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Blued App launches Episode 2 of ‘Still About Section 377’ Season 2

December 7, 2018

Gay social networking app, Blued, launched Episode 2 of web series ‘Still About Section 377’ Season 2 on their app. In association with production house Dancing Shiva, this queer based series is live on Blued App

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Trans Person Finds Employement in Karnataka’s Vidhan Soudha

December 7, 2018

M Monisha, a transgender woman from Belagavi in Karnataka, has been appointed as a full time employee at the Karnataka state secretariat. She will join as a gro... Read More...

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Community Collectives Launch Transgender-Affirming Guidelines For Indian Workplaces To Help Companies Frame Trans Policies For Employees

December 3, 2018

Two community collectives, Orinam in Chennai and Diversity Dialogues in Bangalore, have launched a guide for employers who seek to make workplaces inclusive and welcoming of transgender employees, and support employees who are choosing to come out as transgender.

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Transman Creates History, Grabs 2nd Position in Musclemania India Bodybuilding Competition

December 2, 2018

Indian Transman Aryan Pasha created history when he grabbed the 2nd position in bodybuilding competition Musclemania India

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Delhi and Bengaluru to Organise Pride Marches on Nov 25th

November 16, 2018

Delhi and Bengaluru will be organising pride marches on November 25th.

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Trans Women Walk the Ramp in West Bengal

October 11, 2018

In the town of Kalyani, West Bengal, on Sunday the 7th of October, 6 cisgender women and 3 transgender women (including members of the hijra community) walked the ramp together

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Indian Gay Feature Film about Mother-Son Bond Wins Top Award at Chicago South Asian Film Festival

October 1, 2018

Indian feature film ‘Evening Shadows’ won the audience award for Best Feature Film at the recently concluded Chicago South Asian Film Festival in USA.

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Ahead of Pride March, LGBTQ Posters Inside Pondicherry University Vandalised

September 20, 2018

Certain unknown people vandalised and destroyed LGBTQ poster and scribbled "irrational" over it

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Renowned Author and Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik Comes Out as Gay in TV Interview

September 17, 2018

Renowned Indian author and mythologist, Devdutt Pattanaik has come out as gay in an interview he gave to CNN News 18. The show, titled Off Centre, was telecast ... Read More...

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In a Historic Judgement, Supreme Court Reads Down Section 377, Says Homosexuality is Natural and History Owes Apology to LGBTQs

September 7, 2018

The Supreme Court of India ruled yesterday that Section 377, which penalises non peno-vaginal sex, is unconstitutional, thus legalising homosexuality in India. ... Read More...

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Cabinet Approves Changes to Transgender Rights Bill, But No Reservations for Transgender Community

August 3, 2018

The modified bill now defines as Transgender Bill as “whose gender does not match with the gender assigned at birth and includes trans-men, trans-women, gender-queers, and other sociocultural identities.”

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Section 377: Supreme Court Concludes Hearings, Reserves Verdict

July 18, 2018

With the hearings concluding, the court has reserved its verdict.

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