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A High Court judge found Kenya violated a transgender woman's dignity with a forced 'gender determination' procedure in custody, awarding damages and ordering the government to draft new protections.
President Murmu signed the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026, which introduces medical board approval requirements and criminalizes 'compelling' someone to present as transgender — drawing condemnation from Amnesty International and India's own courts.
India's parliament passes an amendment to the Transgender Persons Act that removes self-perceived gender identity from the law and requires medical certification — a move critics say contradicts the Supreme Court and erases the community it claims to protect.
The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026, now signed by India's president, replaces self-identification with medical certification and narrows the legal definition of who counts as transgender. Human rights groups are calling it a massive step backward.
