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BJP’s Manifesto Makes No Mention of LGBTQI Rights, Only Vague Statements For Empowering Trans People

April 8, 2019

The Bhartiya Janta Party released its manifesto for Lok Sabha elections 2019. The 45 page manifesto, which was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, makes ... Read More...

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Congress Manifesto Promises a new Transgender Bill, makes only Vague Statements for LGBTQ Rights

April 4, 2019

The Indian National Congress released its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on 2nd April. The manifesto, which created quite a buzz for promising a lo... Read More...

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AAP fields Kinnar Akhada’s Chirpi Bhawani From Prayagraj For Lok Sabha Elections

April 2, 2019

Aam Aadmi Party has fielded a transgender person for the Prayagraj (Allahabad) constituency for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Announcing the decision, AAP twee... Read More...

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15 Trans Women Get Married in a Mass Wedding in Chattisgarh, Chief Minister attends the wedding too

March 31, 2019

15 Transgender women got married at a mass wedding ceremony that was held in Raipur, Chattisgarh on 30th March. The wedding was organised by Maati, an organisa... Read More...

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CPI(M) Manifesto Promises Same-sex Marriage Law, Anti-Discrimination Law and Reservation for Transgender People in India

March 30, 2019

With just 2 weeks left for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, political parties have started coming out with their manifesto. The CPI(M) released its mani... Read More...

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President of India confers Padma Shri Award to Trans Bharathanatyam Dancer Dr Narthaki Nataraj

March 18, 2019

Dr Narthaki Nataraj, a well known Bharathanatyam dancer, became the first transgender person to be awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest Civilian Awar... Read More...

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Pride Circle to Conduct Webinars on LGBTI Inclusion at Workplace

March 12, 2019

Pride Circle, an initiative to build a community of passionate individuals working in the space of LGBT+ inclusion at the workplaces in India, is starting a se... Read More...

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Dravidar Kazhagam Calls to Extend Civil Rights to Queer Individuals in its Dravidian Manifesto

March 10, 2019

The Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) has released its Dravidian Manifesto in the State conference that was conducted in Thanjavur on 23rd February 2019. A special meetin... Read More...

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Queer Focussed Event in Chennai’s Mainstream Film Festival Puts the Spotlight on Queer Issues

February 17, 2019

The Independent Film Festival of Chennai (IFFC), 2019 organized by Tamizh Studio, opened on the eve of February 8 and came to its close on February 10. This ye... Read More...

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Transgender Rights Bill and Surrogacy Bill Lapse as Rajya Sabha adjourns Sine Die

February 14, 2019

With Rajya Sabha being adjourned sine die, and the last Parliament Session of the 16th Lok Sabha coming to an end, many of the bad Bills that the Modi Govt. pa... Read More...

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Tech Mahindra Introduces 30 Days Paid Leave for Sex Reassignment Surgery

February 6, 2019

Indian Software Company Tech Mahindra has introduced 30 days of paid leave for its transgender employees who are undergoing sex reassignment surgery (SRS), acc... Read More...

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3 Day Independent Film Festival of Chennai to Showcase LGBTQ Film Track for the 1st Time

February 6, 2019

The Independent Film Festival of Chennai (IFFC) 2019, is all set to begin on February 8 this year. The film festival is an initiative by Tamil Studio, which ha... Read More...

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