A new bill defining gender has been advanced to the Select Committee, following rigorous debate in the House on Wednesday night.
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A new bill defining gender has been advanced to the Select Committee, following rigorous debate in the House on Wednesday night.
The Bill seeking to define the term "woman" in law is being debated in parliament today.
Union government’s Bill on transgender rights set for Lok Sabha vote, facing protests over proposed amendments and consultations.
Union government’s Bill on transgender rights set for Lok Sabha vote, facing protests over proposed amendments and consultations.
The Coalition has vowed to "define biological sex" in the Sex Discrimination Act as a first-term priority if it wins government.
If passed, the bill would punish doctors and parents who provide or consent to a minor receiving gender-affirming care.
The bill seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognised and their right to self-identify.
