This includes voter ID, ration card, passport, driving license, housing, education, employment, savings and credit facilities, insurance, old age pension and old age shelter homes.
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Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code should be amended to exclude all forms of sex between consenting adults from the definition of the offence.Unable to prove their identity, hijras and other transsexuals have been completely marginalized vis-à-vis employment, education, inheritance, ration cards, savings and credit facilities and housing. Hijras and other transsexuals cannot prove their identity as their bodies and gender expression do not match their 'sex' on official documents. One of the major issues that hijras and other transsexuals face is that sex change is not legally recognized in India and there are no procedures for legal change of a person's sex after going through sex change. Unfavourable laws coupled with stigma, discrimination and social rejection block most sexual minorities from accessing various social entitlements including voter ID, ration card, passport, driving license, housing, education, employment, savings and credit facilities, insurance, old age pension and old age shelter homes. Police and goondas take advantage of this law and harass, abuse (verbally, physically and sexually), blackmail and extort money and other valuables from sexual minorities. Criminalization of sexual minorities through this law acts as the main structural reason for the horrendous human rights violations against sexual minorities. Through Britain got rid of their anti-sodomy law a long time ago, India continues to carry forward this colonial legacy.
This archaic statute was introduced in India by the British in 1860. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalizes consensual sex between adults by terming all sexual acts other than penile-vaginal intercourse as 'against the order of nature'.
This year pride events are being organized not only in Bangalore but also in Kolkata and Delhi. To this end we are reposting the following announcement from two of our partners.įROM THE ORGANIZERS OF BENGALURU (BANGALORE) PRIDE: Bengaluru's First Pride Rally to Commemorate Stonewall Riots Day For the Visibility and Liberation of Hijra, Kothi, DoubleDekker, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex people.Įach year sexual minorities and their allies organize pride events and march on the streets of cities across the globe to observe Stonewall riots day and is a celebration of diverse sexuality and gender identities. IGLHRC believes that a vital part of our mission is supporting the work of activist organizations and allies by disseminating important information on human rights issues affecting LGBT communities worldwide.