Volume : 6, Issue : 10, OCT 2020

TRANSGENDER STATUS OF 21ST CENTURY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR RIGHTS

SHANKHA SHEKHAR RAKSHIT, SUJOY KUNDU, TAPASI BISWAS

Abstract

A society cannot build up only taking male and female people except Transgender. So, male, Female and also Transgender are integrated to develop a society in local, national and international levels. The researchers conducted this study using content analyzing as methodology to aware different stakeholders about different legal act or bills of transgender. Transgender persons are given different legal provisions or rights to alive as human being with proper dignity in the society from 21 centuries. Different Act or Bills e.g. The right of Transgender person Bill, 2014; Transgender persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 etc. not only protection also to live independently. Universal Declaration of Human Right, it is mentioned that – “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. But the transgender community did not live freely and equally as compared to other two genders so it shows a clear violation of their human right.

Keywords

TRANSGENDER, 21ST CENTURY, RIGHTS

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