‘I love it when a plan comes together’: Why social media is full of praise for JK Rowling after UK Supreme Court’s ruling on biological women – The Times of India

A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court defining “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 as referring strictly to biological females has triggered an outpouring of support for author JK Rowling on social media, with many hailing her as a symbol of resistance in the ongoing debate around gender identity and women’s rights.Rowling, a vocal…

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Two-gender policy of Trump: A big blow to transgender students as the ‘golden age of America begins’ – The Times of India

“The Golden Age of America begins” declares Donald Trump after taking oath. (ANI Photo) In his inaugural address as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump proclaimed, “The golden age of America begins right now.” However, for transgender students, the vision he laid out might feel less like a renaissance and more like…

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Uttarakhand HC asks education board to tweak rules, empower transgenders | India News – Times of India

DEHRADUN: In a landmark judgment, the Uttarakhand high court overturned a state education board decision that refused to alter name and gender in a transgender individual’s educational certificates. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday by a single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari in Dehradun.Petitioner Shreyansh Singh Bisht, previously Seema Bisht, underwent sexual reassignment surgery…

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Nalsa verdict: ‘10 years later, why are trans people still at red lights?’ | India News – Times of India

W hen Shreegauri Sawant petitioned the Supreme Court to recognise the rights of transgender people a decade ago, she did not have much hope. To her surprise, the Nalsa (National Legal Services Authority) judgment became the bedrock of her community’s civil liberties in India — recognising the sex-gender distinction, creating a legal third gender category…

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