Meet Maharashtra’s First Transgender Sarpanch
Forty year old Dnyaneshwar Kamble has become the first transgender in Maharashtra to be elected as a village Sarpanch.
Election
Election Commission rejects demand to replace ‘Others’ with ‘Transgender’ on electoral rolls
The Election Commission has rejected a demand by transgenders in Maharashtra to be officially recognized as “transgenders” or “third gender” and not as “other... Read More...
Opinion: Elections 2014 – What It Means For LGBT Rights
BJP president Rajnath Singh with Narendra Modi
The election results are out and the worst fears of some of us have come true. If the thought of a BJ... Read More...
Queer Rights And Aam Aadmi Party: The Way Forward
PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore
My interaction with the Aam Aadmi Party began soon after its formation late in 2012. My appreciation of the party, however, came gr... Read More...
The Third Voice in Pakistan’s Elections
Pakistani transgenders campaigning for their candidate
Sachin Jain reports about transgenders contesting the elections in Pakistan
In 2011, a h... Read More...
Straight Talk: Time to Vote
Political empowerment is the need of the hour, and LGBTs should raise their issues with parties, writes Saurabh Sharma
India, post independence, was built on... Read More...
Gay or Straight, You Can Make It In America
Bharathi pens down his thoughts after Obama’s victory
One of my friends was really sad and angry with Obama's win. He and I are both at the same stage of... Read More...
2012: A Mixed Year For India
Sukhdeep Singh reviews what the year 2012 meant for India
2012 has been a mixed year for India’s LGBTs. On a lighter note, we know that the world didn’t end ... Read More...