Only a few transgenders are availing themselves of free legal aid to get benefits available to them in Karnataka or at the national level, said a recent report prepared by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA).
Only 46 transgenders took the assistance of legal services authorities in Karnataka between April 2016 and October 2021, the report stated while pointing out that only 1,664 transgenders availed free legal aid at the national level during the same period.
“It is only seen that they are fighting at their own levels with various departments for gaining access to ration cards, identity cards and voter ID’s,” stated the report.
