: How lack of documentation of transgender persons in India is hindering justice for them #IndiaNEWS In 2020, the National Crime Records Bureau recorded 236 cases (or 0.006% of all crimes) in which complainants

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How lack of documentation of transgender persons in India is hindering justice for them #IndiaNEWS
In 2020, the National Crime Records Bureau recorded 236 cases (or 0.006% of all crimes) in which complainants were transgender persons and registered no cases of rape, buying and selling of minors for prostitution in which trans persons were complainants. Experts say this is not a reflection of a low crime rate, but of the lack of documentation of transgender persons that leads to a misleading record of crimes against the community.In 2014, in the case filed by the National Legal Services Authority of India, the Supreme Court said that a person’s gender would not be based on their biological sex but on how they identify. Yet, “even after 2014, a very small percentage [of transgender persons] has had their certificates made or documents updated�, said queer rights activist, Philip C Philip. “So, when any crime happens the police end up looking at a document with a binary marker. That is the reason the recorded numbers are so low for crimes against the transgender community.�June is observed as pride month, celebrated to honour the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, United States, when protests continued for six days after the police raided a bar for gay persons. We report on the difficulties and delays in getting trans person certificates which,...Read more

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