Imphal, Aug 19: The Manipur High Court directed state educational authorities to issue fresh academic certificates reflecting the new name and gender identity of transwoman petitioner, Dr. Beoncy Laishram.
The court ordered that her certificates be reissued as “female” under the name “Beoncy Laishram,” replacing the original entries of “male” and “Boboi Laishram.”
Beoncy, a resident of Kwakwa in Imphal West, made history in 2018 when she became the first medical doctor from the transgender community in the entire Northeast region.
Dr Beoncy Laishram of Manipur fought prejudice and hostility to become northeast’s first transgender doctor. Beoncy was born as ‘Boboi’, the only child of her parents.
The court’s directive is being hailed as a significant step toward affirming the rights and dignity of the trans community in Manipur.
In 2016 she gave herself an identity that was truly her – she was a Nupi Maanbi now, the man-to-woman transgender of Manipur.
As per Dr. Beoncy’s petition, she was biologically born male and named Boboi Laishram, which was reflected in her 10th and 12th standard, MBBS, and other educational certificates.
Thereafter, she underwent a gender reassignment surgery on 8 October 2019 and legally changed her name to Beoncy Laishram and her gender to female on her Aadhaar card.
