Trangenders

The Press Council of India on Thursday issued guidelines for covering news related to the LGBTQ+ community asking journalists to avoid use of words such as 'eunuch' or the phrase 'sex-change surgery' and opt for transgender woman and gender affirmative surgery respectively. "Do not use transgenders in your article; 'transgender' is an adjective. Use transgender person, transwomen, transmen, and/or trans* persons," the guidelines for covering news on the LGBTQ+ community said. The purpose of this docket is to enhance the understanding of gender, sexuality, its terms and usage, the Press Council of India (PCI) said. The term "alleged" should not be used when describing LGBTQIA+ identities and relationships such as "alleged transgender person", or "alleged relationship"-- which are all as real and valid as any other, it said. The guidelines also recommend journalists not to focus on a transgender person's previous gender identity by using phrases like "he was a she", or "she was he"

Initiative, which also focuses on bringing transgenders into the mainstream, is the brainchild of Delhi State Legal Services Authority