Over 70000 Transgender people in Rural India, reveals latest Census
According to the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011, there are more than 70,000 transgender people in rural India, with Uttar Pradesh having the highest nu... Read More...
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Pune and Bangalore to observe 6th Indian Coming Out Day this July 2nd
MIST, a Bangalore based LGBT collective is organising the 6th Indian Coming Out Day in Bangalore and Pune on 2nd July, between 9am to 10 am. The event will ... Read More...
Govt may provide free sex-change operations to transgender people
According to a report in The Times of India, Indian Govt. is considering a proposal of helping transgender people with gender-transition services by either p... Read More...
While Indian Govt refuses to scrap Sec 377, this is how US Govt celebrated same-sex marriage legalisation
The White House was no longer "white". It turned Rainbow soon after the verdict.
So did San Fransisco's City Hall. Yes, the same San Fransisco from where Har... Read More...
अलविदा – एक कहानी (भाग १/२)
अलविदा - एक कहानी। तस्वीर: बृजेश सुकुमारन।
प्रस्तुत है कपिल कुमार की कहानी अलविदा का पहला भाग:
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बोर्ड की परीक्षा थी। प्री-बोर्ड के बाद ही मैंने स्कूल जाना ... Read More...
India gets its first Transgender Banker from Patna
Monica Das, a 24 year old transgender from Patna, has become India's first transgender banker. According to a report in Live Hindustan, Monica is employed wit... Read More...
चुसकी – एक कहानी (भाग २/२)
चुसकी- एक कहानी (भाग २/२)। तस्वीर: inonit.in
'चुसकी' का पहला भाग यहाँ पढ़ें। प्रस्तुत है सोमेश कुमार रघुवंशी की २ किश्तों में पेश श्रृंखलाबद्ध कहानी ‘चुसकी’ का... Read More...
चुसकी – एक कहानी (भाग १/२)
प्रस्तुत है सोमेश कुमार रघुवंशी की २ किश्तों में पेश श्रृंखलाबद्ध कहानी 'चुसकी' का पहला भाग:
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India’s First Gay Matrimonial Ad and the Caste Controversy
If you have been living in India, or follow LGBT related news, you must have been aware by now that a matrimony ad for a gay arranged marriage appeared in o... Read More...
Opinion: State Interference in dealing with Homo- and Trans-Phobia
(Photograph by Raj k Raj/Hindustan Times)
While discussions, protests and movements around the queer spectrum are happening all around the world, what is inte... Read More...
Rajya Sabha passes Transgender Rights Bill
In a historic move, the upper house of the Indian Parliament has passed the "Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014" that promises equal rights for transgen... Read More...
Censor Board clears LGBT music video without any cuts
The Censor Board of Film Certification has approved a music video dedicated to the LGBT community - Head Held High (by Friends of Linger) without seeking any ... Read More...