MCD Elections: AAP’s Transgender Candidate Bobby Kinnar Wins from Sultanpuri A
Bobby Kinnar was AAP's candidate from Sultanpuri 43 A ward of Sultanpur Majra Assembly, and won by defeating the Congress candidate Varuna Dhaka by 6714 votes.
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KASHISH launches its own LGBTQ+ OTT Platform
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival has been at the forefront of Indian LGBTQ+ film space since it was founded in 2010. Now taking a step further ... Read More...
1117 Organisations Worldwide urge the UN to Renew its Human Rights Expert Mandate on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)
1117 civil society organisations from 134 States and Territories delivered a joint global statement calling for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)
Indian & Asian Films Win Big at KASHISH 2022
The festival was held at Liberty Cinema and Alliance Française de Bombay from June 1-5th and online from June 3-14th.
KASHISH 2022 to Kick off Pride Month at Liberty Cinema on June 1st
The 13th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, will be celebrated from June 1 - 5th 2022 as a physical screening event at Liberty Cinema.
TALMS Charity Foundation officially launched to Financially Aid the Transgender Community with Surgery Grants
TALMS (Trans.Alms), a first of its kind, India-based charity foundation has been launched to help transgender people with monetary grants for transitional surgeries across the globe through personal and corporate funding
Same-Sex Marriage against Indian “Sanskars”, Says UP Govt; High Court Rejects Plea by Lesbian Couple
On April 7th, the girls presented their case before the judges and said that they had got married according to Hindu Traditions and requested the court to recognise their marriage
Arrests and Prosecutions of LGBT and Gender-Diverse Persons continue Worldwide, New Report Shows
ILGA World reviewed hundreds of cases over the last two decades in which law enforcements subjected LGBT and gender-diverse persons to fines, arbitrary arrests, prosecutions, corporal punishments, imprisonments and more – up to (possibly) the death penalty.
REEL DESIRES: Chennai International Queer Film Festival Online, Showcases Diverse Gender and Sexualities
The ninth edition of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival is being held online over two weekends – Dec 4-5 and 11-12 of December 2021.... Read More...
Madras High Court Rules Transgender Man’s Live-In Relationship With Their Woman Partner As Constitutionally Protected
The Madras High Court ordered that a transgender person was at liberty to enter into a live-in relationship with a woman, provided both of them had attained the age of majority.
Hyderabad Hosts India’s First ever BI/PAN Pride Fest
This was one of its kind queer pride festival organized to highlight the invisible or sometimes most dismissed section of queer community i.e., the Bi/Pan and Multiple Sexuality spectrum community.
Axis Bank Opens its Doors to LGBTIQ+ Community with New Policies
Axis Bank, in line with its ‘DilSeOpen’ philosophy announced #ComeAsYouAre, a charter of policies and practices for their employees and customers from the LGBTQIA+ community.