In a landmark ruling for the country, after rejecting claims that womanhood was preserved only for those who can bear children, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh ruled that trans women were “legally entitled” to recognition as women.
Transphobes in absolute shambles.
When courts in Hindutva controlled India are more progressive than those in the “enlightened” Western Anglo world.
For a while now they’ve technically been recognizing hijra as third gender but not recognizing trans women in many places. There’s also some friction between people who identify with hijra and their historical practices and trans women which is seen as more western. I’ve talked to people about this before it’s quite different in many places in India on trans issues