LUCKNOW, March 30 -- Members of the queer community and citizens staged a protest in Lucknow on Sunday against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, marching from Begum Hazrat Mahal Park Gate at Parivartan Chowk to KD Singh Babu Stadium Metro Station. A memorandum addressed to President Droupadi Murmu was submitted to an official. The protesters said it was not merely a protest, but a constitutional assertion against what they termed the state's attempt to regulate identity, bodies, and existence. Organised by members of the queer community along with various civil society groups, the march saw participation from students, youth and women, with support from organisations such as AISA, SFI, BAPSA (BBAU), AIPWA, Jan Sanskriti Manch and CITU. Throughout the march, protesters raised slogans including "Trans rights are human rights," "No state control over identity," and "Defend the Constitution". Speakers alleged that the proposed amendment undermines the right to self-identification and allows greater state control over gender identity. They said the provisions were contrary to the Supreme Court's NALSA judgment and could exclude sections of the transgender community from legal recognition.htc...