Who decides your gender? Your body or your mind? Or the state? This episode follows the NALSA judgment 2014 which recognized the third gender and more importantly affirmed the right to self-affirm one’s gender. But what did the government do? We track the success of Tiruchi Shiva’s bill to protect the rights of transgenders and the disappointment with the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and look at the road ahead. Parul Chandra, “Why Tiruchi Siva moved a Private Member's Bill to ensure rights for transgender people”, ( https://scroll.in/article/723205/why-tiruchi-siva-moved-a-private-members-bill-to-ensure-rights-for-transgender-people )Gautam Bhatia, “The Constitutional Challenge to the Transgender Act”, ( https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/the-constitutional-challenge-to-the-transgender-act/ )Susan Ninan, “Love is a Human Right”, ( https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/32303155/india-sprinter-dutee-chand-tells-coming-story )You can follow Priya on social media:Instagram: ( https://www.instagram.com/naik.priya/ )Twitter: ( https://twitter.com/fundamentallyp )Linkedin: ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-mirza-73666310/ )You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.