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JOIN the tweet storm to #StopTransBill2018 !! With us now-Brandt, a transmasculine person from Bombay, feminist & freelance editor, he deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee appointed to research issues with the Bill before it was tabled, passed in its present form.
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WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TRANS BILL 2018- we are tagging Rajya Sabha MPs!! RT and join the tweet storm #StopTransBill2018 (find RS MPs at the end of this thread by Brandt)
India' new Transgender Rights Bill needs to rejected in totality by the Rajya Sabha for the following reasons (1/7) #StopTransBill2018
It nullifies the NALSA judgment sanctioned principle of self-identification. Under the bill, any person who wants to change their gender marker to "transgender" needs to appear before a screening committee which includes medical experts. (2/7) #StopTransBill2018
If you want to change your gender marker to male or female, the Bill further asks for evidence of a sex reassignment surgery. While the screening committee mechanism diluted the NALSA judgment's guarantees, this provision is in outright contempt of it. (3/7) #StopTransBill2018
