Gender Rights Learning Circle - 30th March 2026

​The Kolkata Change Makers community has been built upon our work and active participation on matters at the intersection of environmental and social justice. As we continue this work, we must think about justice in its most expansive form.

​The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 was introduced in the parliament and (very) rapidly passed through both houses amidst significant opposition. The bill proposes to amend the existing Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019 and is a severe rollback of legal and social rights.

​However, it is not just about the rights of transgender, nonbinary and genderqueer people. The bill sets a precedent to expand state control over everyone and affects the rights of anyone who values their own freedom and privacy including all women, persons with disability, oppressed castes, the working class and religious and geographical minorities.

​To understand the language of the bill and its legal, social and medical implications for everyone, we plan to hold a series of sessions as part of KCM. Our goal is learn, strategize and cope together as a community. This is the first of these sessions.

​If you want others to join the session or if you are bringing someone along, please ask them to sign up on this form so that we have a count.