transgender Archives

Bom HC | Can a transgender contest election from a seat reserved for women candidate? HC espouses transgender people’s “Right to Self-Perceived Gender Identity”

Bombay High Court: A Vacation Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge, J., allowed the petitioner, a transgender person, to contest the panchayat elections

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while allowing the present writ petition moved by a transgender against the declaration of her

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (40 of 2019), the

The following issue was raised in Rajya Sabha on 26-06-2019 in respect to the “Reservation of Eunuchs”. Will the Minister of Social

Uttarakhand High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J. has asked the State of Uttarakhand whether an Investigating Officer, by conducting DNA tests, has the

According to media reports, “Transgender” will no longer be categorised as a “mental disorder” by the World Health Organization (WHO) after major

Madras High Court: In a landmark Judgment, G.R. Swaminathan, J. has held that a marriage solemnized between a male and a transwoman, both