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External Affairs not compliant with Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights

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Adding a third gender or “T” category does not suffice to make the Ministry of External Affairs NALSA-compliant if it stills requires proof of surgery for recording a change of gender. Further, not all transgender people seek to identify as “T”, and are at liberty to identify as M or F, per the judgement.

Statewide protest in Tamilnadu demanding reservations in education and employment for transwomen

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People are fond of asking thirunangais: “Why can’t you work honestly? Why do you do sex work? Why do you ask for money at shops?”

Watch this video of Vaishnavi, Chennai’s first thirunangai auto and cab driver responding to such questions.

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