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Title: Draft Bill On Transgender Rights Makes Ostracising, Parading Transgenders Naked
Post by: stephaniec on April 10, 2016, 01:37:23 AM
Post by: stephaniec on April 10, 2016, 01:37:23 AM
Draft Bill On Transgender Rights Makes Ostracising, Parading Transgenders Naked Criminal Acts
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/draft-bill-on-transgender-rights-makes-ostracising-parading-transgenders-naked-criminal-acts-253196.html
India Times/By Bobins Abraham April 9, 2016
"Soon, any kind of physical, sexual, emotional and even economical abuse of a transgender person could become a crime punishable with imprisonment of up to two years. This is according to the draft proposal on the 'Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2016' by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment."
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/draft-bill-on-transgender-rights-makes-ostracising-parading-transgenders-naked-criminal-acts-253196.html
India Times/By Bobins Abraham April 9, 2016
"Soon, any kind of physical, sexual, emotional and even economical abuse of a transgender person could become a crime punishable with imprisonment of up to two years. This is according to the draft proposal on the 'Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2016' by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment."
Title: Re: Draft Bill On Transgender Rights Makes Ostracising, Parading Transgenders Naked
Post by: Megan. on April 10, 2016, 02:03:30 AM
Post by: Megan. on April 10, 2016, 02:03:30 AM
Great to see, and something certain US states could learn from.
Title: Re: Draft Bill On Transgender Rights Makes Ostracising, Parading Transgenders Naked
Post by: KarlMars on April 15, 2016, 07:57:29 PM
Post by: KarlMars on April 15, 2016, 07:57:29 PM
Quote from: meganjames2 on April 10, 2016, 02:03:30 AM
Great to see, and something certain US states could learn from.
I was just about to say that it's amazing that India is ahead of the US.
Title: Re: Draft Bill On Transgender Rights Makes Ostracising, Parading Transgenders Naked
Post by: CrazyCatMan on April 15, 2016, 08:38:58 PM
Post by: CrazyCatMan on April 15, 2016, 08:38:58 PM
it wonderful that trans people in India are getting protection but kind of sad that a law is needed to prevent people form forcibly stripping someone in public and dragging them down the street. you would think people could just be decent human beings and no law would be needed.