7 years after SC judgment, third genders say they feel like second class citizens

While the Supreme Court judgment in 2014 was a significant one, it ought to have resulted in the expulsion, or at the very least, a reduction in the bias against third genders. But, sadly, none of that has actually happened seven years later because the transgender community still continues to languish.

"You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender--people are people" -Judith Light, American actress and advocate The Supreme Court judgment in 2014 recognising transgender persons as the third gender marked a major victory for the community that was facing social stigma and negligence in society. The judgment dawned a new hope that transgender persons would ensure dignity of life that society accords to their counterparts — men and women.