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Call to fight prejudice against transgenders

CHENNAI: Concerned at the fact that transgenders are pushed to the brink of society and denied civil and political rights, a conference of jurists called for creation of a national database, reservation in education and employment, anti-discrimination laws and quota in local body and Assemblies for the transgender community.

Speaking at a function, Justice P. Sathasivam, Supreme Court Judge, said the transgenders had very few rights and were not recognised by the Indian law. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Judge, Supreme Court, Justice M.Y. Eqbal, Chief Justice, Madras High Court, P. Geetha Jeevan, Minister for Social Welfare, and K. S. Sripathi, Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu, among others spoke. The programme was organised by the Madras High Court, National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi, the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority and the Department of Social Welfare, Tamil Nadu.

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