Transcript Parental rights - Choithram School

Rights of Transgender
People in
Various Countries
Group Members –
Class – XI A
Choithram School,
Manik Bagh, Indore
(India)
Asit Bhate
Anuraj Dhaka
Sowmya Sukhtankar
Kushagra Goyal
Dev Ramchandani
Ayushi Gupta
Rishabh Ranka
Sahil Ahuja
Saakshi Bansal
UNITED STATES
1) Marriage- In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled
that people have a right to marry without regard to gender.
2) Parental rights- In some cases, a parent's transgender status is not weighed in a
court decision.
3) Reproductive rights- Transgender people who have not undergone sex
reassignment surgery retain their reproductive organs and are able to procreate.
4) Identity documents- Different procedures and requirements for legal name
changes and gender marker changes on birth certificates, drivers licenses, social
security identification and passports exist and can be inconsistent.
5) Laws- Some versions of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act introduced in the
U.S. Congress have included protections against discrimination for transgender
people, but as of 2015 no version of ENDA has passed.
UNITED STATES
1) Restroom access- Non-discrimination laws have included restrooms as public
accommodations, indicating a right to use gendered facilities which conform with a
person's gender identity.
2) Healthcare-The Affordable Care Act of 2010 prohibits sex discrimination in federally
funded health care facilities.
3) Immigration-In 2000, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that "gay men
with female sexual identities [sic] in Mexico constitute a 'particular social group'" that was
persecuted and was entitled to asylum in the US
4) Military –It’s was declared that from July 2017, under Department of Defense
regulations transgender persons may serve in the United States.
INDIA
 Indian Supreme Court declared transgenders as
socially and economically backward class.
 Rajya Sabha passed a bill guaranteeing rights to
that group.
1) Later they were given right to stand in elections.
2) In 1996 Kali stood for elections in Patna under Judicial
Reform Party.
3) In 2003, in MP, they have announced establishing their
own political party called JEETI JITAYI POLITICS.
4) Manabi Bandhopadhyay became India’s first transgender
college principal of the Krishna nagar Women’s College,
West Bengal.
kenya
The ability of the Kenyan transgender debate to
circumvent the opposition of religious groups has
largely depended on framing transgenderism as a
mental disorder, but the acceptance of sexual
orientation diversity faces a much greater challenge.
kenya
Hivos has responded to this by collaborating with the Arcus Foundation to
improve the position of transgender and gender-nonconforming persons in
Kenyan society with the Advancing Sexual Orientation and Gender
Identity (SOGI) Rights programme.
1. Specific outcomes for this programme include:
2. Legal support for transgender and gender-nonconforming persons
3. Advocacy for and monitoring of relevant legal reforms
4. Media campaigns on human rights of transgender persons
5. Training and awareness for public servants on transgenderism and
transgender rights
6. Media coverage of training given on the human rights of transgender
persons
7. Responsible media reporting on the human rights of transgender persons
brazil
The States of Brazil are prohibited to create discriminatory laws according to the
national constitution.
1) The latter has promulgated a new law, signed by its governor, that will put
high fines on businesses discriminating against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and
transgender people.
2)An extremely small minority of transvestites have university educations or
professional qualifications. With few exceptions, the only professions open to
them are nursing, domestic service, hairdressing, gay entertainment, and
prostitution.
4)There are, associations of transgender people in several Brazilian states and
cities. One program in Rio de Janeiro focuses on the reintegration of
transvestites into society through training and employment opportunities.
5)Brazil's public health system provides free genital reconstruction surgery.
AUSTRALIA
•Australian terminology has
expanded from "LGBT" to
"LGBTI" to include
intersex people.
•People who are transgender
in Australia, have a right
against discrimination by law.
•The Sex Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to treat a person
less favorably than another person in a similar situation because of
the gender-related identity, appearance, and mannerisms or other
gender-related characteristics of the person.
•Same-sex couples can adopt children in nearly all jurisdictions
within Australia.
•The law of Australia also recognizes that a person can choose to
designate themselves as neither male nor female.
germany
1)The German Gender Recognition Act provides regulations on
the change of the civil status of a person concerning his or her
gender.
2)The “small solution” allows the transsexual person to change
his/her first name.
3)The “big solution” allows for the change of the gender status
without a surgery.
4)The Transsexual Act provided that the change of the gender
status required that the married transsexual had to be divorced,
and that the transsexual had to undergo a sex change surgery.
5)Transgenders are also allowed to serve military in the country.
Bibliography
Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://www.impowr.org
https://www.global.qlik.com
https://www.oasisinternational.com