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Joint Action Committee on Transgender and LGBTIQ+ Rights, Keralam warned that the Bill will lead to the legal erasure of a large section of the community and create a widespread human crisis.
The Appeal strongly urges the President to withhold her assent to the regressive Bill, by exercising her power under Article 111 of the Constitution of India and instead send it back to Parliament for reconsideration.
Kalki stated that the Ministry’s decision to push the bill forward without any formal consultation with NCTP members or transgender community representatives had made her position untenable.
The government has maintained that the amendments are necessary to ensure benefits reach genuine members of the transgender community and to prevent misuse.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi meet Trans delegation, vow to fight regressive Trans Bill.
Community members raised their objections against the proposed bill at the Jan Sunwai /public hearing held at the Press Club of India on Sunday.
Transgender, queer, and allied communities have taken to the streets in cities including Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Bhubaneswar, holding demonstrations, press conferences, and online campaigns with hashtags like #RejectTransBill.
For the past month, Anmol Samaj Sevi Sansthan in Bhopal has been conducting regular meetings under its “Sahas Project,” bringing together transgender persons, legal advisors, and community leaders.
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The NCC Directorate stated before the court that the NCC curriculum mirrors Armed Forces protocols and involves "close contact physical exercises/games, long and short camps where cadets [stay] in field conditions in tentage, confined accommodation, etc., where gender of the Cadet is an important aspect.
In her writ petition, Jane Kaushik had alleged wrongful dismissal from two private schools in UP and Gujarat due to her gender identity.
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