• DR.A.A.KADEEJABI
• ALEESHA NAJEEB

The transgender community in India has historically been a marginalised group. Even though they are recognised as a separate ‘third gender’, the community experiences significant challenges in contemporary Indian society. Some of the challenges faced by them are a pervasive social stigma against the community, discrimination, and lack of access to proper education, healthcare, and employment opportunities. There has been consistent exclusion of the transgender community from mainstream society and social institutions. The constitution of India provides a blanket of fundamental rights to each and every citizen of the country, including the transgender citizens. The judiciary has also taken some significant measures to affirm the identity and rights of the community. Apart from this, legislative initiatives like the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, also aim to counter the challenges, but they have faced significant issues during implementation due to social stigma. This paper examines legal protections, historical context, judicial interventions, and the overall legislative structure concerning transgender rights in India. It also focuses on the challenges faced by the transgender community in Indian society and offers suggestions to ensure inclusivity, promote equality, and sustain harmony with respect to the community. This paper also analyses the crucial need for an overall societal turnaround in order to ensure the promised dignity and rights of the transgender persons in India.

Transgender, constitution, community, discrimination, marginalisation.

"Legal Promises and Social Stigmas Facing Transgenders in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no.i508-i516, July-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2407851.pdf

"Legal Promises and Social Stigmas Facing Transgenders in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no. ppi508-i516, July-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2407851.pdf