Exploring India's

Transgender Rights
Movement
A short summary of
India's quest to revive
what colonialism
ravaged.
A Brief Overview of the transgender
community in India

The oldest ethnic Trans community

India’s transgender movement deviated from the Western
binary, to be recognized as an equal third
The Damage Done by
Colonialism

The community was

ostracized and alienated
Criminal Tribes Act (1871)
Loss of social respect and
standing
 1 Lack of access to healthcare
Challenges 2 Social stigma
faced in
3 Rejection from family
modern
society 4 Lack of safe spaces in
education

5 Isolation in mainstream
society
Recognition of
transgenders as a
third gender is not a
social or medical
issue, but a human
rights issue.”
-The Supreme Court of India
April 15, 2014
 Legal Recognition

NALSA (2014)
Protection of
National Legal
Rights Bill
Services Authority (2019)
Judgement
 Transgenderism in Major
Religions

Hinduism had “Tritiya A quote from the Bible, The Quran says that God
Prakriti’ gods like specifically Matthew created every species
Pushpadanta, with both 19:12, where Jesus talks including human beings
male and female about different types of in pairs. This suggests
attributes eunuchs. that all the species have
only two genders.
 The Battle
Against
Patriarchy
And how patriarchy views feminity
as a weakness
 Conclusion
Impact on the overall LGBTQ movement

A Comparison of the Progress in

Transgender Movement between
Urban and Rural Areas
Thank You!