Transgender community demand clarification from CPI(M) for a social media post seeking a separate policy for the community in the State
1 month, 1 week ago

Transgender community demand clarification from CPI(M) for a social media post seeking a separate policy for the community in the State

The Hindu  

The queer and transpersons community in Tamil Nadu have demanded clarifications from the State’s Communist Party of India for insisting on a separate policy in the State to protect the rights of transgender persons. In an open letter to the CPI by the queer and transperson community on Thursday, they cited the recent social media post put out by CPI, seeking a separate policy for transgender persons in the State. The community referred to the election manifesto of the CPI in 2024, promising the LGBTQIA+ community a comprehensive anti-discriminatory bill, legal recognition and protection for same sex couples similar to marriage, reservation in educational institutions, reservation in employment, and measures to address bullying, violence and harassment of gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ students and teachers in educational spaces. However, the Tamil Nadu unit of the CPI had recently issued an ambiguous statement calling for a separate policy for transgender persons in the State.

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LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Govt issues advisories issued to ensure rights of people in queer relationships in Lok Sabha
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Govt issues advisories issued to ensure rights of people in queer relationships in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

The Union government informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it had taken various measures for LGBTQIA+ communities and people in queer relationships, including issuing the necessary directives to protect the rights of people in such relationships to be treated as a family for ration cards, to be able to open joint bank accounts, and to be able to claim each …

Form single welfare policy for LGBTQIA+ persons: Madras HC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Form single welfare policy for LGBTQIA+ persons: Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Expressing strong reservations over the government’s action to evolve separate policies for the welfare of trans persons and LGBQA+ communities, the Madras High Court on Monday emphasised the need for having a single ‘consolidated policy’ which can address well the ‘inherent difficulties’ faced by the transgender persons as well. Stating that in any case trans men or trans women …

TN government gets six weeks to take call on 1 per cent trans person quota in education, jobs
4 months ago

TN government gets six weeks to take call on 1 per cent trans person quota in education, jobs

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has given the state government six weeks time to arrive at a decision on 1% reservation for transgender persons in education and employment. Accepting the state government’s plea for time to respond with an update on the policy decision for implementing transgender reservation, the first bench of Madras High Court consisting of Chief Justice KR …

What has changed for the LGBTQIA+ community in Chennai?
7 months ago

What has changed for the LGBTQIA+ community in Chennai?

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu has been a pioneer in implementing social welfare schemes for the transgender community, Jaya, general manager of the NGO Sahodaran said here on Wednesday. Jaya spoke at a panel discussion on ‘QUEERING MADRAS: highlighting the ways the LGBTQIA+ communities have succeeded in carving out spaces—and lives—in this city, and the way forward for inclusion’ organised by Madras Musings. …

Treat transgenders as special category for employment, education: Madras HC
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Treat transgenders as special category for employment, education: Madras HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Holding that the transgenders should be treated only as a special category irrespective of their caste, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to not bring them under either female or male category for education and employment. Justice V Bhavani Subbaroyan in an order passed on June 12, 2024 said in 'every employment and educational avenues,' …

CPI(M) Manifesto Promises Legal Recognition For Same-Sex Couples, Repeal Of UAPA & CAA, Replacement Of PMLA
11 months, 2 weeks ago

CPI(M) Manifesto Promises Legal Recognition For Same-Sex Couples, Repeal Of UAPA & CAA, Replacement Of PMLA

Live Law  

Ahead of the 18th Lok Sabha polls, the Communist Party of India recently came out with its Election Manifesto.Among the promises made, the party declared its commitment towards securing legal recognition and protection for same-sex couples. Under the head of LGBTQ+ rights, the manifesto states, "legal recognition and protection" will be provided to same-sex couples "similar to. Among the promises …

LGBTQIA+ community in Coimbatore seeks 5% reservation in educational institutions
1 year, 1 month ago

LGBTQIA+ community in Coimbatore seeks 5% reservation in educational institutions

The Hindu  

The zonal meeting of representatives from the LGBTQIA+ community in Coimbatore convened with the District Social Welfare Department on February 13, Tuesday, offered three key recommendations for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Draft Policy targeted at the community. Part of a series of conferences spanning Villupuram, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Trichy and covering a total of 37 districts, the session saw the …

Tamil Nadu's Gender & Sexual Minority (LGBTQ+) Policy A Testament To State's Commitment To Inclusivity & Empowerment: Madras High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu's Gender & Sexual Minority (LGBTQ+) Policy A Testament To State's Commitment To Inclusivity & Empowerment: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Monday commended the Tamil Nadu government's efforts to bring out a policy- the Tamil Nadu Gender and Sexual Minority Policy, for the welfare of the LGBTQ+ community. “The Tamil Nadu Gender and Sexual Minority Policy, with its intricate details and comprehensive approach, stands as a testament to the state's purported commitment to inclusivity and empowerment. …

Tamil Nadu’s draft policy on LGBTQIA+ recommends constitution of State Commission for Sexual and Gender Minorites
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu’s draft policy on LGBTQIA+ recommends constitution of State Commission for Sexual and Gender Minorites

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday commended the State government for having come up with a draft Tamil Nadu Gender and Sexual Minority policy which contains various recommendations including the constitution of a statutory State Commission for Sexual and Gender Minorities. The policy’s consideration for specific sub-groups within the LGBTQIA+ community speaks to a nuanced approach to services, inclusion, and …

Provide reservations for transgender persons in local body polls, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government
1 year, 7 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, …

Policy to protect LGBTQIA+ community will be published in three months, Tamil Nadu government assures Madras High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Policy to protect LGBTQIA+ community will be published in three months, Tamil Nadu government assures Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court is ensuring that the Union government, State government as well as allied entities put in place the systems required to ensure a dignified life for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and others community. As a result of a series of interim orders issued by the judge ever since …

In Tamil Nadu, a glossary of hope
2 years, 6 months ago

In Tamil Nadu, a glossary of hope

Hindustan Times  

In a heartening step last week, Tamil Nadu released an official glossary of terms to be used for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual communities. Done under orders of the Madras High Court, which has issued a raft of guidelines and recommendations to the central and state governments since it started hearing a public interest litigation last year, …

Tamil Nadu government notifies glossary of terms to address LGBTQIA+ community
2 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu government notifies glossary of terms to address LGBTQIA+ community

The Hindu  

In a first in the country, the Tamil Nadu government has notified a glossary of terms in English and Tamil to be used in addressing members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and others community. The Department of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment notified the terms. The notification gives a description for terms such as queer, intersex, …

In A First, Tamil Nadu Govt Releases Glossary On Addressing LGBTQ Persons
2 years, 7 months ago

In A First, Tamil Nadu Govt Releases Glossary On Addressing LGBTQ Persons

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday issued a glossary of terms to address the LGBTQIA+ community, as suggested by the Madras High Court. The issue comes after Justice N Ananth Venkatesh of the Madras High Court on August 22 suggested addressing people belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community with more respect and dignity. He likewise outfitted a copy of …

Tamil Nadu: Changing social attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ community a work in progress
2 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Changing social attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ community a work in progress

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST May 2008. “The Board is doing really a good job in the welfare of transgender people,” said K. Jeyaganesh, the Tamil Nadu Lead of Swasti, a non-profitable organisation working among transgender and marginalised societies. The Welfare Board, he said, had initiated programmes like issuing special family ration cards and identity cards, enabling trans …

'Transgender Students Harassed In Hostels, Forced To Drop Out': Plea In Karnataka High Court For Separate Accommodation, Notice Issued
3 years ago

'Transgender Students Harassed In Hostels, Forced To Drop Out': Plea In Karnataka High Court For Separate Accommodation, Notice Issued

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the state government and other respondents on a petition filed by India's one of the first transgender doctor, seeking directions to provide separate hostel facilities for transgender students in higher educational institutions. The petition filed through Advocate Rohan Kothari states that, "One of the main reasons why transgender students often are forced …

Amended Police Conduct Rules A 'Milestone', Glossary For Referring To LGBTQIA+ Persons To Be Followed By All Media/ Press: Madras HC
3 years, 1 month ago

Amended Police Conduct Rules A 'Milestone', Glossary For Referring To LGBTQIA+ Persons To Be Followed By All Media/ Press: Madras HC

Live Law  

Madras High Court has termed the recent amendment to TN Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules,1964 by the inclusion of Rule 24-C, prohibiting police officers from harassing LGBTQIA+ persons, as a 'milestone' in the approach towards the persons belonging to the community.The High Court has also accepted the standardised guidelines/ prospective glossary submitted by the state government. Madras High Court has …

Amendment to police rules against harassing LGBTQIA+
3 years, 1 month ago

Amendment to police rules against harassing LGBTQIA+

The Hindu  

The State government has amended the Tamil Nadu Subordinate Police Officers’ Conduct Rules to include a provision, directing police officers against indulging in any act of harassment of persons belonging to the LGBTQIA + Community. A recent amendment to the said rules included a new provision as Rule 24-C as per which, “No police officer shall indulge in any act …

Can Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act, 2019 Be A Saviour?
3 years, 2 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, …

Prohibit Attempts To Medically 'Cure' Or Change Sexual Orientation Of LGBTQIA+ People : Madras High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Prohibit Attempts To Medically 'Cure' Or Change Sexual Orientation Of LGBTQIA+ People : Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the Union and the State Government to take steps to prohibit attempts by physical and health professionals to medically "cure" or change the sexual orientation of people belonging to LGBTQIA+ community.The Court has also directed that action should be initiated against the concerned professional involving themselves in any form or method of conversion. The …

Madras High Court suggests changes in school, university syllabus for LGBTQ education of students
3 years, 9 months ago

Madras High Court suggests changes in school, university syllabus for LGBTQ education of students

India Today  

The Madras High Court in a progressive move in Pride month suggested measures to sensitise people on the LGBTQIA+ community so that they are brought into the mainstream society. Suggestions to sensitise students about LGBTQIA+ community The Madras High Court enlisted the following sensitisation measures for educational institutions regarding the LGBTQIA+ community: 1. Parent Teachers Association meetings should be used …

TN Assembly polls | Transgender persons hope for jobs
3 years, 11 months ago

TN Assembly polls | Transgender persons hope for jobs

The Hindu  

Many transgender persons in the city went out and voted on Tuesday, hoping for more jobs from the next government. Jaya A, general manager, Sahodaran, an agency working with the third gender, says this marginalised community needs better government protection. “We did a survey sometime ago and found that many transgender persons dropped out of school owing to the harassment …

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
4 years, 7 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 …

Include 'transgender' as separate category in job application forms: Centre directs ministries and departments
4 years, 11 months ago

Include 'transgender' as separate category in job application forms: Centre directs ministries and departments

Firstpost  

All the departments in the central government have been asked to include “transgender” as a separate category of gender for recruitment in civil services and other central government posts. “The matter regarding inclusion of ‘Third Gender/any Other Category’ in the application forms in recruitment to various posts under the central government was under consideration of the government for quite some …

Transgender Persons Bill: Identity crisis
5 years, 3 months ago

Transgender Persons Bill: Identity crisis

The Hindu  

The Transgender Persons Bill, 2019, which received the President’s assent on December 5 and was notified as an Act by the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre despite nationwide protests against its provisions, has been in the thick of controversy ever since it was passed by the Rajya Sabha on November 26. Other provisions of the Bill include prohibition …

Transgender bill awaits presidential nod to become law but betrays the very community it aims to protect
5 years, 3 months ago

Transgender bill awaits presidential nod to become law but betrays the very community it aims to protect

Firstpost  

There is an inadequate representation of transgender persons in the proposed National Council for Transgender Persons since only five members will be from the community. On 26 November, 2019, the Rajya Sabha passed the Transgender Persons Bill, 2019, ignoring opposition from the transgender community and demands from multiple MPs to have the bill reviewed and amended by a select committee. …

Transgender bill 2019 will lead to harassment and discrimination allege community members
5 years, 4 months 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 …

Trans, queer collectives in city gather to protest new Bill
5 years, 4 months ago

Trans, queer collectives in city gather to protest new Bill

The Hindu  

A day after the Transgender Persons Bill, 2019 was passed in the Rajya Sabha, members of the trans community gathered to express their discontent at a press event in Mumbai on Wednesday. “The criminalisation of transgender people for begging and denying opportunities in education and healthcare is similar to socially controlling them,” said Rachana Mudraboyina, a trans activist and member …

Bill defining identity and rights of transgenders in order to prevent discrimination introduced in Lok Sabha
5 years, 8 months ago

Bill defining identity and rights of transgenders in order to prevent discrimination introduced in Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

A bill which defines the identity and rights of Transgenders to prohibit discrimination against them was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday New Delhi: A bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders by defining their identity and rights to prohibit discrimination against them was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday. The Transgender Persons Bill, …

LGBTQIA+ Community Condemns Laxmi Narayan’s Ram Temple Comment
6 years, 4 months 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 rights Bill sent to Cabinet after social justice ministry incorporates Parliamentary panel recommendations
7 years ago

Transgender rights Bill sent to Cabinet after social justice ministry incorporates Parliamentary panel recommendations

Firstpost  

The Social Justice ministry has sent a Bill on transgender rights to the Cabinet after finalising nine amendments, including those in the definition of the term ’transgender’, keeping with the recommendations of a Parliamentary panel New Delhi: The Social Justice ministry has sent a Bill on transgender rights to the Cabinet after finalising nine amendments, including those in the definition …

Making new laws without empathy
7 years, 3 months ago

Making new laws without empathy

Deccan Chronicle  

If you draw parallels, they all sound similar at some point, stories of winning rights that when you hear about years later, surprise, shock and anger you. In November 2015, the transgender community in Kerala, had that first taste of winning something that’s theirs, a transgender policy unveiled by the state government. Two years later, they are on the streets …

Accused in Pune gangrape case get bail: Govt, courts aren't doing enough for justice for transgenders
7 years, 7 months ago

Accused in Pune gangrape case get bail: Govt, courts aren't doing enough for justice for transgenders

Firstpost  

We are living in an India where pathways to justice are sometimes ignored because judges, Members of Parliament, and other stakeholders are increasingly interpreting laws in a strict, pedantic manner. In 2014, the transgender community was elated as the Supreme Court, in NALSA v Union of India, recognised transgender individuals as the ’third gender’ category and all basic human rights …

Parliamentary panel: Transgender bill does not address important civil rights issues
7 years, 8 months ago

Parliamentary panel: Transgender bill does not address important civil rights issues

Firstpost  

A BJP MP-headed parliamentary panel has criticised the government’s draft transgender bill for not addressing important civil rights issues such as marriage and divorce among members of the community. The draft Transgender Persons Bill 2016 “does not refer to important civil rights like marriage and divorce, adoption among others which are critical to transgender persons’ lives, wherein many are engaged …

Activists seek MPs’ support to oppose govt’s bill on transgenders
8 years, 4 months ago

Activists seek MPs’ support to oppose govt’s bill on transgenders

Hindustan Times  

Parliament’s winter session opened on Wednesday with a storm over the recall of high-value banknotes but away from the media spotlight India’s transgender community is fighting to scrap a bill that they say will harm them. Activists say the draft legislation dilutes key provisions of an earlier version of the bill and proposes provisions that undermine protections for transgender people …

Transgender Welfare Boards, 24x7 helpline, monthly pension, self employment grants: Kerala Govt. releases historic transgender policy [Read the Full Text]
9 years, 4 months ago

Transgender Welfare Boards, 24x7 helpline, monthly pension, self employment grants: Kerala Govt. releases historic transgender policy [Read the Full Text]

Live Law  

In a landmark step, Kerala Government has unveiled its Transgender Policy, for the purpose of safeguarding their constitutional rights, as well as the right to self-identify as male, female or third gender. The Policy suggests that Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which currently covers only women has victims of sexual assault, be made gender neutral to include transgenders …

Coming out, ever so gingerly
9 years, 6 months ago

Coming out, ever so gingerly

The Hindu  

In Kerala’s vibrant public sphere, theirs is a surprisingly invisible presence. The LGBT community in the State is forced to live and move about in the shadows, their mobility in life and society restricted due to their sexuality, which defies traditional gender norms and prescriptions. Adds Devika, “The situation could be really bad for women who cannot live within the …

Countries introduce gender-neutral policies for transgender community
10 years, 11 months ago

Countries introduce gender-neutral policies for transgender community

CNN  

Story highlights India has given a third-gender status to transgender people, recognizing them as citizens India and Australia are the latest countries who provide a 'third gender' option in legal documents Petition launched in the U.S. is demanding legal recognition for 'non-binary genders' Same-sex marriage continues to be illegal in several countries, including many Asian countries CNN — Simran Mahant’s …

CPI (M) concerned over ‘hostility’ towards Sri Lankans
12 years, 6 months ago

CPI (M) concerned over ‘hostility’ towards Sri Lankans

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over “hostility” against Sri Lankan visitors in Tamil Nadu, the CPI on Tuesday said nothing should be done to disturb people-to-people relations whatever be the Lankan government’s approach towards the Tamil issue. “Whatever the differences and opposition that exists regarding the Sri Lankan government’s approach to the Tamil question in Sri Lanka, nothing should be done to disturb …

From the shadows
17 years ago

From the shadows

The Hindu  

Transgender persons are finally getting their due with the Tamil Nadu government announcing a welfare board for them. Indeed, the Tamil Nadu governments decision to set up a welfare board for them was the result of such NGO mobilisation of transgender persons in the State. On December 17, 2007, the Tamil Nadu AIDS Solidarity Action, which is a network of …

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