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Hijras Facing the Heat too: The Impact of Heat Wave on Transgender Persons in Pakistan

August 10, 2024
Silenced Voices: A Transgender Teacher’s Battle for Employment Rights

October 9, 2023
From India’s first Transgender Photojournalist to Begging in Trains for Alms

September 20, 2023
Despite Qualification, Transgender Candidates Find it Hard to Secure a Job

September 12, 2023

Transforming Workplaces: MongoDB’s QueerCollective and the Path to Inclusion

July 24, 2023

On 6th September 2018, after a long fought legal battle, the Supreme Court of India read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalized homosexuality. In 2023, the apex court is now hearing a bunch of petitions to legalize same-sex marr... Read More...

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Battling Transphobic Violence since Childhood, Ritwik’s is a Story of Grit and Determination

May 10, 2023

I was often beaten by my father for my feminine behaviour. I would think of running away from home in the name of education and job

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Coming Out Conundrum: Conflict of Duties? Image: Brijesh Sukumaran

Coming Out Struggle is Intense in the Rural Parts of India for LGBTQ Individuals

April 14, 2023

There are a plethora of LGBTIQ+ individuals from villages in India who are harassed physically and mentally, taken to babas and quacks to cure them

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PeriFerry – A Social Enterprise Training the Transgender Community For Jobs

December 20, 2022

PeriFerry is a social organization where transgender persons are trained to work in the corporate world. They are trained in communication skills, written skills, computer skills, corporate etiquette and much more.

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You Can ‘Come As You Are’ In This Trans Run Beauty Salon

June 29, 2022

A Transgender run beauty salon is empowering trans people to live their lives with dignity apart from making beauty salons inclusive

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Lucknow’s gay couple fought for their love, now setting up a home together to lead a happy and loving life

April 29, 2022

After running pillar to post and making efforts, I am able to live my life with my love. I think the universe was striving to bring us together.

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Same-Sex Marriages: Global Comparison Between Asia And Western Countries

March 7, 2022

When Asia is compared to West, a lot of other factors come into play apart from legal bodies like religion and family structure

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How Non-Profit Organisations are Helping Transgender Community get Vaccinated across India

November 22, 2021

Apart from documentation issues, the social stigma associated with the community also scares transgender people to visit the common vaccine centres

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‘If we don’t accept our child, who will?’ Parents of Queer Children Speak Up

September 14, 2021

It is advisable for parents to understand children better and create an environment at home that gives them courage and liberty to express themselves as who they are.

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LA Beauté & Style: A New Transgender Run Salon in Delhi Aims to Change Not Just Appearances, But Also Lives

September 11, 2021

The salon will provide its services to everyone but will be run and managed by transgender people only.

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Salt, Sugar, Spices & A Handful of Love: How Trans Community Kitchen is Winning The Hearts of Its Local Community

August 24, 2021

The Trans Community kitchen comes to life every day at 4.30 am, and is a hub of activity throughout the day before it sees a complete silence, usually around 9 pm.

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A Date between Two Queer Kanpurians Gave Birth to an LGBTQ NGO

July 5, 2021

They met for a date without realising that they are going to start something that would impact the lives of many queer people across Kanpur.

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