third gender

On March 28, the Supreme Court solicited the help of Attorney General K K Venugopal to help with a petition filed by Reshma Prasad, a transgender person, who said she was unable to register her Start-up because of a mismatch in the gender mentioned on her PAN and Aadhaar cards.

It was inaugurated by the chief minister in the Mangalwara area on Monday, where there is a large population of transgender people.

The Tamil Nadu government has issued orders for the inclusion of transgender people in the police force, which is going to recruit 13,137 police constables in its upcoming recruitment drive.

Transgender applicants can opt for the 'third gender' category while getting a policy with LIC.

In an effort to provide a permanent solution to the issue of harassment and exploitation of third gender inmates on jail premises, a Kerala jail has decided to reserve an exclusive block for them.

After Supreme Court's ruling that recognized transgenders as the third gender, people belonging to the community have hundreds of professions which they can pursue. They now have the option to chase their dreams. Watch a beautiful video highlighting their freedom.

Suman joined college 11 years ago but had to drop out due to the humiliation and ragging she faced for being a transgender. She is back in college now, all set to finish her journalism degree.

The University of Law, NALSAR, respected Anindita Mukherjee's request when she asked for a gender neutral degree.

Apart from a new gender option of "transgender" in the admission form, students can also choose whether they believe in religion or not. Probably a pioneering step in the North-East, Jorhat college has taken an important step towards gender equality.