India's Lok Sabha Passes Amended Transgender Rights Bill Amid Protests
India's Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which defines transgender individuals in a way that excludes those with different sexual orientations or self-perceived identities, drawing opposition.
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Transgender Rights Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid opposition protest
The Lok Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, defining transgender individuals to exclude those with different sexual orientations or self-perceived identities. The bill aims to protect a specific social and cultural group facing extreme discrimination, with new provisions for authority designation and graded punishments for offenses. Opposition members criticized the bill for limiting self-determination.
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The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 on Tuesday after a three-hour long discussion with social justice minister Virendra Kumar
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