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The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 Parliament of India Long title An Act to provide for protection of rights of transgender persons and their welfare and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Citation Act No. 40 of 2019 Territorial extent Republic of India Passed by Parliament of India Passed 5 August 2019 Passed 26 November 2019 Assented to 5 December ...
On April 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of India recognized a third gender that is neither male nor female, and as a class entitled to reservation in education and jobs, stating "Recognition of transgenders as a third gender is not a social or medical issue but a human rights issue." This verdict made India one of the few countries to give this ...
The Equality Act 2010 added "gender reassignment" as a "protected characteristic". [198] The Gender Recognition Act 2004 effectively granted full legal recognition for binary transgender people. [197] In contrast to some systems elsewhere in the world, the gender recognition process under the Act does not require applicants to be post-operative.
National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (2014) is a landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India, which declared transgender people the 'third gender', affirmed that the fundamental rights granted under the Constitution of India will be equally applicable to them, and gave them the right to self-identification of their gender as male, female or third gender.
[21] [22] In India, the Supreme Court in April 2014 recognised hijras, transgender people, eunuchs, and intersex people as a "third gender" in law. [ 5 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Nepal, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh have all legally accepted the existence of a third gender, with India, Pakistan and Nepal including an option for them on passports and ...
The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 is a proposed Act of the Parliament of India which seeks to end the discrimination faced by transgender people in India.The Bill was passed by the upper house Rajya Sabha on 24 April 2015. [1]
The Indian National Congress' manifesto states that the party "recognises the sexual diversity among people and promises equality and equal protection of the laws to people with different sexual orientations and gender identities", specifically advocating for a transgender bill drafted in consultation with LGBTQ groups and gender sensitivity ...
The cultures of the Indian subcontinent include a third gender, referred to as hijra in Hindi. In India, the Supreme Court on April 15, 2014, recognized a third gender that is neither male nor female, stating "Recognition of transgenders as a third gender is not a social or medical issue but a human rights issue."