Supreme Court Takes Steps For Inclusion Of LGBTQIA+ Community & Sexuality Sensitisation

The Supreme Court has said that it is taking steps towards the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ community within the Supreme Court premises, under the directions of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.

According to a statement released by the Court, nine Universal Rest Rooms are being created at different locations in the main building as well as the additional building complex of the Supreme Court. Online Appearance Portal launched earlier this year is also made Gender neutral.

Senior Advocate Dr. Menaka Guruswamy has been inducted as a member of Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC). 

Recently, queer non-binary lawyer Rohin Bhatt had written to the CJI seeking LGBTQIA+ representation in the GSICC. This proposal for broadening of the scope of the Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee to Gender and Sexuality Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee is also under active consideration

Suitable amendments in regulations keeping pace with the changing times and evolving needs of the society and the institution are being envisaged.

These landmark initiatives to revisit the modes of organizational and spatial developments are aimed at sensitization towards and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Community to ensure a dignified work environment at the Apex Court