epaselect epa12882666 Activists hold placards during a protest called by the National Network for Gender and Sexual Minorities (NNGSM), urging the Indian government to withdraw the Transgender Amendment Bill, in Bangalore, India, 11 April 2026. On 13 March, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill was proposed in India's lower house. The bill threatens to reverse the 2019 Act by replacing the right to self-identification with a restrictive, medicalized process that complicates legal recognition for the transgender community. EPA/JAGADEESH NV