United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday barring transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, reinforcing his administration’s interpretation of Title IX.
Transgender persons in Jharkhand have been included in the Other Backward Classes category to ensure that they can avail reservation in government jobs, the state Cabinet said on Wednesday.
Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide reservations to transgender persons in the local body polls as an initial measure aimed at bringing them into mainstream society.
Panjab University (PU) will provide free of cost accommodation to a transwoman student at the working women’s hostel, dean students’ welfare (DSW) Jagtar Singh informed to chairman of transgender welfare board-cum-additional deputy commisioner, UT administration.
Low crime rate reports for transgender community due to lack of documentation of transgender persons in paper, leads to distorted crime records against the community.