Transform, hosted by the Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR), is the 2nd International Conference on Transgender Rights and the Law.  

14th April 2018 marks the 4-year anniversary of the decision of the Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority vs. Union of India which recognized for the first time the right to self-identify ones gender as an integral part of the right to life under the Constitution.

The theme of the conference this year is trans-formation of the law. The trans community in India and the world over has been accessing the courts for recognition of their legal identity, rights to marriage and family and challenging criminalization. Transgender rights have also been gaining recognition globally, with more jurisdictions passing gender identity recognition legislations and recognizing rights of the trans community. This conference seeks to learn lessons from such legal trans-formations for a better understanding of transgender equality in India.