Communities and Allies respond to the MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), Government of India, had sought comments on the Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2015 [click here for local copy from LiveLaw.in] from Comments/suggestions were to be sent latest by 14th January, 2016 (extended from 4 January) to Smt Ghazala Meenai, Joint Secretary (SD).
Here are letters from groups and collectives that have shared their responses in the public domain.
TRANS* AND INTERSEX COMMUNITY-LED GROUPS
Sampoorna: Network of and for trans* and intersex Indians: [click here]
South India Transgender Samithi: forum representing trans* people from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana following a consultation in Bengaluru [click here]
Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti: recommendations based on consultations in Hyderabad and the South India consultation in Bengaluru [click here]
LGBTIQ COMMUNITY-LED GROUPS
Queer Campus Delhi: Youth-led student support collective striving towards creating safe spaces for LGBTIAQ students in universities and colleges across Delhi. [click here for PDF]
LABIA: queer feminist collective in Mumbai [click here]
LesBiT: collective of lesbians, bi women and transmen in Bengaluru [click here]
Nirangal: Chennai-based trans-and-ally led NGO working towards to advance justice and rights for LGBT and sex worker communities in Tamil Nadu [click here]
Sappho for Equality: Kolkata-based activist forum fighting for the rights of lesbian, bisexual women and transmen since 1999 [click here]
OTHER ALLY GROUPS
Equals Centre for Promotion of Social Justice: disability rights organisation based in Chennai [click here]
Insaaf: student-driven legal aid project initiated by National Law University, Delhi [click here]
Sangama, Aneka and ReachLaw: Recommendations from consultation of 33 organisations in southern India, facilitated by these Bengaluru-based NGOs and law firm [click here for PDF]
Thanks to all the groups listed above for sharing their recommendations to the MSJE. If you would like to add to this collection, please write to orinamwebber_at_ gmail.com
