The public sentiment is deeply polarized regarding the Supreme Court's rulings on transgender rights. Many express significant concern and frustration over potential discrimination and rights infringements, particularly fearing for the well-being of the transgender community. In contrast, some commenters celebrate the rulings as a step toward affirmation of transgender rights, though they also acknowledge the challenges that remain regarding women's rights and societal acceptance. Overall, there is a mix of despair and hope, with many calling for further legal protections.

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trendingtattler

JK Rowling's alcoholic ass is gonna have a conniption

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Classic-Carpet7609

JK Rowling will now turn to racism against Indians to condemn this, watch

nonstopdrizzle

India being more progressive than the UK!

dcminx96

GrossGarnet

Finally some good news! So happy for India!

DrFranFine

This is a strangely progressive stance in what is a pretty patriarchal and female hostile environment. I'm pleasantly surprised. Good for India

FlyingPastFreedom100

Jk Rowling boutta go on a generational hate run against us

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Finally some good news!!!

Sincerely

Skeletor 💜

haubenmeise

The context given in this article is amazing:

&gt;Her husband’s parents petitioned the court to deny her use of Section 498A, which protects women from cruelty by a husband or relatives, arguing that it only applied to cisgender women.

Imagine going to a court to argue that you have the legal right to be abusive to your daughter-in-law

FanOfForever

If only the U.S and other countries would follow suit.

PrydefulHunts

As an Indian I am soo proud of my country today! Congratulations to everyone out there who fought for this

SapnoKiRaani

the black mould in JK Rowling’s brain rn

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poetryandpills

Indias courts are fairly compassionate and progressive. 

The problem is enforcing the decisions in the diverse areas where local authority is less so.

Wantitneeditgetit

Lazy_Ad4370

This is huge but because we still live in a patriarchal world the case against the in laws who were threatening the woman was dismissed and also 👇🏼

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cinnamonnnne

Yayy for women.
Finally some good news from India

LoveWineNotTheLabel

Shenanigans80h

thetatershaveeyes

Thinking of Gandhi's answer to the question of "What do you think of Western civilization?" right about now

Anitmata

Our higher judiciary in India is very left leaning, it always has been as per the context of the time.

mrpumpkin007

darkmatter_hatter

Honestly, India so conservative on everything but trans rights. You would probably never find an apartment to live in as a unmarried couple, but we literally treat trans gender people with a lot of respect.

The reason btw is that Hinduism has a concept of third sex baked into it.

koinaambachabhihai

Fantastic news. India is a large country, so this impacts so many people positively. Here's hoping that with legal recognition, trans people feel more comfortable there, and help change societal views, as it is still a largely conservative society.

Ponchorello7

India is a special case when it comes to trans. When I visited for my large cousins wedding,  trans groups were universally welcomed and believed to bring good luck to the wedding.

One of the areas where its more progressive than most of the world. Hinduism is more accepting of LGBTQ than most major religions.

DarkReignRecruiter

rosiebeehave

Does this also apply to trans men? I can't see anything in the article.

SquirrelEnthusiast

Misicks0349

As a British Indian, can we please get some support from you guys too now? We're the world's punching bag, making fun of Indians gets a free pass even from leftists who claim to be against racism.

Relative_Noise_7084

dubaddu

Like 3 posts before this I had a post saying Trump banned trans women from women sports, world politics is something

MegamiCookie

TemporaryDisaster173

beezy-slayer

India being more progressive than the US is crazy.

xXSh1V4_D4SXx

That's good to hear, It's nice to see some countries passing laws to increasingly protect marginalized groups while America and the UK go down the shitter

Fuck yes! Congrats to India and of course Indian transfolks!! I hope y'all are proud of all that hard work paying off

MothChasingFlame

…In a castle somewhere in Scotland…

….because she’s English and continues the tradition of exporting fucking people over…

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sofia1687

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coco_xcx

Transgender and gender-fluid characters appear in a number of classical Hindu texts so it'd be very ironic if they hadn't done this

Lali_mco11

Wonder if this will lead to the hijra community getting more rights and protections.

Kolipe

DontKnow1549

In India there are some subcultures that have millennia of history with third genders.

zabumafu369

Strange to see the UK being less progressive than India. How the tables have turned

Edit : Also, Pink News is not really trustworthy nowadays if my memory serves me right

PepeSouterrain

/me Fistbumps

India is moving forward while the USA and UK are moving backwards. What a world.

Vyrlo

BananaShakeStudios

Indian judiciary has been progressive about LGBTQ rights lately and that's great - I'm really really happy to see the judiciary being positive towards LGBTQ people. In 2018, the Indian supreme court decriminalized homosexuality. The court also offers legal recognition to cohabiting same-sex couples in the form of live-in relationships.

But I can't help but emphasize on the fact that the current ruling party of India, BJP, is very conservative and anti-LGBTQ in nature. A BJP leader tried to block a pride parade earlier this month in the Indian city of Pune - but they failed. 

Your regular Indian society is heavily patriarchic &amp; conservative in nature. A lot of the educated people in metropolitan Indian cities are transphobes &amp; homophobes. This ruling is a step in the right direction but we still have a long way to go.

FlyingScript

LET'S GO I HAVE HOPE FOR MY COUNTRY NOW WHO KNOWS WE'LL GET SAME SEX MARRIAGE ONE DAY

isucksomuchitsweird

for the first time in a long time im proud of my country

Turbulent-Media-3322

As an Indian, the region as a whole has transgender communities and they have some protection in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well, despite being majority Muslim countries.

When most people talk about transgender people in the region, they most often talk about these groups, though the recognition of people being transgender outside those traditional communities is increasing. 

The courts are willing to affirm the right of transgender people as a "third gender", and issue decrees to protect their rights.

At the moment, cases have affirmed their rights to be recognized as women, men or transgender people, their right to heterosexual marriage (in line with the current laws only allowing heterosexual marriage), etc. 

One of the major hurdles is same sex marriage, the courts don't want to create something "new", so it's up to the legislative. LGBT rights isn't a political issue, which is good. However, it's not on the agenda of politicians as a result.

roron5567

thatdoubleabat

How the fuck is India more competent than the British  government. Good on them (indians)

Lego_Kitsune

I did not have India being more progressive on trans rights than the US on my 2025 Bingo card but here we are.

nitrokitty

I'm from India and I'm happy but also the mindset of people may not change as of now still

wonder_woman2506

I'm glad to see one country not going backwards, unlike here in the UK and over in America Trans Women are Women no matter what backwards thinking courts and politicians say

TheDragonborn1992

Finally some good fucking news. This is awesome!

Tranquilityinateacup

India goes forward while the US and the UK go backwards!

JonM313

The fact that India is being more progressive than the US is just sad.

Electricdragongaming

Hell yeah good to hear even if i dont live there. Congrats  india ❤️

LichtJackal

evanescentlily

That's awesome to hear, take notes, America

Mswenson94

If I’m not mistaken, prior to British colonisation India was incredibly progressive and often with religion and stuff, third genders and what not was acknowledged.

subbie2002

phatirvine

Emesseee

AnUnknownCreature

frootcock

no shit. cool. be nice to see the whole text of the ruling.

physicistdeluxe

Itchy-Astronomer9500

kioku119

It's really bad to see, how many people like and comment in social media, that they are proud of something , without even spending a minute to think about the reality of trans women in Indian society. Trans women are still third gender for your information. God bless you all.

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Iggysoup06

ThatBloodyPinko

Every day moving to Asia becomes more and more tempting.

No_External_539

Another truth is stranger than fiction day.

Whateverchan

They’ll get the same protection as other women in India?

The_Amazing_Emu

Well I am glad my country's court did something incredible and progressive!!

Helpful-Swan394

Get fucked bigots. Look at all the angry assholes in this thread downvoting anything trans positive. Trans rights are human rights you pathetic clowns.

Gokorak

Finally a Court somewhere ruled based on the law, equity and basic fairness  (NOT BIGOTRY AND TRANSPHOBIA - are you listening US and UK?)
Trans rights are Human Rights!⚧️🏳️‍⚧️✊

Top_Oil_9473

Fit-Lion-773

At least someone is listening to all the rationale and history of Trans people's existence.

OrangeJr36

Let's go 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 RAAAAAHHHHHHHH

oxalisk

Trans rights are on the decline in the US and UK, but they're on the rise in India.


Who would have thought...

wilmaed

Big-Maintenance2544

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