The new amendment that was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 13 March 2026 brings the rights of the trans community, particularly trans masculine and gender non-binary persons into jeopardy. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 (‘the Bill’) seeks to amend the earlier 2019 Act to narrow the definition of a transgender person, further medicalise the process for legal documentation and introduces new crimes. In this blog, we address how these impact the rights of all trans people.
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