Parliament passes Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill
India
India's Parliament just passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026.
The government says it's about making things more inclusive for transgender people, but not everyone is convinced.
Why the bill is controversial
The new amendment updates the 2019 law by removing mentions of different sexual orientations and self-identified identities, and brings in graded punishments based on how much harm is caused to transgender individuals.
However, all suggestions for changes were turned down.
Many student groups and leaders have pushed back, calling the bill exclusionary: Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal even warned that criminalizing "alluring" someone into a transgender identity could hurt families and support systems.