The first transgender as Sub-Inspector of Police

What does Transgender mean?

.Transgender or Trans: means someone whose gender differs from the one they were given when they were born.  Transgender people may identify as male or female, or they may feel that neither label fits them.

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Transition:  In order to express their chosen gender, transgender people may transition, or change, from the gender they were given at birth.  They may change their names, pronouns or style of dress.  Some transgender people also choose a medical transition, with the help of medical specialists, who will prescribe hormones and/or surgery.

Transsexual:  a person who lives in a different gender to the one they were given when they were born.  For example, someone who was called a ‘boy’ when they were born may feel very strongly that they are really a girl.  They would be called a Trans woman.  If someone was labelled a ‘girl’ at birth, and they later realize that they are male, they would be called a Trans man.

Gender Identity:  a person’s internal feelings, and the labels they use, such as male, female, or transgender. Website Launched For Trans genders

Fight for equal rights;

A first of its kind website offering round the clock support to Trans genders and providing a forum for them to share experiences was launched .The website -- www.transgender.com The messages were transformed and make them to organize protest in the streets in the countries worldwide. As per the census the 30 lakh trans genders in the world countries supported the protests including 4.9 lakh in India.

At last In April 2014, the Indian Supreme Court officially recognized the existence of the 'third gender and provided some constitutional rights, but little has changed on the ground level. Even today, there are many misconceptions.

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Candidature approval;

The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board has recently conducted written examination and Pritika applied for the exam. Since third gender has not been mentioned, she checked the Female option. Officials who recognized that Pritika is a transgender, they did not allow her to write the exam.

  With this, Pritika approached court to seek permission to attempt the exam. On obtaining permission, Pritika excelled in all tests in the procedure and was eligible for the post of Sub Inspector of police. But officials did not post Pritika at any station.

 "Pritika-Yassin"  a role model to other trans genders;.

So, once again Pritika approached Madras court and filed a petition. Primary bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayanan that heard the petition declared that Pritika who qualified in written, physical examinations is to be posted as Sub Inspector of police and passed orders regarding the same to the state’s home ministry. Also the bench termed Pritika as a role model to other trans genders.

Posting orders issued by High-Court'

CHENNAI -- The Madras High Court directed Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) to appoint a transgender as Sub Inspector of police.

 The first transgender is soon going to take charge as the Sub Inspector of police in India. Madras High Court has passed orders to appoint Pritika Yassin as Sub-Inspector (SI) of police in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu police department is getting orders ready to post Pritika Yassin as SI in the state. Pritika is soon going to establish record as the first transgender Sub Inspector of Police in India.