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Transgender persons Amendment Bill opposed by community collectives

The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote and now pending consideration in the Rajya Sabha, removes the provision for self-identification of gender, a principle recognised by the Supreme Court in the 2014 NA…

Transgender persons Amendment Bill opposed by community collectives

The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote and now pending consideration in the Rajya Sabha, removes the provision for self-identification of gender, a principle recognised by the Supreme Court in the 2014 NALSA judgment and the 2014 Puttaswamy privacy ruling The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote and now pending consideration…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

  • The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote and now pending consideration in the Rajya Sabha, removes the provision for self-identification of gender, a principle recognised by the…
  • The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote and now pending consideration in the Rajya Sabha, removes the provision for
  • self-identification of gender, a principle recognised by the Supreme Court in the 2014 NALSA judgment and the 2014 Puttaswamy
  • privacy ruling The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote and now pending consideration in the Rajya Sabha, removes

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

  • the provision for self-identification of gender, a principle recognised by the Supreme Court in the 2014 NALSA judgment and the
  • 2014 Puttaswamy privacy ruling

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

  • self-identification of gender, a principle recognised by the Supreme Court in the 2014 NALSA judgment and the 2014 Puttaswamy
  • privacy ruling The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote and now pending consideration in the Rajya Sabha, removes
  • the provision for self-identification of gender, a principle recognised by the Supreme Court in the 2014 NALSA judgment and the