Proposed Legislation Removes Right to Self Identify One’s Gender in India

Proposed Legislation Removes Right to Self Identify One's Gender in India Tejas Sateesha Hinder India’s Transgender Rights Bill, 2026 proposes to replace “self-perceived gender identity” with a system of state certification which marks a shift in how the law understands identity itself, moving from recognition based on autonomy to recognition contingent on bureaucratic approval. For the past decade, India’s constitutional position has been clear. In National Legal Services Authority v. Union of.