#non-binary rights

No medical confirmation or psychological evaluation necessary. The law will be active by the 1st of November this year.

no bc the damage that jkr has done in a couple of years is so astounding nobody can pry this argument away from me I blame that woman so much for literally shifting an entire generation's passive/slightly progressive viewpoint on trans and intersex people.

indians are suddenly so western in their mindset and suddenly so concerned about women's safety and this extremely grappling issue of “self identification“ that seems to be “stealing privileges“ from the “deserving ones“. really, sushma? trans logon ka ek Id card se tumhare rights jaa rahe hai? tumblr pe ek bacchi ne apne aap ke pronouns badal diye aur tumhe usse issue ho raha hai kyuki this is “taking away the privileges that should be given to deserving trans people?

is the budget this tight in the goddamn government that they can't spare 30 cr to issue id cards and aids anymore to the few people who did end up getting it after putting themselves through months of ridiculously inefficient Indian bureaucratic systems?

So many privileges are being taken away unfairly as you can tell.

oh but there's so much money to spare over more important issues like temples and underwater pujas.

and to all the terfs thinking that transwomen is just a man looking for an excuse to assault you, did you have amnesia and forget that you live in india? as if men need to carefully concoct such an elaborate plan (all it takes is a telegram account for these creeps, not a fucking gender affirming surgery). also other queer indians that are transphobic, shame on you. you owe your life and your right to exist to our trans siblings. they've been at the forefront of all protests.

Gloria, ch 1 pt 1

The Committee calls on the Government to:

- Remove the requirement of a 'gender dysphoria' diagnosis from the process of obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate, thus de-medicalising transition, as was supported by former Prime Minister Theresa May when commissioning the consultation. Instead, the focus must be shifted to a system of self-declaration.

- Remove the requirement for trans people to have lived in their acquired gender for two years- which, says the Report, 'risks entrenching outdated and unacceptable gender stereotypes', as well as the need for spousal consent. Instead, the Committee recommend, the body issuing the certificate must be given the power to issue annulments at the same time.

- Conduct a review on the- currently opaque- Gender Recognition Panel which approves applications for Gender Recognition Certificates, considering whether it would be appropriate to replace with the Registrar General for England and Wales. In the meantime, steps must be taken to make the operation and role of the panel more transparent.

- Urgently publish new guidance, incorporating worked examples and case studies, which would clarify where single-sex and separate-sex exceptions can be applied to the 2010 Equality Act. This is particularly relevant where, for example, women's refuges and other service providers are left unclear as to whether the exclusion of trans people from certain spaces is in violation of the law.

- Develop a specific healthcare strategy for transgender and non-binary people, including training for GPs around treating trans and non-binary patients and improved access to support services.

- Commit to continuing to implement the LGBT Action Plan. The Committee expressed concerns that the plan seems to have been abandoned by the current Women and Equalities Minister, and seek clarity as to if, and why, this is the case.

This doesn't mean the government WILL change (they didn't last time) anything but it is incredibly hopeful that the committee is pushing for this at this point because at least one of their members has made TERF-y comments and another responded to my email about this by essentially saying the committee didn't see the point (2? 3 years ago?) about recognising non-binary people.

That non-binary people are mentioned in this at all is INCREDIBLE to me given how we're ignored a lot since we don't have legal recognition in the UK and the entirety of it is just incredibly hopeful right now.

Pink News on the non-binary element article