New Delhi, March 24, 2026 (AFP) - Trans community alarmed as India moves to curb LGBTQ rights

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2026-03-24

A proposed amendment to India's transgender law has sparked fear and anger among LGBTQ groups, who warn it could undo hard-won legal gains and take away the right to self-identify. The bill before parliament would narrow the legal definition of transgender persons to a limited number of traditional socio-cultural identities such as "hijra" and "aravani", terms used for hundreds of years for a third-gender community. But critics say that the Trans......

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