Indian Home Ministry Directs Prisons To Protect Transgender Inmates

Indian woman in sari with rainbow flag behind her.
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The Washington Blade reports that Indian Home Ministry in a surprising development on July 15 sent a note to state and territorial officials and prison administrators that acknowledges queer prisoners regularly face discrimination and violence because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.

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