The proposed amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 cannot be pushed through without listening to the very...
M.K. Stalin said proposed amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 should not be pushed through without consulting the transgender community. He urged the Union BJP Government to pause and build genuine consensus with transgender persons before proceeding.
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The proposed amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 cannot be pushed through without listening to the very people whose rights and lives it will affect.
When a law framed in the name of protection is being opposed by the community itself, it calls for reflection, not imposition.
The Union BJP Government must pause, engage, and build a genuine consensus with transgender persons before moving forward.
M.K. Stalin issued a statement on proposed amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, saying such changes cannot be pushed through without listening to the people whose rights and lives would be affected. He noted that when a law framed in the name of protection is opposed by the very community it concerns, it calls for reflection rather than imposition. Stalin urged the Union BJP Government to pause, engage, and build genuine consensus with transgender persons before moving forward with the amendments. The statement does not specify the particular provisions under dispute, but frames the issue as one of ensuring affected communities are consulted before legislative changes affecting their rights are enacted.