Commentaries by Lavanya Pathak and Kunwar Surya Pratap

The Establishment of the National Council for Transgender Persons in India is a Long Overdue Reform

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The Establishment of the National Council for Transgender Persons in India is a Long Overdue Reform

Lavanya Pathak and Kunwar Surya Pratap

September 16, 2020 11:30:56 pm

On August 21, 2020, the Government of India announced the creation of the National Council for Transgender Persons (“Council”) to work towards the societal acceptance and improvement in the status of the transgender community. The Council is the country’s first step towards the realization of the objectives set out by the Transgender Persons (Protection of [...]

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