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Karnataka Government Orders Separate Wards For Transgender People In State Hospitals

November 8, 2013

Transgender people in the state of Karnataka will soon have separate wards for them in state-run hospitals. According to an order passed by the state Govern... Read More...

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Month Long Pride Celebrations In Bangalore To Culminate On 24th Nov With A March

November 8, 2013

Voicing the struggles of communities fighting for recognition, equal opportunity and respect, the Bengaluru Pride and Karnataka Queer Habba has declared its l... Read More...

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Supreme Court Reserves Decision On The Recognition Of Gender Identity Of Transgender Persons In India

October 31, 2013

Union Government says they agree in principle regarding recognition of transgender persons in law Delhi: In a case that has the potential to break the binar... Read More...

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Activist Harish Iyer To Speak At Tehelka’s Think Conference

October 31, 2013

Harish Iyer Harish Iyer; The Guardian’s one of the most influential LGBT persons living today in the world, will be speaking at the much coveted Think Confe... Read More...

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With Arrest Of Youth, Police Solves Murder of Ad Professional In Mumbai

October 29, 2013

The accused Nawaz Siddique with the police (Photo courtesy: Mid Day) Police have cracked the murder of an ad professional in Mumbai last week with the arrest... Read More...

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Police In Tamil Nadu Assault Transgenders Protesting Against Government Apathy

October 25, 2013

Police assaulting protesting transgenders in Tamil Nadu (Pic by S.R. Raghunathan via The Hindu) Transgender community in Tamil Nadu alleged ill treatment and ... Read More...

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Life Insurance For People Living With HIV/AIDS Soon

October 24, 2013

India’s insurance regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority ( IRDA), has issued a draft circular that mandates health insurance for people s... Read More...

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Much Remains To Be Done For Transgenders: Supreme Court

October 23, 2013

In a legal landmark, the Supreme Court observed that transgender people were citizens of the Indian Republic and can’t be discriminated on the basis of their ... Read More...

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Andy Subjected To Homophobic Abuses In Big Boss 7

October 11, 2013

Big Boss is again in the limelight for homophobia inside the house. Armaan and Andy fought on day 24 over some menial matter and the reactions exploded from... Read More...

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Indian Festival Director On Iris Film Festival Jury

October 10, 2013

Sridhar Rangayan Sridhar Rangayan, festival director of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is on the Jury this year for Iris Prize Festival wh... Read More...

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Over 150 People Walk In Gujarat’s First Pride March

October 8, 2013

Following in the footsteps of other metropolises of the country, Surat became the first city from the state of Gujarat to organize a Pride march o... Read More...

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Betu Singh, Leading Lesbian Activist From India, Passes Away

October 5, 2013

Betu Singh (Pic courtesy: Project Bolo) Betu Singh, a leading lesbian activist of India, passed away yesterday morning, after being unwell for a while. She ... Read More...

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