ago

Transgender student faces discriminatory treatment at Chennai airport

New Indian Express  

Sakshi Jain, a final-year law student at the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, and an openly transgender woman, had a distressing experience while traveling through Chennai International Airport last week. The incident, involving personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force, has sparked outrage and drawn attention to the ongoing discrimination against transgender individuals in public spaces, particularly at airports. …

The Struggle For Trans Rights In Prison
1 year, 1 month ago

The Struggle For Trans Rights In Prison

Huff Post  

Inside The Brutal Struggle For Trans Care In Prison Trans people across the country are facing an assault on their right to exist — but being transgender in prison is uniquely difficult. “The department has come a long way in its care and treatment for those in our custody regardless of whether they are transgender or not.” Hokyoung Kim for …

Transgender activist who said 'would not matter' if the number of female murders increased if men were allowed to self-identify as women is devising ethics rules for therapists
1 year, 2 months ago

Transgender activist who said 'would not matter' if the number of female murders increased if men were allowed to self-identify as women is devising ethics rules for therapists

Daily Mail  

A transgender academic accused of saying it ‘would not matter’ if the number of female murders increased if men were allowed to self-identify as women has been put in charge of creating guidelines for therapists, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Philosophy professor Sophie Grace Chappell is on the core team revising the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s national …

NHRC Issues Advisory For Ensuring Welfare & Promoting Inclusivity Of Transgender Persons
1 year, 3 months ago

NHRC Issues Advisory For Ensuring Welfare & Promoting Inclusivity Of Transgender Persons

Live Law  

The National Human Rights Commission has issued an ‘advisory’ to the Central and State governments and administrations of Union Territories to ensure the welfare of transgender persons. The advisory mainly highlights six key areas for action by the Centre, States and UT administrations to ensure transgender persons get access to education, healthcare, employment, inclusivity, welfare, and grievance redressal. • Establish …

Provide reservations for transgender persons in local body polls, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government
1 year, 4 months ago

Provide reservations for transgender persons in local body polls, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government

The Hindu  

Observing that social ostracisation is the antithesis of humanity, the Madras High Court on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide reservations to transgender persons in the local body polls as an initial measure aimed at bringing them into mainstream society. Subramaniam also directed the Cuddalore Collector to initiate steps under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, …

Inheritance rights of transgenders: Journey hitherto and challenges ahead
2 years, 2 months ago

Inheritance rights of transgenders: Journey hitherto and challenges ahead

Firstpost  

With the law recognising only sons and daughters as legal successors, a transgender person’s right to inheritance is mired in legal tangles While our Constitution guarantees equality in every sphere of life, including law, to every Indian citizen, the reality is starkly different. However, with the personal laws still acknowledging only ‘sons’ or ‘daughters’ as successors in the absence of …

Can Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act, 2019 Be A Saviour?
2 years, 11 months ago

Can Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act, 2019 Be A Saviour?

Live Law  

Recently it appeared in the newspapers that a petition was moved by a highly qualified transwoman to the legal aid cell of Kerala High court seeking for euthanasia as she had no hope to survive with dignity. Till 2014, until The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 a private member's Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by Tiruchi Siva, …

Home Ministry releases advisory to ensure safety of Transpeople in prisons
3 years ago

Home Ministry releases advisory to ensure safety of Transpeople in prisons

Op India  

With a view to safeguarding the safety and treatment of Transgender people in prisons, The Ministry of Home Affairs on January 10, has released an advisory on behalf of the Women safety Division. Titled ‘Treatment and Care of Transgender persons in Prisons’, the advisory asks all states and UTs to ensure the right to identity, access to healthcare and safety …

Have taken steps to protect rights of third gender, set up Transgender Welfare Board: Bihar to SC
3 years, 2 months ago

Have taken steps to protect rights of third gender, set up Transgender Welfare Board: Bihar to SC

India Today  

The Bihar government has told the Supreme Court that it has taken all "possible steps" to protect the rights of the transgender community, including establishing a State Transgender Welfare Board to monitor their social development. A bench headed by the then Chief Justice S A Bobde on April 12 this year had sought responses from the Centre and states on …

"This Is A Good Petition," Says CJI Bobde While Issuing Notice On Plea Seeking Equal Protection For Transgenders Against Sexual Crimes
4 years, 3 months ago

"This Is A Good Petition," Says CJI Bobde While Issuing Notice On Plea Seeking Equal Protection For Transgenders Against Sexual Crimes

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking equal protection of laws to the transgender community from sexual crimes in context of the Indian Penal Code.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramniun asked Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appearing for the petitioner as to how many times the Court had legislated upon …

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
4 years, 4 months ago

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019

Live Law  

All but the transgender community in India has been deprived of basic rights in the fields of education, employment, and healthcare and have been subject to discriminatory practices since time immemorial. It was only recently that the need to protect their rights has been realised and a Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha "The Transgender Persons Act, 2019" seeking …

The only way to avoid hysteria about trans rights is to ground the debate in real life experiences
4 years, 5 months ago

The only way to avoid hysteria about trans rights is to ground the debate in real life experiences

The Independent  

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Make no mistake, the government is mandating state-sponsored violence against trans people
4 years, 7 months ago

Make no mistake, the government is mandating state-sponsored violence against trans people

The Independent  

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'Reinforces Prejudice Against Transgenders' : SC Issues Notice On Petition Challenging Transgender Persons Act [Read Order & Petition]
4 years, 11 months ago

'Reinforces Prejudice Against Transgenders' : SC Issues Notice On Petition Challenging Transgender Persons Act [Read Order & Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Government on a petition which challenges the constitutional validity of Transgender Persons Act 2019.As per the petition filed by transgender activist Swati Bidhan Baruah, the Act passed with the stated objective of protecting the rights of transgender community in effect negates their rights.Under the Act,. The Supreme Court on Monday …

Transgender bill 2019 will lead to harassment and discrimination allege community members
5 years, 1 month ago

Transgender bill 2019 will lead to harassment and discrimination allege community members

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai’s transgender community members and rights activists have rejected the Transgender Persons Bill 2019, passed by Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, as discriminatory and said it will result in continued harassment of the community. Groups representing the community said the Bill violated the historic National Legal Services Authority judgment by the Supreme Court in 2014 that recognised transgenders right to self-determination …

Queering The Law: Vidhi's Report on How Gendered Laws Affect LGBTQ Community [Read Report]
5 years, 5 months ago

Queering The Law: Vidhi's Report on How Gendered Laws Affect LGBTQ Community [Read Report]

Live Law  

Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy has released its report on the Gender Impact Assessment of the laws in India. Titled 'Queering The Law', the report highlights as to how our laws are plagued by the flawed and restrictive understanding of sexual and gender complexities that exist in our society. The report also terms medical establishments as a major site of …

LGBTQIA+ Community Condemns Laxmi Narayan’s Ram Temple Comment
6 years, 1 month ago

LGBTQIA+ Community Condemns Laxmi Narayan’s Ram Temple Comment

The Quint  

“Several transgender people are already experiencing marginalisation from the imposition of a religiously rooted third-gender identity in state policy upon all the various binary and non-binary identities under the transgender umbrella, even though the NALSA vs. Union of India judgment clearly states that people have equal rights and freedoms to choose their own identity irrespective of religious or physiological factors,” …

Transgender individuals demand safer, gender-neutral bathrooms in India post-Section 377 verdict
6 years, 1 month ago

Transgender individuals demand safer, gender-neutral bathrooms in India post-Section 377 verdict

Firstpost  

Although institutions are slowly warming up to the idea of building gender-neutral or even restrooms exclusively meant for transgender individuals, the fear of potentially hostile bathroom policies in a public space, is still felt daily. Although the Centre in 2017 pushed for easier bathroom access for India’s third gender by allowing them to use to the restrooms meant for both …

The Tuesday Column: Right To Equality From The Prism Of The Third Gender
6 years, 4 months ago

The Tuesday Column: Right To Equality From The Prism Of The Third Gender

Live Law  

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