In India, there are records issues for the transgender community. They encounter daily challenges in getting even the tiniest features. We saw that even a second mistake in the name of the NRC caused many people to be excluded from the draft when it was implemented in Assam. There is no clarity about how to navigate through that because many trans people have had titles changed in their records, the advocate continued.
They brought up a different issue with the CAA, noting that the Transgender Protection Act, which allows people to self-identify their sex, was passed in 2019. This could cause distress when assessing.
The National Register of Citizens records historical data to determine who is a normal resident, which can be demoralizing.
” Transgender individuals, especially those belonging to areas like Hijra and Kinnar, does possess migrated and lack links to their paternal and maternal people. Therefore, they may not possess the necessary papers to confirm their legacy information, despite no fault of their own. Returning to their people to ask for papers is often not an opportunity, as some experience rejection or disownment”, they said.
