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“Won Panchayat Elections in 6 Days”: The Story of Kanpur’s Newly Elected Transgender Village Head Kiran Kajal

June 10, 2021

Gaylaxy Magazine met Kiran Kajal at her office in Kanpur to discuss her life from birth to being a wage earner, to winning elections in Kanpur.

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सिर्फ 6 दिनों में जीता पंचायत चुनाव: कहानी कानपूर की नव निर्वाचित किन्नर सरपंच किरण काजल की

May 31, 2021

किन्नर होने की वजह से परिवार ने साथ छोड़ा , जीविका के लिए 30 रुपए की मजदूरी की, कानपुर की इस किन्नर के पास है आज सबकुछ - पैसा, सम्मान और शोहरत

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Maharashtra’s NCP set up ‘LGBT Cell’ in Party

October 6, 2020

The National Congress Party (NCP) has established an 'LGBT cell', becoming the first party in India to form an exclusive LGBT cell.

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Trans Activist Akkai Padmashali joins Congress Party in Karnataka

September 23, 2020

Well know transgender activist Akkai Padmashali joined the Indian National Congress in Karnataka on Sunday

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Congress Manifesto Promises a new Transgender Bill, makes only Vague Statements for LGBTQ Rights

April 4, 2019

The Indian National Congress released its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on 2nd April. The manifesto, which created quite a buzz for promising a lo... Read More...

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AAP fields Kinnar Akhada’s Chirpi Bhawani From Prayagraj For Lok Sabha Elections

April 2, 2019

Aam Aadmi Party has fielded a transgender person for the Prayagraj (Allahabad) constituency for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Announcing the decision, AAP twee... Read More...

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CPI(M) Manifesto Promises Same-sex Marriage Law, Anti-Discrimination Law and Reservation for Transgender People in India

March 30, 2019

With just 2 weeks left for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, political parties have started coming out with their manifesto. The CPI(M) released its mani... Read More...

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Opinion: LGBT Issues in Indian Mainstream Politics

March 13, 2019

What is the the possibility of advancement of LGBTQ People in mainstream Politics in India? Or what is the realistic possibility of the mainstream political p... Read More...

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Dravidar Kazhagam Calls to Extend Civil Rights to Queer Individuals in its Dravidian Manifesto

March 10, 2019

The Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) has released its Dravidian Manifesto in the State conference that was conducted in Thanjavur on 23rd February 2019. A special meetin... Read More...

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I Was Invited to Interact with Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and Discuss LGBTQ Issues. This is What Transpired

February 7, 2019

A week ago when I was invited to a meeting with a couple of senior Congress leaders, I had already started my presumption that it would be Rahul Gandhi. Well, ... Read More...

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Meet Maharashtra’s First Transgender Sarpanch

October 18, 2017

Forty year old Dnyaneshwar Kamble has become the first transgender in Maharashtra to be elected as a village Sarpanch.

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As an Out Lesbian Contests Students’ Union Election for the First Time in Kolkata, Student Organisations Open Up to Queer Issues

January 25, 2017

Asmita Sarkar, a student of second year in the sociology department of Jadavpur University and the vice-president of AISA (All India Students’ Association) Jadavpur University Unit, is the first openly out lesbian woman to contest the Students’ Union election

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