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The Transgender Bill is Anything But Transgender Friendly

Newsclick Team | 14 Dec 2017

The centre is all set to table the Transgender- protection of rights bill 2016. But a mention of some bizarre proposals in it, makes one question whether this bill will violate the rights of transgenders instead of protecting them. Miss Transqueen 2017 and Reena Rai, the organiser of the first beauty pageant for transgenders in India, comment on how this bill goes against the progress this talented community is making.

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