India recognizes transgender citizens as "third gender"

[stan.smith]

Ironically INDIA is the 1st country to officially recognize transgendered people as a third gender. just saw it on the news. hopefully other countries will follow it just as they followed the kamasutra!!!


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/m...der/?tid=hp_mm

[saifan]

Who does this 3rd gender benefit though?

[stan.smith]

Who does this 3rd gender benefit though?

transgendered people. the Indian Supreme Court has given equal rights to "third gender" citizens. incidentally there was just a thread on Indian Transexuals

[saifan]

OK. I am way out of the loop. I guess legally changing your gender from M to F or vice versa isn't an option in India?

[stan.smith]

OK. I am way out of the loop. I guess legally changing your gender from M to F or vice versa isn't an option in India?

HAHAHA no! and it just isn't to change the gender of a license or passport from M to F. its more of actually accepting a society for what it really is and for more than 50 million or more to be identified as equal to everyone else makes a big dent at least in the Indian govt/society/culture. as a joke and to simplify it its like having a mens females and tgirls bathroom and lockerooms without the actual bathrooms lol

[saifan]

HAHAHA no! and nowhere in the world. to simplify it its like having a mens females and tgirls bathroom and lockerooms without the actual bathrooms lol

Excepting the US, right?

[stan.smith]

i edited the post

[TSaddicted]

That's great news. Hopefully other countries do follow suit.

[amberskyi]

I prefer the U.S. where I can legally live my life as a woman and not a third gender.I personally see myself as a woman and not other

[SpoogeMonkey]

I prefer the U.S. where I can legally live my life as a woman and not a third gender.I personally see myself as a woman and not other

and yet some 'transgendered persons' on here will disagree.

ts civil war is coming..