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OPINION | Without self-determination, there is no gender identity
Transgender rights are at the centre of a controversy following the enactment of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026
Centre moves SC for transfer of pleas against transgender law from high courts
The government has approached the Supreme Court to centralize all legal challenges against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) (Amendment) Act, 2026. These challenges are currently spread across various High Courts. The move aims to prevent conflic…
PHOTO ESSAY: A symbolic marriage ritual and beauty pageant brings India’s trans community together
Under stage lights, hundreds of transgender women adjusted their sarees, tucked flowers into their hair, and waited to be called onstage. One by one, they...
Supreme Court to test validity of scrapping 'self-perceived gender' clause
The Supreme Court will examine the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, after petitions challenged its constitutionality. Advocates argue the new provisions, which replace self-perceived gender identity with medical verification, co…
The Transgender Erasure Act: India’s 2026 Identity Law
The parliament of India has recently passed a law that requires a transgender person to appear before the medical board and obtain a District Magistrate’s certificate before their identity is legally recognized. In doing so, the Parliament has reversed a righ…
The ‘public health crisis’ facing transgender people
India's transgender community faces a public health crisis due to new laws restricting access to essential medical treatments and surgeries.