In the judgment delivered in Arunkumar and Sreeja v. Inspector General of Registration and Others (2019), the Madras High Court, has extended enjoyment of civil rights, especially those pertaining to marriage, to transpersons.The term ‘transgender’ refers to all those who differ in behaviour and  appearance from  the  usual  gender  stereotypes. It  includes transsexuals, transvestites (cross-dressers), intersexed individuals and gender queers. In the Indian context, it also includes social identities such as hijras, kinnars, aravanis, jogtas, Shivshaktis and aradhis.In 2018, the Supreme Court of India decriminalised homosexuality by declaring Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional in respect of consensual homosexual sex between adults.Despite recent political movements in favour of LGBT rights, there remains a significant amount of homophobia present among the Indian populace, with around half of Indians objecting to same-sex relationships according to a 2019 opinion poll. Acceptance of same-sex couples was found to be highest among Hindu respondents in the same poll.India is not the only country that has bestowed social status to these cross-dressed people. Before India, Nepal and Bangladesh have recognized and declared the human rights of these people legally.