7 years after SC judgment, third genders say they feel like second class citizens indiatoday.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatoday.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ranchi: In a first for Jharkhand, a transgender has been made part of a bench set up by the Ranchi district legal service authority (DLSA) to resolve disputes in the National Lok Adalat (NLA) scheduled on Saturday.
The transgender, noted social activist Amruta Soni (38), will be a member of the NLA’s bench number 19 which also comprises a judge and a panel lawyer.
Hailing from Sholapur district in Maharashtra, Soni completed graduation from the Jamia Milia University in 2007 and did MBA in marketing from the Symbiosis Institute in Pune. While growing up, Soni had to beg on the streets and was a former sex worker. Later, she worked as a nodal officer with project Vihaan which provided help to HIV-infected persons in Chhattisgarh.
Workplace equality index for LGBTQ community announced in India indiagazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiagazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.