Gay Rights Activist Harish Iyer In Celebrity Campaign For Aam Aadmi Party
Harish Iyer campaigning for AAP
Queer rights activist Harish Iyer joined the Aam Aadmi Party campaign in Mumbai on Monday, joining other celebrities donning... Read More...
Dhrubo Jyoti
Supreme Court Recognises Transgenders As Third Gender
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court upheld transgender rights and their right to be recognized as third gender. The court said transpeople will be given... Read More...
Queer Rights And Aam Aadmi Party: The Way Forward
PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore
My interaction with the Aam Aadmi Party began soon after its formation late in 2012. My appreciation of the party, however, came gr... Read More...
Section 377: Supreme Court Agrees To Consider Open Court Hearing Of Curative Petition
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider a plea for an open court hearing on the curative petitions filed against the December 11 judgment that upheld... Read More...
NAZ Foundation Files Curative Petition In Supreme Court Against Sec 377 Verdict
Naz foundation on Monday filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court asking it to correct its December 11 verdict which upheld Section 377 of the IPC that ... Read More...
Trans Person To Take On Modi In Varanasi
The blockbuster fight in Varanasi just got queer on Monday with trans-person Kamla filing her nomination to fight from the constituency that is seeing a pitch... Read More...
Congress And AAP Make Strong Queer Pitch, Promise Decriminalisation Of Homosexuality In Manifesto
Congress, AAP manifesto talks about decriminalising homosexuality in India
Major political parties have made a strong pitch for gender and sexuality j... Read More...
I AM POLITICAL: Why Director Onir Joined AAP
Noted film maker Onir decided to take the political plunge last week, creating much ripples in the queer pool. Announcing his plans of joining the Aam Aadmi Pa... Read More...
Government Committee Recommends Transgender Be Declared as ‘Third Gender’
A government-appointed committee has recommended that transgenders be declared the third gender and the government draft laws that protect transgender people ... Read More...
Jared Leto Wins Academy Award For His Role of HIV+ Transgender Woman
Actor Jared Leto playing the role of a trasngender woman in Dallas Players Club
Actor Jared Leto won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on Monday for... Read More...
Report On Queer Rights In Nepal Says Despite Advances, More Needs To Be Done
Picture from Gai Jatra Pride Festival Nepal
Nepal has undertaken path breaking steps in the areas of queer justice and empowerment in the subcontinent, but mo... Read More...
Valentine’s Day Gift From Facebook: 50 Gender Categories To Identify Your Gender
Social media giant Facebook is in the process of adding over 50 different options to the gender category, ensuring that you needn’t be confined in gender bina... Read More...
Dhrubo Jyoti
A journalist by profession, a physicist by training. Works with the Hindustan Times, New Delhi. Makes better use of time with Gaylaxy.