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India's new transgender law replaces self-ID with strict criteria and medical approval for legal gender recognition.
India has introduced a bill to amend its 2019 Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, replacing self-identification with a narrower definition based on socio-cultural identities like hijra, kinner, aravani, and jogta, as well as intersex variations.
The bill removes self-declaration of gender, requiring medical board approval and district magistrate consent for legal recognition.
It introduces stricter penalties, including life imprisonment for forced gender conversion of children, and allows updates to official documents.
The law aims to ensure protections reach those facing social exclusion due to biological factors, addressing implementation challenges in the original act.
La nueva ley transgénero de India reemplaza la autoidentificación con criterios estrictos y aprobación médica para el reconocimiento legal de género.