Transgender Persons Entitled To Participate In Sporting Events In Gender Of Their Choice In Absence Of Separate Category: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, on Friday, while passing an interim order in a Writ Petition, observed that in sporting events, in the absence of a separate category for transgender persons, they must be permitted to participate in their chosen category.Justice V G Arun, observed that transgender persons are having equal rights to participate in competitions, and in the absence of a separate. The Kerala High Court, on Friday, while passing an interim order in a Writ Petition, observed that in sporting events, in the absence of a separate category for transgender persons, they must be permitted to participate in their chosen category. Justice V G Arun, observed that transgender persons are having equal rights to participate in competitions, and in the absence of a separate category, they should be permitted to participate in their chosen category. The Court, while recognizing that all transgender persons have an equal right to participate in competitions, observed that in the absence of any category for participating transgender persons, the petitioner should be allowed to participate in her identity as woman.