The government of India’s quest at rewriting history does not stop at turning textbooks into pamphlets of dark misinformation, but at pushing back at any work that counters Hindutva’s false histories. And most good work does.
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@SanjayAzadSln was 🔥in the Rajya Sabha.
“You made the entire country stand in lines in Corona, in demonitisation, in the LPG crisis and now you’ll make transgender persons stand in line and submit to scrutiny and indignity just for recognition of their identity.”
Lots of speakers in the Rajya Sabha today pointing out the glaringly obvious: the world is at war, people are dying, Kim, so why has the #TransBill2026 been recklessly bulldozed through like this?
Let her cook! Renuka Chowdhary in the Rajya Sabha on the Trans Bill was a force to be reckoned with. “I hope you’re doing this in ignorance, if you’re doing it consciously, you’ve failed as human beings”
The BJP govt hasn’t consulted the trans community & brought a bill which endangers rather than protects them.
The Trinamool Congress unequivocally opposes this Bill.
A SUPREME COURT APPOINTED PANEL HAS ASKED THE GOVERNMENT TO WITHDRAWAL THIS 2026 BILL VIOLATING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND MADE WITHOUT COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
PANEL WAS HEADED BY A FORMER DELHI HIGH COURT JUDGE
A sinister element in this trans bill is how it seeks to isolate a trans individual from any kind of community. By criminalizing "those who infleunce a person to be trans" it cuts transpeople off from doctors, healthcare workers, NGOs, and even individuals. Pure evil this
👉 Did the Centre hold any kind of consultation or discussion with the transgender community?
👉 I request that the government respect the existing NALSA judgement of the Supreme Court.
👉 Have the courage to stand up and say, “Yes, this was a mistake, and the Bill will not be brought forward.”
Listen to @RenukaCCongress ji’s address in the Rajya Sabha on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026
I spoke in the Lok Sabha today strongly opposing the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026.
This draconian legislation seeks to roll back the constitutional promise of dignity, equality and self-identification affirmed by the Supreme Court in the landmark NALSA judgment.
Instead of expanding rights and protections, it introduces intrusive frameworks that risk further marginalising an already vulnerable community.
Trans persons deserve affirmation, social security, access to education, healthcare and employment, and not surveillance or bureaucratic control over identity.
I urge the Union Government to withdraw this regressive Bill and engage meaningfully with the community and stakeholders to uphold constitutional values.
#RejectTransBill2026 #Equality #Constitution #Parliament #ThamizhachiThangapandian #TransLives #NammaSouthChennai
From the beginning, they have always had some super-Brahmanical, patriarchal idea of who we are," says Grace Banu, a prominent trans activist from Tamil Nadu who has led the fight
for reservation rights. "In 2016, they said transgender means partially male, not partially female. Now they have come back with the same idea. We said we are transgender persons. Now they are telling us we are only hijra, aravani — and they haven't even used the right names. Why is 'aravani' listed, when that is like a dead name for the community? In Tamil Nadu, even official government records use Thirunangai [Tamil word for trans woman]. Why have they left out Thirunangai and Thirunambi [Tamil word for trans man] entirely?"
The answer, Grace Banu suggested, is ideological. "This is a complete Hindutva bill. It imposes their ideology on us without our consent. Hijra and Kinnar appear in their texts — so they get listed. Our identities do not fit their imagination, so we are erased.
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need every nonwhite group to get over representation politics by year end. no longer is it acceptable to be concerned about seeing yourself in the latest disney animation. no more soliloquies about your younger self feeling seen. adult politics from here on out plz!
Americans only knowing one language is such a political tool & aids in censorship. The Israelis are saying OPENLY they wanna murder every brown person in the Middle East and steal their land but they say it in Hebrew on the news. Not English. In ENGLISH they tone that ALL THE WAY down for soundbites
Friends, please follow @RejectTransBill - its the X account we, as a large group of queer trans community folks & activists, have made for mobilising against the horrifying Trans Bill
#RejectTransBill2026#NoGoingBack
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