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The term third gender describes about individuals who identify as exclusively masculine or feminine termed as Non-binary. Non-binary means that we can't identify them as totally masculine or feminine, rather somewhere in between or totally different. Non-binary community in India is an important part of society. Even law cannot deny their existence and constitution also guarantees the third gender have their basic right like Right to dignity, Personal liberty, Educational freedom of expression etc. These individuals are generally denied by their family and society too. The study also covers that the third gender is excluded from the society and what the law and order is doing to convert that social exclusion into social inclusion. People of non-binary category face severe discrimination and harassment in all respect of contemporary India. They are subjected to unfair treatments like verbal abuse, physical and sexual violence, false arrests, denial of share in their ancestral property, services and admissions to educational institutions and victimization in family, institution, workplace etc. The golden threads that run through the equality scheme of the Indian Constitution (Act 14, 15, 16, 19 and 21) is enjoyment of life by all citizens and equal opportunity to grow as human being in irrespective of their race, caste, religion, community, social status and gender. Recently, in the wake of 'Nalsa judgment', the Indian parliament enacted The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.