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Government has launched many schemes for men and women. But what about the third gender i.e., the transgender people. Transgender people are people whose sense of psychological identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex. They are also human beings. Despite our government has launched only two schemes in the years of 2014 and 2016.
These schemes do not completely demolish the discriminations faced by the transgender people. Still, we can see these people begging in the buses, trains, and in many public places. Why is this happening even after the launch of the new scheme in 2019?
There is something rubbish registered in the minds of the people that transgender people are not the members of the society. Even their own family members harass them. They are not even able study in the schools and sit beside with other children. Even they are bullied and abused but the parliament do not notice them. Then how can they take actions against these kinds of assaults.
The new scheme launched in 2019 requires two step process for a transgender to change their legal gender. This requires the document of post-sex reassignment surgery and this should be re-assured by the District Magistrate. In this process, these people should undergo some of the unwilling procedures.
Most of the people see them as the victim of HIV. But there is no practical theory that proves this idea of the people. They are never accepted by the society. The issues on ignoring them in the hospitals and educational complexes are still ongoing.
As the laws on transgender people provide some of the benefits to them, it also has a dark side. Some of the modifications are needed in these laws. But practically, the changes should be made in the minds of the people. Trans people cannot live a normal life until and unless people accept them as their family.