Trans Rights: A Controversy That Shouldn't Be

Written as an assembly speech on Transgender Rights and the Trans Act 2026. Shared here in written form, with minor edits for clarity. Imagine needing government permission to be yourself. Imagine that you now need an approval by a committee to exist as who you are. That is the “controversy” that my topic is about. Good morning to the Principal, to my professors, and to all my batchmates. My topic of the day is... Trans Rights: A Controversy that Shouldn’t BeNow, many of you may be wondering: why bring this topic up at all? None of us are trans. Our families and friends aren’t trans. Most of the people that we see in our day-to-day lives aren’t trans. My answer? That is the exact reason why. In an era where our society is getting more and more progressive, there may be a possibility that some of us may find a transgender student in our classrooms. We may have to teach and guide them, we may have to understand their issues and the background they come from. And a classroom is never…