The Indian Transgender Persons (Amendment) Bill 2026 seeks to replace the right to self-identification on mandatory medical assessments and district-level screening processes. It also introduces a narrowed and exclusionary definition of transgender identity, effectively erasing recognition of trans men and non-binary persons.
As an international human rights organisation that monitors and challenges the persecution of LGBTQ+ people globally, ReportOUT unequivocally condemns the decision of the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Skrmetti.