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TRANSGENDER LEGISLATION INDIA
Centre moves SC for transfer of pleas against transgender law from high courtsThe government has approached the Supreme Court to centralize all legal challenges against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) (...
Voting concludes for assembly polls in Assam, Keralam, and PuducherryVoting has concluded in Assam, Keralam, and Puducherry. High voter turnout was recorded across all three regions. Election officials manage...
Droupadi Murmu assents to Transgender Rights Amendment; opposition flags exclusion, self-id concernsPresident Droupadi Murmu has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The legislation faces opposition...
Parliament passed Transgender rights amendment Bill amid Opposition protestParliament has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The Rajya Sabha gave its consent after discuss...
Activists condemn transgender bill passage in Lok Sabha, say haste in Rajya Sabha 'scary'Activists have labelled the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha a significant ...
'Brazen attack on constitutional rights of transgender people': Rahul Gandhi slams govt on billCongress leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly opposed the government's Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, 2026. He calls it a direct attack on...
Trump plans crucial move against transgenders serving in the US military on first day of his office. Check detailsAre 15,000 transgenders in the US military likely to lose their jobs soon? US President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executiv...
Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase-1 Nagpur, Chandrapur, Ramtek on April 19: Check key candidates, constituencies, other detailsMaharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase-1: The first phase of the 2024 Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections is set for April 19, covering five...
Transgender community seeks bigger share of LS tickets; recognition of 'Trans Shakti'Transgender community members in India are demanding a larger share of tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and recognition of 'Trans S...
Same-sex marriage will one day become reality, says India's fastest woman Dutee ChandIndian sprinter Dutee Chand is optimistic that same-sex marriage will be legalized in India in the future. Chand expressed her views after ...
Patna High Court stays Bihar govt's caste surveyThe Patna High Court has placed a temporary hold on Bihar's enumeration of castes and economic survey after hearing a petition challenging ...
Cabinet note to classify transpeople as OBCs to enable access to reservationsThe ministry of social justice and empowerment has moved the Cabinet note after a year-long pre-legislative exercise which included detaile...
Govt deliberating on making special card for transgender members to link them to welfare schemesThe government is deliberating on making a special identity card for transgender community members that will help in linking them with vari...
Transgender bill highlight of social justice ministry in 2018All 34 international airports and 48 domestic airports in the country have been provided with accessible features such as ramps, accessible...
Anti-trafficking bill, three others introduced in Lok SabhaThe Trafficking of Persons (prevention, protection and rehabilitation) bill was introduced by the Women and Child Development Minister Mane...
Transgender Bill falls short of estranged community's expectationsThe bill came in the wake of a 2014 Supreme Court judgment, which said those apart from the binary gender should be treated as the third ge...
At UNHRC, India says it's secular state with no state religionRohatgi, who led the Indian delegation at the UN Human Rights Council, said India makes no distinction between caste, creed, colour or reli...
What is it to be a transgender queer person of Indian origin living in the USNaveen Bhat, born Shivani Bhat, is a non-binary person, pursuing his double major in film and theatre in the University of California, Davi...
Government to list Right of Transgender Persons Bill for winter sessionIndia is readying to officially recognise transgenders and accord benefits of reservation in education and jobs to this marginalised commun...
Young Indian American wins New Jersey State Assembly election29-year-old Mukherji, a first-time Democratic nominee for the 33rd Legislative District and former Jersey City Deputy Mayor, had won the pr...