THE RECOGNITION OF NON-BINARY AND GENDER-DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM

Authors

  • Monalisha Khatun
  • Dr. Priyanka Gupta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52152/801166

Keywords:

Non-Binary, Sexual-violence, social exclusion, social inclusion, Harassments.

Abstract

The third gender refers to people who are exclusively masculine or feminine, but cannot be completely identified as male or female. In India, the third gender community is an important part of the society, but they face serious discrimination and harassment, including oral torture, physical and sexual violence, false arrest, ancestral property, services and admission to educational institutions. The goal of the Indian Constitution is to provide equal opportunity and rights to each citizen, but in the context of converts, this is not a reality. The amended transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of India in 2019 is to tackle constitutional rights, gender identity recognition and anti -anti-discriminatory regulations in institutional settings such as family, employment, school and health care. However, the law lacks practical support and policies to earn proper rights. Writers have suggested a number of proposals to eliminate these gaps, including increasing the proportion of non-generous people in the discussion position, increasing educational fairness, providing transitional-specific training for healthcare practitioners, alignment in the family and supervising in public places. International Transformation Visibility Day respects the courage to transformative and non-generous people who disobey different social rules.

 

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2025-08-25

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THE RECOGNITION OF NON-BINARY AND GENDER-DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM. (2025). Lex Localis - Journal of Local Self-Government, 23(S4), 4023-4029. https://doi.org/10.52152/801166