India Just Passed A Trans Rights Bill. Why Are Trans Activists Protesting It?

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India Just Passed A Trans Rights Bill. Why Are Trans Activists Protesting It?

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Discusses trans activists and their allies protesting a bill ensuring the official retrenchment of a 2014 law that had advanced trans rights.

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The activists say the law violates body autonomy by denying government recognition of a trans person unless they have been surgically altered and are registered with the government. All others must go unrecognized.

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NPR: Saint Louis Public Radio
December 4, 2019
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/12/04/784398783/india-just-passed-a-trans-rights-bill-why-are-trans-activists-protesting-it

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https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/12/04/784398783/india-just-passed-a-trans-rights-bill-why-are-trans-activists-protesting-it