All about The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026
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The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 that has proposed significant changes to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, which limits the definition of “transgender person” to socio-cultural identities and intersex variations at birth and deprives gender minorities of the right to self-declare their identities, has triggered uproar, caused severe anxiety for the community and poses a huge question mark over their identities.
Why do people from the community feel that the Bill is an affront to their dignity and autonomy?
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The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 that has proposed significant changes to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.