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Retrograde Gender Politics: A Doctrinal Critique of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026
Sanjay M Abstract: Gender identity has shifted from a matter of right to one of definition and verification. This article examines the Transgender Amendment Act, 2026, through gender theory, constitutional privacy and […]
REFORM, NOT ABOLITION: Rethinking the Guru-Chela System under the 2026 Transgender Amendment
Avanti Sowani & Sanvi Gupta Abstract: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, introduces significant changes to the legal framework governing transgender identity, welfare, and recognition in India. While the […]
The Inquisitorial State: Deconstructing the Fallacy of “Acquiring” Gender Rights
Suryansh Kumar Verma Source: Credits: A protest against the transgender rights bill passed in Parliament, in Mumbai, India, March 25, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool Abstract: This article argues that India’s […]
Omissive discrimination by the 2026 Act: The triumph of the medical model and the overlooked imprints of Jane Kaushik
Parushni Jathar & Devanshi V Kasnia Source: Credits: Thane Pride Protest on April 16th, 2026 Abstract: Omissive discrimination emerged in Jane Kaushik V. Union of India as a recourse to the fallacious […]
What the Camera Already Knew: Cinema, Representation, Transgender Dignity, Legal Recognition and the Battle for Self-Perception Under the 2026 Act
Tanvi Kishore Source: Arunesh Blog, “Regressive Bill Insults Trans People, Pushes India Decades Back”, available at https://aruneshblog.com/regressive-bill-insults-trans-people-pushes-india-decades-back/. Abstract: This piece reads the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 through the […]
The Medicalisation and State-Gatekeeping of Transgender Identity: A Critique of the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026
Simmi Parihar & Darshit Agarwal Source: Arunesh Blog, “Regressive Bill Insults Trans People, Pushes India Decades Back”, available at https://aruneshblog.com/regressive-bill-insults-trans-people-pushes-india-decades-back/. Abstract: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, tends to […]
From Existence to Erasure: An Analysis of Socio-Cultural Identities Under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026
Akriti Lamba Abstract: Transgender communities have existed in India from times immemorial. However, the 2026 Amendment limits the definition of “transgender person”, limiting which communities can claim protection under the law. This […]
Paper Shield: The Internal Contradictions of Section 18 of the Transgender Persons Amendment Act, 2026
Sanidhya Kapoor Abstract: This piece argues that the Transgender Amendment Act, 2026 undermines its own aim owing to the drafting inconsistencies in Section 18. The narrow ‘against the will’ standard fails to […]
The Bureaucracy of Becoming: The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026 as Spatial Disciplining in Queer India
Dhruti Kedilaya Abstract: This article uses Saunders’ “containment” framework to examine India’s Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. It shows how compulsory certification relegates identity to private, medicalized spaces while […]