Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that the term ‘third gender’ only includes transgender – and not gays, lesbians or bisexuals – as it upheld the OBC reservation for them. Dismissing a petition, along with a penalty incurred on the hearing, the apex court pulled up the Centre that had demanded a modification in its 2014 verdict. Welcoming the decision, social activist Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi asked the government to look into the process of facilities that were stopped from last two years.
—ANI