An Analytical  Study On Shifting Norms: The Legal Landscape  Of Gender Identity In Employment

Binju Siby

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i01.37687

An Analytical Study On Shifting Norms: The Legal Landscape Of Gender Identity In Employment

Author(s)	Binju Siby
Country	India
Abstract	The research paper delves into the legal , social, and even, Evidently, economic problems within the LGBTQ community in India that its members, especially transgender people, face as regards to labor. The Indian Constitution promises equality and non-discrimination through Articles 14, 15, and 21, but it erects systemic barriers for transgender entry into public employment and, more broadly, into other economic benefits. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of 2019 is legislation that gave legal recognition and protection to transgender persons, The implementation of anti-discrimination laws in India remains wanting. They are still harassed and discriminated against in places of work and even in recruitment processes. This study analyzes the broader movement for LGBTQ rights in India, especially in light of the landmark 2018 Navtej Singh Johar judgment decriminalizing homosexuality. The legal gain did not change the prejudices against LGBTQs in India, as their full equality is obstructed by a heterogeneous attitude about same-sex marriages, adoption, and public services, among others. This paper illuminates the cyberbullying and other forms of social harassments that LGBTQ youth are subjected to. By analyzing critically these legal frameworks and social issues, this paper notes the disparity between rights granted legally and the real-life experience of the LGBTQ community in India. The study reveals a pressing need for a full-fledged anti-discrimination law, incentive enforcement, and transformational change in society itself if LGBTQ people are to enjoy inclusion and equality. This analysis ends with some policy prescriptions including affirmative actions in employment, better legal protections, and sustained efforts to alter the negative public perspectives of the LGBTQs, which would be essential for any hope of social justice for the LGBTQ community in India.
Keywords	: LGBTQ, Gender Identity, Social Harassment, Anti- Discrimination, Discrimination at Workplace
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2025
Published On	2025-02-25
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i01.37687
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g86w8t

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