The Handbook on the Rights of Transgender & Gender-Diverse Persons in India was unveiled by Justice A.K. Sikri, a former judge in the Supreme Court, and Prof. (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University, in .
Most transgender persons in the country come from low-income backgrounds and find work only in the informal sector. We need homegrown remedies focussed on securing and helping implement rights for transgender persons
The HC directed the state to issue necessary orders providing reservation to trans persons in education and employment, besides instructing the Telangana Transgender Welfare Board to monitor steps taken by the government.
The Transgender Welfare Board of Chandigarh, India Tuesday alerted the High Court of Punjab and Haryana that a scheme for providing shelter for transgender individuals will be implemented in the union.