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India Matters: A Judgement in Gender
On April 15, 2014, the Supreme Court recognised transgender persons as a third gender and affirmed their right to decide their own gender identity such as male, female or as third gender.
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India Matters: The Third Gender
Transgender is an umbrella term for persons who do not identify with the sex they were born with. Like Hijras and kothis, who both express a feminine gender identity, and are the most visible among sexual minorities.
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'My driver's license refers to me as woman who was man'
Although born in a male body, Revathi who always considered herself a woman and even underwent a sex reassignment surgery to reaffirm her sexuality has landed in an identity crisis all in the name of a driver's license. Her unique driver's license sports two names and no gender specification."I finally had my driving license. The license did not sp...
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India Matters: A Judgement in Gender
On April 15, 2014, the Supreme Court recognised transgender persons as a third gender and affirmed their right to decide their own gender identity such as male, female or as third gender.
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India Matters: The Third Gender
Transgender is an umbrella term for persons who do not identify with the sex they were born with. Like Hijras and kothis, who both express a feminine gender identity, and are the most visible among sexual minorities.
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'My driver's license refers to me as woman who was man'
Although born in a male body, Revathi who always considered herself a woman and even underwent a sex reassignment surgery to reaffirm her sexuality has landed in an identity crisis all in the name of a driver's license. Her unique driver's license sports two names and no gender specification."I finally had my driving license. The license did not sp...
