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flag India's new transgender law replaces self-ID with strict criteria and medical approval for legal gender recognition.

flag 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. flag The bill removes self-declaration of gender, requiring medical board approval and district magistrate consent for legal recognition. flag It introduces stricter penalties, including life imprisonment for forced gender conversion of children, and allows updates to official documents. flag The law aims to ensure protections reach those facing social exclusion due to biological factors, addressing implementation challenges in the original act.

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