UN calls historic: India’s SC approves transgenders as third gender & asks Govt to open up job avenues for them Officially third gender has been recognised High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International also welcomes SC judgement. SC asked Centre and States to recognise transgender, facilitate grant of ID, passport, voters card, driving licence, jobs in … [Read more...] about U.N. Hails Ruling on Legal Recognition for Transgenders
Transgenders
State of Transgenders in India
Lesser citizens Any transgender residing in Delhi for a period of more than 3 yrs is eligible for a pension of Rs.1000. The pension scheme is inadequate and poses a risk to their traditional occupation as many households deny them money. The members of the hijra community (homogeneous entity) are engaged in sex-work or traditional occupations such as toli-badhai … [Read more...] about State of Transgenders in India
16th Lok Sabha Polls Scheduled To Start From 7th April
16th Lok Sabha Polls Scheduled To Start From 7th April Election Commission has announced the schedule for 16th Lok Sabha polls and it is to be conducted in 9 phases across the country, starting from 7th April to end on 12th May. There going to be many firsts in this election and they are as follows: None of the Above(NOTA) will be used for the first … [Read more...] about 16th Lok Sabha Polls Scheduled To Start From 7th April