In what is being hailed as a significant step forward, Anuprabha Das Mazumder of West Bengal now has the gender of her choosing printed on a crucial identity document in India. She has Transgender&rsquo; or TG, stamped on her&nbsp;Aadhaar card, making her the first person in the state, and possibly the country, to have this. The 29-year-old woman, born Achinta Das Mazumder and previously identifying as male, had her gender changed recently. I was having&nbsp;a lot of issues because my old Aadhaar listed my gender as male,&rdquo; reveals Anuprabha. The new card now bears&nbsp;my name and the gender with which&nbsp;identify. am overwhelmed because this indicates recognition of the third gender.&rdquo;
In July this year, the Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI) added TG identity cards to its list of acceptable supporting papers for verification. Anuprabha obtained her TG card from the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar in May, and applied for a new Aadhaar card as soon as UIDAI notification was issued. However, getting a new Aadhaar card with the TG stamp has been a tough feat for Anuprabha to pull off. When she went to an Aadhaar centre in Salt Lake, Kolkata, the staff at that centre could not help since they were not even aware that the TG card was accepted as a legal document. It was only when senior authorities at the UIDAI headquarters in Bengal took action to evaluate her request that things started moving for her. Now, according to the National Transgender Portal, 216 people have applied for the TG card so far, with 17 having received it.
Anuprabha was estranged from her family after revealing her identity, and she has had to travel to many cities in the hope of finding work. She currently works with the NGO Prantakatha, which advocates for women&rsquo;s rights.

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