The Supreme Court on
Tuesday the 15th April, 2014 recognised transgenders or eunuchs as
third category of gender and directed Centre and States to grant them all
facilities, including voters ID, passport and driving licence.
The Centre and States
were also directed to take steps for bringing the community into the mainstream
by providing adequate healthcare, education and employment.
A bench of Justices
K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri directed the government to take steps for
granting recognition to transgenders as a separate third category of gender
after male and female.
The bench also said
they are the citizens of the country and have equal rights to education,
healthcare and employment opportunities like other people belonging to male and
female gender.
The apex court
expressed concern over transgenders being harassed and discriminated in the
society and passed a slew of directions for their social welfare
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