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Family forcing me to marry or change
What usually matters in this situation, and the papers to keep ready before you meet an advocate or free legal aid (call 15100).
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- What do you need? Family pressure, forced marriage or threats
Where you stand
- Next step If police do not help, an advocate can file a protection petition in the High Court.
Do these now
- Written request to the Superintendent of Police for protection
Courts expect you to approach police first. Where: SP office / email.
Papers to gather
- Current ID documents (Aadhaar, PAN, school certificates, passport)
Every change starts from these. - Threat messages, recordings, names of people threatening
Supports police or High Court protection. Where: Phone. - Age proof
Police and courts check this first. - Contacts of a trusted friend, a queer support group and a lawyer
Useful in an emergency and when going to police. - Dated notes of what happened and who was involved
Makes complaints clear and believable. Where: Your phone notes.
What the law says
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 (in force from 25 May 2026) removed the statutory right to self-identified gender: the District Magistrate now issues a certificate of identity after considering a designated medical board's recommendation. The amendment is under challenge in the Supreme Court. The 2019 Act's bar on discrimination in education, jobs and healthcare continues. Same-sex relations are not a crime (Navtej Johar, 2018), and courts grant police protection to couples facing threats.
General information, not legal advice.
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- Are you safe right now?
- Are you 18 or older?
Similar situations
- Change name and gender on documents
- Same-sex couple facing threats
- Discriminated at work for being trans or queer
Sources
- Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 (No. 3 of 2026, in force 25 May 2026)
- National Portal for Transgender Persons
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