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Mumbai: TISS students begin battle to scuttle 'flawed' trans bill in RS
Updated On: 24 December, 2018 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Pallavi Smart
Strongly condemning the bill, a semi-formal collective of queer and queer-friendly individuals in TISS has started a movement titled 'Rajya Sabha MPs #StopTransBill2018'

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With the controversial 'Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2018 reaching the Rajya Sabha after being passed by the Lok Sabha, Queer Collective, a students' body from TISS has started a online movement against it.
Under the movement, titled 'Rajya Sabha MPs #StopTransBill2018,' the group is garnering public support against the bill via an e-mail. The group has explained their objections against the Bill on a website. Upon finishing going through the objections, one can send an e-mail to all Rajya Sabha MPs. In a statement,the collective said, "We, the TISS Queer Collective, unequivocally reject and condemn the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018... Now, as the Lok Sabha has shown its disregard to the transgender community, we call upon the Rajya Sabha to withdraw the Bill, and demand that the Bill be re-worked in line with the NALSA judgment, incorporating the recommendations from the community as well as the parliamentary standing committee process."
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