POLICY PATHWAYS FOR INDIA’S THIRD GENDER INCLUSION

Abstract

This review article examines gender theory, with a particular emphasis on transgender individuals. The gender and sexual structures of our culture are quite firmly ingrained. Everywhere, individuals are generally divided into two categories, i.e., male and female. But this binary method of classification ignores a sizable portion of the population, transgender, by failing to account for the gender variety that has long existed. As a result, this group is mistreated and subjected to social oppression as the public is unaware of it. In a developing nation like India, they are experiencing several frustrating setbacks. This paper presents a review of the policies and programs implemented by the Indian government for benefitting the TGs in India. The goal of this paper is to evaluate how far policy interventions have considered transgender people's requirements, as well as to propose and implement solutions to ensure that transgender people's needs are properly met.