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Trans Rights in India

Queer Rights

March 2018

Stigmas attached to trans people’s identity make them vulnerable to harassment and violence in their homes, schools, workplaces and in public. Instead of protecting their rights, existing laws not only ignore their needs and realities, but also criminalise them. With a conservative estimate of 4.88 Lakh transgender persons in India (as per the 2011 Census), these violations affect a large number of people.

Written by Gee Imaan Semmalar and illustrated by Kruttika Susarla, with support from Choice, the brief has been published in the light of the hugely problematic Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016. It can be used by anyone looking to expand their knowledge on laws and policies for the transgender community, or by trainers in gender workshops and trainings to further dialogue and action to expand rights provision and violence prevention in different ways.

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