Karnataka HC seeks State govt response on PIL seeking separate hostel for transgender students

The Karnataka High Court has sought to know the stand of the State Government and other concerned authorities regarding their stand on the plea filed by an MBBS doctor, who sought directions to provide separate hostel facilities for transgender students in higher educational institutes.

Referring to the hardships and harassments that the transgender students face the MBBS student, who is a student or a private medical college at Manipal, Udupi further demanded appropriate directions to all the higher educational institutes including medical colleges to include the option of transgender in the gender identity section.

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MBBS doctor files PIL seeking separate hostel for trans students, HC issues notice