India, March 29 -- A group of transgender and queer individuals gathered at Lodhi Garden on Saturday to stitch a transgender pride flag and make posters for a protest they planned on Sunday against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment bill 2026 cleared by Parliament earlier this week.

The bill seeks to change how transgender individuals are legally recognised and their right to self-identify.

Explaining their choice of location, a 32-year-old queer individual said, "We wanted to have an event in a space where other people could also walk up and ask what we are doing, and engage with us."

They added that they had chosen to keep the event under the sun as a reminder that many transgender individuals work in similar co...