Transgender Rights in India – Key Issues and Challenges

Santhosh Kumar 27/12/2018

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Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 with some amendments. The bill aims at empowering the transgender community in the country by giving them a separate identity. The main objective of the bill is to define transgender and prohibit discrimination against the transgender community. However, it falls short of addressing certain key issues being faced by the community.

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Yogesh 22/12/2020
Update it with Transgender persons ( protection of rights ) act 2019
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