Transgender people can join NCC on basis of ‘self-perceived gender identity’: Kerala HC
The High Court directed the respondents, the Centre and the National Cadet Corps, to make such changes within six months. Updated Mar 15, 2021 · 05:39 pm Image for representation. | Jewel Samad/AFP
In a landmark ruling, the Kerala High Court on Monday observed that transgender persons can join the National Cadet Corps on the basis of their “self-perceived gender identity”,
Bar and Bench reported.
A bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman noted that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, recognises their right to a life of dignity, and prohibits discrimination. The provisions of the National Cadet Corps Act, therefore, cannot preclude the operation of the Transgender Rights Act, 2019, it said.
Anantapur issues ID cards to transgenders, first in State
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This will help the community in availing schemes
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District Collector Gandham Chandrudu handing over identity cards to transgender persons at Collector’s office in Anantapur on Saturday. | Photo Credit:
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This will help the community in availing schemes
Assuring them of all support, District Collector Gandham Chandrudu handed over identity cards to 61 transgenders on Saturday, which would help them avail government schemes.
Anantapur is the first district in the State to issue identity cards to the community, which specifies their gender, and provide them help under the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. The authorities have promised to provide them with house sites and take the responsibility for building houses under the government scheme.
The Wire's Sukanya finds how the transgender community faced physical and sexual violence in Indian prisons, and their complaints overlooked by the authorities.