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MEA Informs Delhi High Court Of Documents Required For Gender Change Recognition In Passports After Surgery Abroad
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MEA Informs Delhi High Court Of Documents Required For Gender Change Recognition In Passports After Surgery Abroad

Live Law  

The Ministry of External Affairs has recently informed the Delhi High Court about the documents that an individual who has undergone a gender change abroad can submit upon returning to India, in order to reflect the change of gender in the passport. The MEA's communication stated that for change of gender in passport from transgender to Male/Female, an applicant may …

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Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware to become first out transgender person to serve in Congress
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2 months ago

Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware to become first out transgender person to serve in Congress

LA Times  

Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has been elected to the U.S. House and will become the first out transgender person to serve in Congress. McBride easily defeated Republican John Whalen III on Tuesday in the race for Delaware’s lone House seat. She achieved national recognition at the 2016 Democratic National Convention as the first openly transgender person to address a …

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Delaware Democrats back Sarah McBride’s bid to become first openly transgender person in US Congress
4 months ago

Delaware Democrats back Sarah McBride’s bid to become first openly transgender person in US Congress

Associated Press  

— Delaware in November could elect the first openly transgender member of Congress and the state’s first Black U.S. senator. On Tuesday, voters in the Blue Hen State were deciding their fall nominees in several political contests, including picking Matt Meyer, the chief executive of Delaware’s most populous county, in the Democratic primary for governor. State Sen. Sarah McBride, meanwhile, …

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has no section dealing with rape of men, transgender persons
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has no section dealing with rape of men, transgender persons

The Hindu  

The alleged suicide of a 23-year-old man, hours after he was gang-raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, has shed light upon the soon to be implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, that does not include Section 377 or any other section that deals with rape of men and transgender persons. Police booked the four accused under Section 377 of …

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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 …

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Can Pakistan’s Law on Transgender Rights Survive?
1 year, 5 months ago

Can Pakistan’s Law on Transgender Rights Survive?

The Diplomat  

While Pakistan and its mainstream media remained engulfed in a political fire fueled by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, the Federal Shariat Court released its verdict on a petition filed against the landmark Transgender Persons Act 2018. On May 19, the FSC announced its verdict striking down core sections of the Transgender Persons Act 2018 – …

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Kerala High Court Dismisses Public Service Commission's Plea Against KAT Order Permitting Transgender Person To Apply
1 year, 9 months ago

Kerala High Court Dismisses Public Service Commission's Plea Against KAT Order Permitting Transgender Person To Apply

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the plea of the Kerala Public Service Commission challenging the interim order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal that had permitted a transman by the name of Arjun Geetha, to apply for the post of Sub Inspector of Police in Armed Police Battalion.A division bench comprising Justice S V Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji considering. …

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Transgender Person Convicted For Sexual Offence Committed Before Sex Change
1 year, 11 months ago

Transgender Person Convicted For Sexual Offence Committed Before Sex Change

Live Law  

A transgender person has been convicted by a Kerala Court for sexually abusing a 16 year-old-boy in 2016. The Special Judge of the Fast Track Special Court, Thiruvananthapuram Aaj Sudarsan sentenced the convict to a rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years for the offence punishable under Section 377 IPC. So, when the accused, who was of a male …

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Missouri carries out first US execution of a transgender person
2 years ago

Missouri carries out first US execution of a transgender person

Al Jazeera  

Amber McLaughlin, convicted of murder, was executed by lethal injection after being denied clemency. A Missouri inmate was put to death on Tuesday for a 2003 killing in what is believed to be the first execution of a transgender person in the United States. But McLaughlin’s sexual identity was “not the main focus” of the clemency request, her lawyer, Larry …

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Man held for sexually assaulting transgender person
2 years ago

Man held for sexually assaulting transgender person

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A 27-year-old man has been arrested on Sunday for allegedly assaulting and having unnatural sex with a transgender person last week. They then threatened to kill both of them as well as other transgender persons the survivor lives with, if they reported the matter to the authorities,” a police officer said. Multiple police teams fanned out in the Rafiq …

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Laverne Cox Is First Transgender Person To Have A Barbie Designed After Her
2 years, 7 months ago

Laverne Cox Is First Transgender Person To Have A Barbie Designed After Her

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Laverne Cox received a very special birthday gift this year in the form of her very own Barbie. Cox, however, is the first transgender person to have a Barbie designed after her. Jason Mendez via Getty Images In an interview with “Today” that aired this week, Cox said she was hopeful her Barbie would be especially impactful …

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Insisting On Transgender Person To Produce "Gender Re-Assignment Certificate" For Passport Prima Facie Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Insisting On Transgender Person To Produce "Gender Re-Assignment Certificate" For Passport Prima Facie Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that the Passport Rues, insofar as they require a Transgender person to produce certificate of Gender Re-assignment Surgery, is prima facie in teeth of the Supreme Court's judgment in NALSA v. Union of India and is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.A Bench led by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi observed,"You can't …

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A Guide To Gender Identity Terms
3 years, 7 months ago

A Guide To Gender Identity Terms

NPR  

A Guide To Gender Identity Terms Enlarge this image toggle caption Kaz Fantone for NPR Kaz Fantone for NPR Issues of equality and acceptance of transgender and nonbinary people — along with challenges to their rights — have become a major topic in the headlines. Jump to a term: Sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, agender, gender-expansive, …

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Transgender Person Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Insistence On Sex Change Certificate For Re-Issuance Of Passport
3 years, 7 months ago

Transgender Person Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Insistence On Sex Change Certificate For Re-Issuance Of Passport

Live Law  

A Plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court challenging Passport Rules, 1980 to the extent that it makes it mandatory for a Transgender to obtain a sex change certificate so that one could be re-issued a passport recognizing one as a "Female". Brief facts of the matter in hand The petitioner, Lasya Kahli Singh self-declared her gender and …

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Democrat set to become first transgender state senator after winning primary
4 years, 3 months ago

Democrat set to become first transgender state senator after winning primary

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Activist Sarah McBride is poised to become the first person …

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Central Government Constitutes National Council For Transgender Persons [Read Notification]
4 years, 4 months ago

Central Government Constitutes National Council For Transgender Persons [Read Notification]

Live Law  

The Central Government on Friday constituted the National Council for Transgender Person under Section 16 of the Transgender Persons Act, 2019. It shall comprise of a Chairperson who shall be the ex-officio Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment and a Vice-Chairperson who shall be the ex-officio Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment. Other members of the Council …

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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 …

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Fida Khan on her new podcast De Taali, navigating relationships as a transgender woman in India
4 years, 8 months ago

Fida Khan on her new podcast De Taali, navigating relationships as a transgender woman in India

Firstpost  

Life coaches will tell you ambivalence isn’t uncommon in established relationships. While being part of the discourse on transgender rights is ironically a challenge for members of the community, Fida has started a fresh conversation on the lives of those categorised as the country’s third gender with Spotify’s original podcast series, De Taali. Reflecting on how her four-year association with …

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Lok Sabha Passes Transgender Bill With Amendments [Read Bill]
6 years ago

Lok Sabha Passes Transgender Bill With Amendments [Read Bill]

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha yesterday passed the Transgender Bill, which seeks to define transgenders and prohibit discrimination against them.The Bill, which was introduced in 2016, was passed with 27 amendments, including an amendment on the definition of "transgender". The Standing Committee, to which the Bill was sent for scrutiny, suggested amending the definition of trangender as "transgender person means a person …

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