Suggestions for TG bill in India towards accessing life with dignity for transgender people
Prepared by Transwoman Ms. Olga. B. Aaron, BRAVOH Movement, Chennai, Tamil nadu
Content	Issues		Impact
Transgender issues evolve from childhood and affect the as grown up Transgender people	As per juvenile justice act children should not conclude with the identity of  transgender and nobody can label them as by their behavior. Though it is very visible that boy behave like girl and girl behave like boy. Because not all children with such behavior turn out to be transperson as the grown up. But this visibility makes them vulnerable to face violence and violations at Family, neighborhood, educational institutions and at the social at large. They denied right to live, to develop, to participate and social protection.		·         Increased evacuation and walking out of family ·         Unable to socialize with the neighborhood and develop social skills. ·         Increased school drop outs ·         Lack of education and other skills ·         Lack of job opportunities due to unclear status of Transpeople. ·         No valuable documents about the transgender identity and educational status. ·         Starts group living and indulge in sex work and begging ·         Exploited by community members and temporary life partner ·         Unable to have a family life that includes child adoption
Issues		Recommendations
		Action		Expected impact
·         Increased evacuation and walking out of family		Child rights policy should be revised and include Gender non conform children (GNCC )- (Transgender childhood) as children with special needs and vulnerable children. ·         As per Juvenile justice act, all rights should be provided to  GNCC ·         Any violations occurred to GNCC should be considered as violation of JJ Act and penalize the perpetrators.		Create enable environment for GNNC at family, neighborhood, educational institutions and provide ultimate social protection.
·         Unable to socialize with the neighborhood		·         Adequate sensitization should be provided to parents in general, neighborhood ( general public) educational institutions, skill building sectors based on the revised child rights policy and JJ Act.		Encouraged parenting GNCC with the added support of  state with recognition through policies and laws.
·         Increased school drop outs		·         Rapid intervention with runaway GNCC and family  towards  reuniting with family and continue education ·         Sensitization among teachers  and other stake holders towards avoiding schools drop outs. ·         Counseling shouls be provided to invidual children on their gender identity and to handle gender diasphorea (stress of being different, bullied and called names and other difficulties).		Right to Education will be implemented for GNCC
·         Lack of education and social skills		·         Reuniting with education through regular schools and colleges,  open universities and schools implemented. ·         Prepare a data base of grown up transgender people as illiterate, semiliterate and literate and their personal interest towards leading life with dignity. .		The excluded transcommunity would be reunited with the society and given an opportunity towards accessing life with dignity.
·         Lack of job opportunities		·         As per their skill, knowledge and willingness carry out livelihood training, activities, job placements, awareness among employees and employers to understand the need to encourage trans indivual at work place. ·         Have work place policies towards trans friendly work atmosphere and to address work place harassments. ·         Continue follow up towards  retain them in their respective jobs		Transcommunity will be empowered and will be able to contribute as equal as a responsible citizen of the nation.
·         Starts group living and indulge in sex work and begging		·         Grown up transgender who are unwilling to live with biological family and prefer for single or group living and willing to disclose their identity should be provided with all individual valid documents as psycho social assessment as trans person, doctor certificate incase opt and go through sex change and mandatorily have name changed in gazette and should be able to access passport and other documents as per personal preferences. ·         Community leaders should be provided skills with how to guide and manage the group members with information of education, training and job resources. ·         Should be accountable to the local governance about the group and the actions taken towards rehabilitating the members. ·         Should be provided with information about available resources towards accessing life with dignity. ·         Awreness should created as  forced into sex work and begging as per law action will  be taken against the individual and perpetrators through Anti human Trafficking act.		Appropriate and protected atmosphere provided at extended family  apart from the biological one. And provide equal opportunities to access all available social entitilements.
·         No valuable documents about the transgender identity		·         All above 18 self-identified transgender should be able get the psycho social assessment done through government officials and community members committee as per practice of Tamil nadu welfare board. ·         National level valid Id cards (like differently abled people ) should be provided with the all details with the pre or post operated status enable accessibility of social entitlements. ·         A mechanism to revise the id card as per the physical change process. ·         Based on the Doctor certificate, gazette name change passport and residential address proof other documents should be provided. ·         For pre-operative transgender,  should not be forced for any kind of medical procedures but there should be a certification or id and documents should be provided as transparency of their physical status but right to access equal and allotted opportunities as any citizen.		Post operated people go through non reversible process and therefore the vulnerability and challenges increased in accessing life with dignity. Pre operated persons provided with equal opportunity but with the transparency of their physical status to avoid public utilities like toilets and other amenities or unique provided setups.
·         Employment opportunities		·         Census should be taken with unique guidelines. ·         Reservation should be their as per their birth community and as the transgender person. ·         Grown up should be able to include them in the census through on or offline with all valid identities. ·         Confidentiality should be maintained in the meanwhile UID should be provided to avoid duplications and mal practices. ·         Guidelines should be provided to employment exchanges, public service commissions and other public and private job sectors. ·         Existing training centers should be enable transgender people to access services and get further opportunities.		Job accessibilities would be enabled at public and private sectors with trans friendly work atmosphere.
·         Exploited by temporary life partner ·         Unable to have a family life that includes child adoption		·         Till Sec 377 is sorted out, the emotional needs and of companionship of transperson should be prioritized and legal companion ship should be provided under non procreative companionship. ·         As per their preferable religious marriage  (companionship)  act it should be registered and handled through out like other marriages. ·         Right to adopt children under single parent or as a legal companion should be provided. ·          Parenting should be encouraged through valid documents and provided opportunities towards best interest of the adopted children
·         Health care		All health needs should be provided as equal importance as HIV/AIDS with adequate health care workers, set ups and insurance schemes.