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The Supreme Court of India recognises the 'third gender' to have the same status as that of any 'male' or 'female' in India.

A Guide to Navigating the Legal System as a Transgender Person in India

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How can this guide help you?

The Nyaaya Guide helps you understand everything you need to know about Navigating the Legal System as a Transgender Person in India with simple language and easy to understand illustrations.This guide can help any transgender person understand what provisions the law has for them, and how they can seek help and get their identity documents issued. It can largely help them navigate the legal system for a situation that they are in.

What laws are discussed in this Guide?

This guide discusses the general provisions in the Constitution of India, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020.

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