Transgender Category

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday introduced a private member bill that seeks to provide one per cent reservation for transgender persons across categories in government establishments, including educational institutions.

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.

The Delhi government's Women and Child Development department has approved various measures for transgender people, including the addition of a "third gender" category in job application forms, officials said on Friday.

With an aim to provide social security and bring them into the mainstream of society, the Jharkhand government has decided to add the transgender community under its universal pension scheme, an official said on Wednesday.

The Madras High Court has held without "hesitation" that transgenders are entitled to a special reservation for third gender viz., transgender category for admission to post basic (nursing) and post basic diploma in psychiatry nursing courses.

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was selected as the first transgender Olympic athlete after Kiwi officials made a groundbreaking call on "a highly sensitive and complex issue".

The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has introduced "transgender" category in the application form of the state civil and allied services examination and has received 42 applications in the category, an official said on Friday.

The home ministry has asked all paramilitary forces to submit their opinion on the inclusion of the transgender category in an upcoming recruitment exam.

The move is based on the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, notified in December last year.

According to a recent study, children who find themselves in the transgender and non-transgender lesbian, gay and bisexual categories are more likely to have eating disorders.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded a voter turnout of 65.18% in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11, a difference of nearly 4.5% from the national average of 69.5%. However, a revelation on the number of votes cast by those belonging to the "other" category in the union territory more than makes up for this minor setback to...

No supporting document for gender is required either in fresh application or to change an existing card, the Income Tax Department said today.

The government has amended Income Tax rules that will now allow transgenders to be recognised as an independent category of applicants for obtaining a Permanent Account Number (PAN) for their tax-related transactions.

The Madras High Court has turned down the request of a transgender person to retake a constable recruitment test, stating that allowing her to participate in the test under the women's category was a concession in itself.

Two transgender women have been selected by primary voters in Utah and Colorado to run for the US Congress in November.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday introduced a private member bill that seeks to provide one per cent reservation for transgender persons across categories in government establishments, including educational institutions.

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.

The Delhi government's Women and Child Development department has approved various measures for transgender people, including the addition of a "third gender" category in job application forms, officials said on Friday.

With an aim to provide social security and bring them into the mainstream of society, the Jharkhand government has decided to add the transgender community under its universal pension scheme, an official said on Wednesday.

The Madras High Court has held without "hesitation" that transgenders are entitled to a special reservation for third gender viz., transgender category for admission to post basic (nursing) and post basic diploma in psychiatry nursing courses.

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was selected as the first transgender Olympic athlete after Kiwi officials made a groundbreaking call on "a highly sensitive and complex issue".

The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has introduced "transgender" category in the application form of the state civil and allied services examination and has received 42 applications in the category, an official said on Friday.

The home ministry has asked all paramilitary forces to submit their opinion on the inclusion of the transgender category in an upcoming recruitment exam.

The move is based on the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, notified in December last year.

According to a recent study, children who find themselves in the transgender and non-transgender lesbian, gay and bisexual categories are more likely to have eating disorders.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded a voter turnout of 65.18% in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11, a difference of nearly 4.5% from the national average of 69.5%. However, a revelation on the number of votes cast by those belonging to the "other" category in the union territory more than makes up for this minor setback to...

No supporting document for gender is required either in fresh application or to change an existing card, the Income Tax Department said today.

The government has amended Income Tax rules that will now allow transgenders to be recognised as an independent category of applicants for obtaining a Permanent Account Number (PAN) for their tax-related transactions.

The Madras High Court has turned down the request of a transgender person to retake a constable recruitment test, stating that allowing her to participate in the test under the women's category was a concession in itself.

Two transgender women have been selected by primary voters in Utah and Colorado to run for the US Congress in November.