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: A decade-long legal battle led to the landmark NALSA v. Union of India (2014) judgment, which recognised transgender people as a "third gender" and established the right to self-identification . This was followed by the decriminalisation of same-sex consensual acts in 2018 ( Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India ). 2. The 2026 Legislative Shift

: Modern activism traces back to early research by Magnus Hirschfeld (1897) and major protests like the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot (1966) and Stonewall Riots (1969). shemale girdle

: Transgender identities (including hijras , kinners , and aravanis ) have existed for over 4,000 years, holding advisory roles in the Mughal era before being criminalised by the British Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 . : A decade-long legal battle led to the landmark NALSA v