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Tamil Nadu Becomes The First State To Allow Transgender People To Serve In Police Force

August 23, 2016

According to the government order issued for appointment of 13,137 police constables, transgender personnel will be able to apply under the category of male, female, or third gender.

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Reel Desires, International Queer Film Festival, Held in Chennai

August 8, 2016

Held from July 29 to 31, the Reel Desires Chennai International Queer Film festival – 2016 was the next in the series of the festival held yearly

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Transgender People to be Jail Warders in Odisha

August 2, 2016

The Odisha government has decided to recruit people from the transgender community as Jail Warders

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Indian Tricolour To Fly High At Montreal Pride With Filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan As Grand Marshal

August 2, 2016

Sridhar Rangayan, the founder and festival director of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, will lead the Pride parade, along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

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Rajya Sabha Passes Transgender Persons Bill

July 21, 2016

The Upper House of Parliament today passed The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016

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Film On Indian LGBT Community Wins International Human Rights Award

July 21, 2016

Filmmaker and activist Sridhar Rangayan’s pathbreaking film on Indian LGBT community has been awarded the Barbara Gittings International Human Rights Award at the recently concluded qFLIX Philadelphia film festival in USA.

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First Vishakapatnam Pride To Be Held on 17th July

July 9, 2016

The Vishakapatnam Pride parade is being held on 17th July (Sunday) at RK Beach (tentative venue) and will bear witness to an amalgamation of passionate people and determined activists from all sects of society from across the city and many other states

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India Had Voted In Favour Of Amendments Moved by Pakistan to Dilute the SOGI Resolution in UN

July 1, 2016

Although India abstained from voting for the SOGI resolution at UN, India voted in favour of various amendments that were aimed at diluting or nullifying the resolution

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UN Passes Resolution for Formation of LGBTI Independent Expert, India Abstains from Voting

June 30, 2016

In a historic move, a resolution on the creation of an Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was passed despite stiff opposition from some countries. India abstained from voting for the resolution

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Supreme Court Clarifies NALSA Judgement, Says Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals Not Part of Third Gender

June 30, 2016

Only transgender people are to be classified under third gender and Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals are not part of third gender, clarified the Supreme Court

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Prominent Gay Personalities File Writ Petition Against Section 377 in Supreme Court

June 28, 2016

A writ petition has been filed against Section 377 in the Supreme Court by eminent LGBT personalities of India, who have argued that Section 377 violates their right to life.

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Pakistani Cleric Issues Fatwa Allowing Transgender Marriages

June 27, 2016

An Islamic scholar belonging to the Barelvi school of thought issued a religious decree (fatwa) allowing transmen and transwomen to marry

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