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Tamil Nadu Government launches State Policy for Transgender People

Posted 04 Aug 2025

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The policy seeks to protect the rights of transgender people in education, employment, healthcare, housing and safety.

  • The state will also take steps to amend Hindu Succession Act and Indian Succession Act to ensure the right of inheritance for transgender people.
  • The policy allows transgender and intersex people to choose their gender — male, female, or transgender — without needing medical procedures or certificates.

Who is a Transgender?

  • Definition: A transgender person is someone whose gender identity does not align with the gender assigned at birth. [Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019].
  • Population: ~ 4.8 Lakh (Census, 2011).
  • NALSA Judgment (2014): Supreme Court recognized transgender individuals as the "third gender" and affirmed their fundamental rights under the Indian Constitution.

Issues Faced by Transgender Persons

  • Legal and identity issues: 2019 Act mandates certification of gender identity by a District Magistrate, infringing on the right to self-identify.
  • Social Discrimination and marginalization: Lack of social acceptance, cultural perceptions view gender non-conformity as deviant, leading to widespread ostracism, physical and sexual violence, etc.
  • Education barriers: Lack of inclusive curriculum, dropouts due to bullying, etc.
  • Healthcare: Lack of gender-affirmative healthcare, high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and suicidal tendencies due to societal non-acceptance, etc.
  • Economic Exclusion: Due to hiring biases and workplace hostility.

Schemes for Welfare of Transgenders

  • SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) Scheme:  For comprehensive welfare of transgenders.
  • National Portal for Transgender Persons for obtaining online certificate of identity.
  • Gender Inclusion Fund under National Education Policy for providing quality education to girls and transgenders.
  • Garima Grehas: Shelter homes for transgender persons.
  • PM-DAKSH (Dakshta aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi): For skill training to transgenders.
  • Tags :
  • Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
  • Gender Inclusion Fund
  • NALSA Judgment (2014)
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