Madras High Court directs T.N. Nursing Council to change a member’s gender from ‘transgender’ to ‘male’ in records
Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy orders that even terms such as ‘transgender male’ should not be used and the registrant must be identified only as ‘male’
The Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu Nursing Council (TNNMC) to amend the gender designation of one of its registrants in its records. The registrant, who identifies as a transgender male, has requested that only the 'male' designation be used in all communications with the TNNMC and the Karnataka State Nursing Council (KSNC) where the individual plans to relocate.
Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy directed the TNNMC to update its records both digitally and physically, removing any references to 'transgender' or 'transgender male' and recording the registrant's gender simply as 'male'. The court emphasized that such changes should not be communicated to any other authority, including the KSNC, to avoid stigmatization.
The TNNMC is also required to transfer the registrant's records to the KSNC within eight weeks, using only the 'male' designation in all relevant columns.
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