2 Constitution & Welfare of Weaker Sections · 2.5 Disability and vulnerable groups

2.5.3 Transgender persons: the NALSA judgment, the 2019 Act and SMILE

The Supreme Court recognised transgender persons as a "third gender" with a right to self-identify in NALSA (2014); Parliament followed with the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019, and the SMILE scheme funds shelters and livelihoods.

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Key terms

  • transgender
  • third gender
  • NALSA 2014
  • self-identification
  • Transgender Persons Act 2019
  • certificate of identity
  • District Magistrate
  • National Council for Transgender Persons
  • SMILE
  • Garima Greh
  • hijra
  • guru-chela
  • kinner
  • aravani
  • jogta
  • Shiv-Shakthi
  • Koovagam
  • Navtej Johar
  • Supriya Chakraborty
  • sex and gender

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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