Trans couple to tie the knot on Valentine’s Day
The Hindu
They plan to register the wedding under their transgender identity
This Valentine’s Day, trans couple Syama S. Prabha and Manu Karthika will affirm their love for each other and tie the knot in a traditional Hindu ceremony with the blessings of their family.
As they embark on a new chapter in their lives, the couple plan to register their marriage under their transgender identity. While there have been marriages between members of the transgender community, the couples chose to register them under their binary identities under the Special Marriage Act. However, Syama and Manu, both of whom identify as transgender in the transgender ID card of the Social Justice Department, plan to approach the High Court to get their marriage registered as one between transgender individuals under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.