2014 SC ruling recognised right to self-identified gender & ordered govts to offer reservation. 2019 law prohibits discrimination, requires govt to introduce adequate healthcare facilities.
Earlier this month, trans teacher Jane Kaushik said that a UP school fired her because of her gender identity. Her struggles echo those of other non-gender-conforming educators.
For transgender people in India, discrepancies in official IDs mean constantly explaining transition and revisiting trauma. They're victims to slow bureaucracy.
The transgender Bharatnatyam dancer has received many honours in the past. Now, as member of the TN State Development Policy Council, she wants to focus on healthcare & jobs for transwomen.
The rules, framed to implement the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, also promise other facilities like govt accommodation and schooling.
During the lockdown, it is impossible for members of India’s transgender and intersex community to be a part of the consultative process on the Transgender Persons Act draft rules.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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