Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The Yogyakarta Principles recognise freedom of sexual orientation and gender identity as part of Human Rights.
2. The Principles were outlined in 2006 in the United States of America.
3. In Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India (2018), the Supreme Court declared transgenders as the ‘Third Gender’.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Only 1
Notes: The Yogyakarta Principles affirm the freedom of sexual orientation and gender identity as human rights and were adopted in 2006 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, not the USA. In Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India (2018), the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality, whereas in National Legal Services Authority vs. Union of India (2014), the Court declared transgenders as the ‘Third Gender’.