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Parliament Passes Transgender Persons Amendment Bill
The bill, which seeks to amend Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act 2019, also provides for graded punishment based on the gravity of harm inflicted on such people.
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Transgender Bill Passed Amid Resistance By Opposition, Activists
The bill aims to provide a "precise definition" of transgender persons, focusing on those facing severe social exclusion due to biological conditions. The self-perceived gender identities are excluded
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Explained: Why Queer Activists Are Opposing New Bill For Transgenders
According to the Bill's Statement of Objects and Reasons, it aims to "recognise a specific class of transgender persons, who face social issues and to create a regime for their protection".
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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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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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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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Parliamentary Panel Favours Reservations For Transgenders
A parliamentary panel examining the Transgender Bill has suggested that the government should consider reservations for the transgender community as it is among the most marginalised in the country.
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Parliamentary Panel Invites Suggestions On Transgender Bill
The parliamentary panel examining the Transgender Bill has invited public suggestions with an aim to involve the community in making of the law which seeks to protect their rights.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Refers Transgender Bill To Parliamentary Panel
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has referred the Transgender bill, which seeks to empower the community by providing them a separate identity, to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice.
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Bill For Empowerment Of Transgenders Introduced in Lok Sabha
A Bill seeking to empower the transgender community by providing them a separate identity and putting in place a mechanism to punish those who exploit them was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
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Lok Sabha Takes Up Bill To End Transgender Discrimination
Lok Sabha on Friday took up for consideration a private member bill to end discrimination against transgenders, which had created history last April when Rajya Sabha passed it.
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Kerala Prison to Have Exclusive Third Gender Block
In a first, a block exclusively to house transgenders is coming up in a high security prison in Thrissur in an effort to protect their privacy and human rights.
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Parliament Passes Transgender Persons Amendment Bill
The bill, which seeks to amend Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act 2019, also provides for graded punishment based on the gravity of harm inflicted on such people.
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Transgender Bill Passed Amid Resistance By Opposition, Activists
The bill aims to provide a "precise definition" of transgender persons, focusing on those facing severe social exclusion due to biological conditions. The self-perceived gender identities are excluded
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Explained: Why Queer Activists Are Opposing New Bill For Transgenders
According to the Bill's Statement of Objects and Reasons, it aims to "recognise a specific class of transgender persons, who face social issues and to create a regime for their protection".
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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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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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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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Parliamentary Panel Favours Reservations For Transgenders
A parliamentary panel examining the Transgender Bill has suggested that the government should consider reservations for the transgender community as it is among the most marginalised in the country.
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Parliamentary Panel Invites Suggestions On Transgender Bill
The parliamentary panel examining the Transgender Bill has invited public suggestions with an aim to involve the community in making of the law which seeks to protect their rights.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Refers Transgender Bill To Parliamentary Panel
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has referred the Transgender bill, which seeks to empower the community by providing them a separate identity, to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice.
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Bill For Empowerment Of Transgenders Introduced in Lok Sabha
A Bill seeking to empower the transgender community by providing them a separate identity and putting in place a mechanism to punish those who exploit them was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
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Lok Sabha Takes Up Bill To End Transgender Discrimination
Lok Sabha on Friday took up for consideration a private member bill to end discrimination against transgenders, which had created history last April when Rajya Sabha passed it.
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Kerala Prison to Have Exclusive Third Gender Block
In a first, a block exclusively to house transgenders is coming up in a high security prison in Thrissur in an effort to protect their privacy and human rights.
