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Transgender activist in India reports treatment halted after law amendment

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  • A 23-year-old transgender activist in Hyderabad reported being denied hormone therapy for 10 days after India amended its transgender rights law, which introduced penalties for forced gender transition procedures.
  • She described experiencing hot flushes and body aches after her clinic stopped treatment.

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India amended its transgender rights law to introduce penalties for forcing someone to assume a transgender identity through surgical, chemical, or hormonal procedures, with authorities stating the changes aim to protect vulnerable groups from exploitation and trafficking.

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But just months after she began treatment earlier this year, India’s parliament amended the country’s transgender law, and the clinic where she was receiving care stopped her medicines.

“Everything shut down,” the 23-year-old communications specialist and LGBTQ rights activist said in the southern city of Hyderabad. Kali said she went 10 days without a testosterone blocker, experiencing hot flushes and body aches.

The amendment introduced penalties for forcing someone to assume a transgender identity through surgical, chemical or hormonal procedures. Authorities say the changes are meant to better protect vulnerable groups by strengthening penalties for exploitation, forced identity and trafficking.

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  • Legal challenges may arise against the amended transgender law in India

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  • What specific clinic denied Kali treatment and why?
  • Has the treatment been resumed since the 10-day interruption?
  • Are there legal challenges to the amended transgender law?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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