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After the 2014 Indian Supreme Court decision to recognize "Third Gender", affirming the transgender community's freedom from discrimination and right to equality, the state of Kerala was the first to introduce their transgender policy, in 2015. The policy addresses the right for people belonging to transgender communities to identify as male, female or TG (Third Gender). It has provisions to protect the community by providing equal access to social and economic resources, protecting the right to equal treatment under the law, the right to life, liberty and justice, and the right to non-discrimination based on sex. [20] [21] Kerala has been at the forefront of Transgender rights movement in India and was one of the first to introduce welfare policy for the group in 2015. In 2016, the State government followed this up with introduction of free Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) in government hospitals and budgetary allocation for the same. Kannur, a Northern District, in 2016 allocated a part of its budget towards the employment and skill training programs for transgender people in Kerala. It is also one of the few states with vocal transgender community that has staged numerous 'pride parades' in the past decade. Thiruvanathapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor, is one of the strong proponents of LGBT rights and introduced a private member's bill twice in the Lok Sabha for repulsion of Section 377 that criminalises sexual activity 'against the order of the nature'. Section 377 is allegedly widely misused by the police to harass LGBT community members. In 2016, President Pranab Mukherjee also opened a 'Gender Park' in Kozhikode aimed at researching for policy with regards to the LGBT community and its empowerment. The State Government has mooted several pilot initiatives to empower the group through this mechanism and is one of the first of its kind in India. Kerala has also empowered the transgender community with voting rights and strong social awareness and protection programs
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