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Why in news?

• The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 recently after certain amendments.

 How has the legislation evolved?

• “Other,” a Gender Option
• Setting up of Expert Committee
• Supreme Court Giving Recognition
• Framing Legislation
• The Bill had many progressive clauses
• Introduction of Bill

Highlights of the original bill?

• Employment
• Self-perceived gender identity
• Certificate of identity as proof
• grievance redressal mechanism
• To establish a National Council for Transgenders.
• Welfare schemes and programmes
• Crime to push transgender persons into begging
• The rights of transgender persons to live with their families without exclusion

Re-definition of Trans-persons

• The amendments passed include a change in the previous definition of transgender persons as “neither wholly female nor wholly male”, which was criticised as being insensitive.
• The new definition terms a transgender person as one “whose gender does not match the gender assigned to that person at birth and includes trans-men or trans-women, persons with intersex variations, gender-queers, and persons having socio-cultural identities such as kinnar, hijras, aravani and jogta”.

Concerns with the recent amendments?

• Identification
• Employment
• Reservation
• Rehabilitation

INDIA IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK

• The legal developments relating to the rights of transgender persons have led to the emergence of many stories that showcase greater inclusion and acceptance of transgender persons in the society.
• The recent legal developments will give transgender persons the space to build the life they desire for themselves.
• The community will no longer need to hide their identity to be a part of society, and they will be able to pursue their education, get jobs and participate as equal citizens.
• This is an important step for building an inclusive, accessible and diverse India.

 CONCLUSION

• Iconic step
• Life of dignity and equality
• Basic human right
• However, it is a very small step .

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