Media coverage of SC judgement on Transgender rights
This page lists various print media coverage of the Supreme Court judgement on Transgender right, in response to the NALSA petition.
Recent coverage
- Chennai transgender stands for office after landmark judgement
20 Apr 2014, Deccan Chronicle - SC relief : Transgender fights for Madurai Lok Sabha seat
20 Apr 2014, India Today - Gay plea in Supreme Court to cite third gender verdict
20 Apr 2014, Econimic Times - The Hijra legacy, by Devadutt Pattanaik
20 Apr 2014, Mid Day - Need equal rights for all gender minorities: Transgenders, by Iqbal
19 Apr 2014, Indian Express - Figure this: Gender and identity, (comparison with other countries)
19 Apr 2014, Indian Express - TN Hight Court comes to the relief of ‘transsexual’
18 Apr 2014, The Hindu - Cops find op a transgender, court asks reinstatement as women
18 Apr 2014, Times of India - Transgenders say all is well, but doctors must drop ‘sick’ tag
18 Apr 2014, DNA Mumbai - Transgenders feel rejected as voters list reduces them to 513
18 Apr 2014, Deccan Chronicle - Singing it Loud
18 Apr 2014, Outlook India
17 April 2014
- United Nations hails ruling on legal recognition for transgenders
17 Apr 2014, The Hindu - United Nations hopes Indian Supreme Court would review decision on homosexuality ban
17 Apr 2014, Indian Express - Transgenders want all their rights secured
17 Apr 2014, Mid Day Pune - By the way, who is a transgender ?
17 Apr 2014, Times of India - Open to 3rd gender, say colleges; experts back start in school
17 Apr 2014, Times of India - Legal recognition : letters to editor
17 Apr 2014, The Hindu - Sex: F [ ] M [*] Other
17 Apr 2014, Asian Age - Living in fear: LGBTs in India
17 Apr 2014, Al Jazeera - India’s Top Court Recognizes Third Gender Category
17 Apr 2014, Pride Source
16 April 2014
- In order, court cites ‘new social needs’
16 Apr 2014, Indian Express - Kashish roots for landmark ruling on transgender rights
16 Apr 2014, APN News - Discrimination no longer my favourite word… finally, we have a foot in the door
16 Apr 2014, Indian Express - Trangenders in city hail SC verdict, say they’re humans at last
16 Apr 2014, Indian Express - Mixed response from LGBT community
16 Apr 2014, Indian Express
15 April 2014
- Amnesty welcomes SC verdict on transgender
15 Apr 2014, Indian Express - With the SC verdict, India takes the first step towards Transgender reforms
15 Apr 2014, First Post - M Karunanidhi hails SC judgement on transgenders
15 Apr 2014, DNA India - Kapil Sibal agrees with apex court on giving third gender tag to transgenders
15 Apr 2014, DNA India - With the Supreme Court verdict, India takes the first step towards transgender reforms
15 Apr 2014, DNA India - Transgenders hail SC verdict, seek respect from society
15 Apr 2014, DNA India - SC officially recognises transgenders as third sex
15 Apr 2014, First Post - Supreme Court grants recognition to transgenders as third category of sex
15 Apr 2014, Indian Express - SC recognises transponders as third gender
15 Apr 2014, The Hindu - SC recognises transgender rights
15 Apr 2014, Live Mint - Transgenders are the third gender, rules SC
15 Apr 2014, NDTV - India’s SC recognises 3rd gender
15 Apr 2014, New York Times - India’s top coirt recognises transgenders as third gender
15 Apr 2014, Strait Times - SC recognises transgenders as third gender
15 Apr 2014, Times of India - How a trans rights ruling could save gay rights in India
15 Apr 2014, BuzzFeed - SC recognises transgenders as third sex, eunuchs hail verdict
15 Apr 2014, Zee News - India’s court recognises transgender people as third gender
15 Apr 2014, BBC - With the Supreme Court verdict, India takes the first step towards transgender reforms
15 Apr 2014, DNA India - Indian SC recognised transgender people as third gender
15 Apr 2014, Pink News