Saturday, April 25, 2015

India's upper house of parliament passes landmark transgender rights bill...

The Rajya Sabha, upper house of India’s Parliament, voted unanimously on Friday in favor of a bill to protect the rights of transgender people.

According to media reports, the private member's bill by DMK MP Tiruchi Siva who represents Tamil Nadu was the first member-sponsored bill to be passed since 1970.

On Friday, MPs are said to have cut across party lines to support the proposed legislation that aims to safeguard the welfare of transgender people who are known in India as the 'third gender'.

The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill 2014 now goes to India's lower house, the Lok Sabha, for a vote.

 If it passes, it would require the government to establish a plan to safeguard the welfare of transgender people. Full story...

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