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Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Supreme Court Creates ‘Third Gender’ Category for Transgenders.
Detailed explanation-2: -India’s Supreme Court has recognised transgender people as a third gender, in a landmark ruling. “It is the right of every human being to choose their gender, ” it said in granting rights to those who identify themselves as neither male nor female.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hijras are officially recognised as a third gender in the Indian Subcontinent, being considered neither completely male nor female. Hijras have a recorded history in the Indian subcontinent since antiquity, as suggested by the Kama Sutra.
Detailed explanation-4: -Transgender persons and their status under existing laws These include laws such as Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 and Hindu Succession Act, 1956 which contain some gender specific provisions. The Bill recognises a third gender i.e. ‘transgender’.