THE TRANSGENDER CITIZENRY IN INDIA: ACTORS ON A FLIMSY GROUND AND THE LEGAL LACUNAE

AB S TRA CT T he t ra ns gend e rs in I ndia a re s u bject ed to gr av e an d p e rva si ve violati on s, that p er si st an d pe rpe t uate d esp ite th e Co nst ituti onal dete r ren ce und e r th e p ro vi sion s of R ight to E quali ty etc. , e sp eci ally du e t o the la ck of sen siti zati on of the so cie ty as re gar ds to th e pa lpabl e i s sue s, as enc ount er ed by the tr an sgen de r p opulati on i n I ndi a. T he antiq ua ria n cus tom s an d no rm s in I ndi a p rea ch f or the pr oje ction of utter re sp ect f o r the que er co mmu nity , uph oldin g the p rinc iple s of dis pla ying re sp ectf ulne s s f o r div er sit y and e ns uri ng integ rit y.