The Third Gender and Constitution of India

<div>Who decides your gender? Your body or your mind? Or the state? This episode follows the NALSA judgment 2014 which recognized the third gender and more importantly affirmed the right to self-affirm one’s gender. But what did the government do? We track the success of Tiruchi Shiva’s bill to protect the rights of transgenders and the disappointment with the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and look at the road ahead. <br><br></div><div>Parul Chandra, “Why Tiruchi Siva moved a Private Member's Bill to ensure rights for transgender people”, ( <a href="https://scroll.in/article/723205/why-tiruchi-siva-moved-a-private-members-bill-to-ensure-rights-for-transgender-people" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://scroll.in/article/723205/why-tiruchi-siva-moved-a-private-members-bill-to-ensure-rights-for-transgender-people">https://scroll.in/article/723205/why-tiruchi-siva-moved-a-private-members-bill-to-ensure-rights-for-transgender-people</span></a> )</div><div><br>Gautam Bhatia, “The Constitutional Challenge to the Transgender Act”, (&nbsp;<a href="https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/the-constitutional-challenge-to-the-transgender-act/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/the-constitutional-challenge-to-the-transgender-act/">https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/the-constitutional-challenge-to-the-transgender-act/</span></a> )</div><div><br>Susan Ninan, “Love is a Human Right”, (&nbsp;<a href="https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/32303155/india-sprinter-dutee-chand-tells-coming-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/32303155/india-sprinter-dutee-chand-tells-coming-story">https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/32303155/india-sprinter-dutee-chand-tells-coming-story</span></a> )</div><div><br><p>You can follow Priya on social media:<br><span >Instag