Legal

I try to quickly sip the pipping hot coffee my aunt made and I pace in my room trying to collect information on how to apply for a passport as a Trans woman. Thousands of thoughts run through my head, I stroke my temples...

Source article : http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/NewsDetail/index/7/9471/The-Transgender-Community-And-Legal-Researchers-on-the-Transgender-Bill-2016 In a discussion between the transgender community & the legal research a few things that resonates repeteadly is : When it comes to a gender specific bill like the transgender bill, it should have some gender specific laws such as rape laws, marriage...

Except a few personal anecdotes/experiences shared by some trans folks, there aren’t any complete online resources that will guide you through the process of legal change of name and gender.  From my own personal experience I’ve compiled this guide to save you some time...

It is not always possible for everyone to travel to New Delhi for legal change of gender via gazette Notification. This method describes the process of legal gender Change on all your Identity cards without Gazette Notification.

On 5th of August lower house of India's bicameral Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) bill, 2019. The bill stands against the supreme courts judgement for protecting transgender people on the basic pretext of identification. The so called protection bill...

I made my entire legal change of name and gender in the first quarter of 2019. It was a fairly smooth experience, except few hiccups, as unfortunately in our country, rules and bye laws change, and we the common...