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In National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India, decided on 15 April 2014, which category did…

The Supreme Court’s 2014 directions recognised hijras and eunuchs as a third gender and upheld transgender persons’ right to decide their self-identified gender. Gender…

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In National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India, decided on 15 April 2014, which category did the Supreme Court recognise in its directions on third-gender status?

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The Supreme Court’s 2014 directions recognised hijras and eunuchs as a third gender and upheld transgender persons’ right to decide their self-identified gender.

Gender identity and sexual orientation are distinct. The directions did not assign a gender on the basis of orientation alone.

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Option A

Bisexuality describes sexual orientation. It is not the basis of the gender-identity declaration.

Option B

Gay and lesbian classifications describe orientation. The declaration addressed gender identity.

Option C

The Court recognised hijras and eunuchs as a third gender for legal recognition and upheld transgender persons’ right to decide their self-identified gender.

Option D

The judgment distinguishes sexual orientation from gender identity, so orientation by itself does not supply the claimed status.

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