2025 July 24

GENDER-NEUTRAL LAWS IN INDIA

24 Jul: GENDER-NEUTRAL LAWS IN INDIA

Traditionally, India’s legal system recognized only males and females, grounding itself in a binary classification of gender, often to the extreme of neglecting other gender identities such as those of the transgender and non-binary community. Despite taking great strides judicially and legislatively toward inclusivity, many laws-especially those concerning sexual offences-are still beholden to