Socio- Legal Rights of Transgender

Abstract

People who identify as transgender do not fit the usual conventions that only recognize male or female as genders. Due to society’s rejection of their gender identification, individuals have experienced physical violence, social marginalization and discrimination. Individuals who identify as transgender but do not belong to one of the socio-cultural groups known as Hijras, Jogappas, Sakhi, Aradhis, etc. are nonetheless referred to as transgender individual individually. This paper addresses transgender people enjoy the legal right to  protection  and the right to be recognised as a third gender. The Indian constitution accords transgender people the same rights that it accords to all other Indian citizen in terms of justice and equality. The Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, was passed by the government in order to prohibit discrimination against transgender people in the areas of employment, education and health services. Welfare measures have also been adopted to safeguard transgender people's rights. 

Key Words: Transgender, Rights, Indian Constitution, Education, Hijra, Supreme Court.