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Spain Passes New Transgender Bill, Allows Anyone To Change Gender Aged 16 And Above
According to the law, minors between the ages of 14 and 16 must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Protect Rights Of Transgenders
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a Select Committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on August 5 this year.
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Centre Approves Bill To Empower Transgender Community
The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders by defining their identity and rights to prohibit discrimination against them.
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Cabinet Likely To Consider Transgender Bill Today
The Union Cabinet is likely to consider on Wednesday a bill which seeks to define transgenders and prohibit discrimination against them.
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Lok Sabha Adjourns After Passing Transgender Bill
Parliament proceedings were disrupted for the fourth consecutive day Monday over the Rafale jet deal and Cauvery issues, leading to adjournment of Rajya Sabha for the day soon after it met, and Lok Sabha after passing a bill on transgender rights amid adjournments.
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LGBTQ Communities To Protest In Front Of Parliament Today Against Bill
Unless the police put a complete stop to it, New Delhi's Sansad Marg may see angry protests today by the transgender, intersex, gender queer, gender fluid and gender non-conforming communities -- all protesting against a bill that they threatens their rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Supreme Court in 2014. The Transgender Person's (Protection ...
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Government To Try To Pass Bill Empowering Transgenders Soon: Ramdas Athawale
The Centre would make efforts to soon pass the Transgender Bill, which seeks to empower their community by providing them a separate identity, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said today.
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North Carolina Repeals 'Bathroom Bill'
North Carolina on Thursday repealed a contentious law restricting transgender people's use of public bathrooms in a bid to end a year-long controversy, but LGBT rights groups warned that a substitute measure still allows for discrimination.
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Final Day Of The Monsoon Session Of Parliament: Live Updates
It is the final day of the monsoon session of Parliament today. Yesterday, Rajya Sabha cleared the bill for maternity benefits, which include 6 months' leave for pregnant women. The Lok Sabha saw a 5-hour long debate on the Dalit issue. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke in detail about the atrocities against Dalits, but said that there is no data t...
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Monsoon Session Of Parliament: Updates
On the penultimate day of the monsoon session in the Parliament, lawmakers in Lok Sabha are expected to discuss atrocities on dalits in different parts of the country. The bills for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha are, The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 and The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)...
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Spain Passes New Transgender Bill, Allows Anyone To Change Gender Aged 16 And Above
According to the law, minors between the ages of 14 and 16 must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
-
Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Protect Rights Of Transgenders
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a Select Committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on August 5 this year.
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Centre Approves Bill To Empower Transgender Community
The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders by defining their identity and rights to prohibit discrimination against them.
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Cabinet Likely To Consider Transgender Bill Today
The Union Cabinet is likely to consider on Wednesday a bill which seeks to define transgenders and prohibit discrimination against them.
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Lok Sabha Adjourns After Passing Transgender Bill
Parliament proceedings were disrupted for the fourth consecutive day Monday over the Rafale jet deal and Cauvery issues, leading to adjournment of Rajya Sabha for the day soon after it met, and Lok Sabha after passing a bill on transgender rights amid adjournments.
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LGBTQ Communities To Protest In Front Of Parliament Today Against Bill
Unless the police put a complete stop to it, New Delhi's Sansad Marg may see angry protests today by the transgender, intersex, gender queer, gender fluid and gender non-conforming communities -- all protesting against a bill that they threatens their rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Supreme Court in 2014. The Transgender Person's (Protection ...
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Government To Try To Pass Bill Empowering Transgenders Soon: Ramdas Athawale
The Centre would make efforts to soon pass the Transgender Bill, which seeks to empower their community by providing them a separate identity, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said today.
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North Carolina Repeals 'Bathroom Bill'
North Carolina on Thursday repealed a contentious law restricting transgender people's use of public bathrooms in a bid to end a year-long controversy, but LGBT rights groups warned that a substitute measure still allows for discrimination.
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Final Day Of The Monsoon Session Of Parliament: Live Updates
It is the final day of the monsoon session of Parliament today. Yesterday, Rajya Sabha cleared the bill for maternity benefits, which include 6 months' leave for pregnant women. The Lok Sabha saw a 5-hour long debate on the Dalit issue. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke in detail about the atrocities against Dalits, but said that there is no data t...
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Monsoon Session Of Parliament: Updates
On the penultimate day of the monsoon session in the Parliament, lawmakers in Lok Sabha are expected to discuss atrocities on dalits in different parts of the country. The bills for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha are, The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 and The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)...
