Archive for the category News and Views

Nirangal responds to MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)

By Nirangal India Jan 19 2016 Post comment

Response to MSJE Rights of Transgender Persons Bill from Nirangal, Chennai-based NGO working for the rights of LGBT people and sex workers

Insaaf responds to MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)

By Insaaf NLU Delhi Jan 19 2016 Post comment

Response to India's MSJE Rights of Transgender Persons Bill (2015) from INSAAF, a student-driven legal aid project initiated by National Law University, Delhi

Communities and Allies respond to the MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)

By Orinam Jan 18 2016 Post comment

Recommendations to India's Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from trans and ally groups and collectives

Sappho for Equality responds to MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)

By Sappho for Equality Jan 18 2016 Post comment

Members of Kolkata-based activist forum Sappho for Equality comment on the MSJE Transgender Rights Bill.

Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti responds to MSJE Transgender Rights bill (2015)

By Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti Jan 18 2016 Post comment

THITS' recommendations on MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015), based on community consultations in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

LABIA responds to MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)

By LABIA - a Queer Feminist LBT Collective Jan 16 2016 Post comment

Mumbai-based queer feminist LBT collective LABIA on the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's Rights of Transgender Persons Bill (2015)

LesBiT’s response to MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)

By LesBiT Bangalore Jan 15 2016 Post comment

LesBit's response to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's Rights of Transgender Persons Bill (2015)

Press Release: South India Transgender Samithi on MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)

By South India Transgender Samithi Jan 13 2016 Post comment

Jan 2, 2016: The South India Transgender Samithi held a consultation on the Government of India’s Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2015 on the 30th of December. The Consultation brought together community members from across South India at the Indian Social…

Disability Rights NGO weighs in on MSJE Transgender Rights Bill

By Orinam Jan 13 2016 Post comment

Disability-rights NGO Equals seeks contextual clarity on concepts in Rights of Transgender Persons Bill (2015) borrowed from Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2013, both drafted by MSJE.