Who gets to decide your gender? Why the new trans Bill is under fire

“My name is Patruni Sastry. I am a non-binary person, married to a cis woman, and together we are raising a child. My life is not very different from many other families in India. I work, care for my loved ones and try to build a future that is safe and stable for my child.

Yet, today I find myself asking a deeply unsettling question — why is the government so interested in what is inside my pants?”