Transgender Rights In India

In a first of its kind, a transgender has been issued a birth certificate by the Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation, officials said on Friday.

The decision of a former West Bengal chief minister's daughter to go in for the medical and legal process for gender affirmation after identifying as a man for years has come as a shot in the arm for others like him in the state.

The alleged denial of permission to solomnise the wedding of a transgender-couple in a temple here has triggered a row in the district as several members of the marginalised community criticised the management of the place of worship.

The Centre has asked states to safeguard the rights of transgender people in jails and ensure separate wards to protect them against any form of exploitation.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's reply on a petition seeking equal protection in law to transgender people on the grounds that there was no penal provision, which protects them from offences of sexual assault.

Marsha P Johnson Google Doodle: A pioneering figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, she is being celebrated for her unrelenting battle for respecting all lives. Google Doodle on June 30, closed Pride Month by paying respect to the icon.

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

BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi on Friday alleged that women disguised as transgenders entered the Sabarimala temple and said people in the name of women rights were actually transgressing.

Unless the police put a complete stop to it, New Delhi's Sansad Marg may see angry protests today by the transgender, intersex, gender queer, gender fluid and gender non-conforming communities -- all protesting against a bill that they threatens their rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Supreme Court in 2014. The Transgender Person's (Protection ...

In New Delhi for a town hall, former US President Barack Obama today had no dearth of tricky questions to answer. About forty-minutes into the event, a transgender rights activist's wringer about discrimination against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community put the retired US commander-in-chief especially close to the line of...

Mumbai: Outspoken gay rights activist Harish Iyer is used to fighting for equal rights but over the last month he has turned into a messenger of love. He is the host of “Gaydio“, the first radio show dedicated to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in the country, where homosexuality is still a taboo and gay sex can be punishe...

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has batted for reservation for transgenders in government jobs on the lines of quota fixed for disabled people.

It is the final day of the monsoon session of Parliament today. Yesterday, Rajya Sabha cleared the bill for maternity benefits, which include 6 months' leave for pregnant women. The Lok Sabha saw a 5-hour long debate on the Dalit issue. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke in detail about the atrocities against Dalits, but said that there is no data t...

On the penultimate day of the monsoon session in the Parliament, lawmakers in Lok Sabha are expected to discuss atrocities on dalits in different parts of the country. The bills for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha are, The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 and The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)...

They are ostracised, humiliated and sneered at, and yet India's transgender community continues to battle for their rights amid all opposition. Fida, a member of India's first transgender group - 6 Pack Band - says the community in the Mumbai region aspires for an "ashram" of its own, but they have yet not been able to get the land for it.

In a first of its kind, a transgender has been issued a birth certificate by the Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation, officials said on Friday.

The decision of a former West Bengal chief minister's daughter to go in for the medical and legal process for gender affirmation after identifying as a man for years has come as a shot in the arm for others like him in the state.

The alleged denial of permission to solomnise the wedding of a transgender-couple in a temple here has triggered a row in the district as several members of the marginalised community criticised the management of the place of worship.

The Centre has asked states to safeguard the rights of transgender people in jails and ensure separate wards to protect them against any form of exploitation.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's reply on a petition seeking equal protection in law to transgender people on the grounds that there was no penal provision, which protects them from offences of sexual assault.

Marsha P Johnson Google Doodle: A pioneering figure in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, she is being celebrated for her unrelenting battle for respecting all lives. Google Doodle on June 30, closed Pride Month by paying respect to the icon.

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

BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi on Friday alleged that women disguised as transgenders entered the Sabarimala temple and said people in the name of women rights were actually transgressing.

Unless the police put a complete stop to it, New Delhi's Sansad Marg may see angry protests today by the transgender, intersex, gender queer, gender fluid and gender non-conforming communities -- all protesting against a bill that they threatens their rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Supreme Court in 2014. The Transgender Person's (Protection ...

In New Delhi for a town hall, former US President Barack Obama today had no dearth of tricky questions to answer. About forty-minutes into the event, a transgender rights activist's wringer about discrimination against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community put the retired US commander-in-chief especially close to the line of...

Mumbai: Outspoken gay rights activist Harish Iyer is used to fighting for equal rights but over the last month he has turned into a messenger of love. He is the host of “Gaydio“, the first radio show dedicated to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in the country, where homosexuality is still a taboo and gay sex can be punishe...

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has batted for reservation for transgenders in government jobs on the lines of quota fixed for disabled people.

It is the final day of the monsoon session of Parliament today. Yesterday, Rajya Sabha cleared the bill for maternity benefits, which include 6 months' leave for pregnant women. The Lok Sabha saw a 5-hour long debate on the Dalit issue. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke in detail about the atrocities against Dalits, but said that there is no data t...

On the penultimate day of the monsoon session in the Parliament, lawmakers in Lok Sabha are expected to discuss atrocities on dalits in different parts of the country. The bills for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha are, The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 and The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)...

They are ostracised, humiliated and sneered at, and yet India's transgender community continues to battle for their rights amid all opposition. Fida, a member of India's first transgender group - 6 Pack Band - says the community in the Mumbai region aspires for an "ashram" of its own, but they have yet not been able to get the land for it.