Chennai’s Prithika set to become India’s First Transgender Sub Inspector
25 year old Prithika has been declared as a fit candidate by the Madras High Court, paving the way for her appointment as Sub Inspector by the Tamil Nadu Government
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Karnataka Govt Honours Trans Activist Akkai with Rajyotsava Award
30-year-old Akkai Padmashali became the first transgender person this Sunday to receive a top state award when she was given the Rajyotsava award, the second-highest civilian honour in Karnataka, for social service.
Transgender Harassed at Night by Goons in Kolkata as Police Refused to File FIR, This is What Had Transpired
Anurag, a young transgender woman, and her friends were travelling in a metro in Kolkata during Durga Puja celebrations, when insults were hurled at them by a group of boys in the metro. When they got out of the metro, a confrontation ensued, and Anurag and her friends were physically assaulted. They went to the police, but all in vain.
The Clandestine Identity of LGBT Kashmiris
Photo: Prasenjit Chaudhary/QGraphy
LGBT community of Kashmir continues to remain hidden and living an invisible life. Speculation as to why this population is... Read More...
Transgender Volunteers to Help Kolkata Police in Durga Puja Crowd and Traffic Management
The newly formed West Bengal Transgender Development Board has sent a proposal to both Kolkata Police and West Bengal Police to let volunteers from the trans... Read More...
A happy ending for NRI transman, Delhi HC gives historic judgment
It was a happy ending for an NRI transperson who was illegally detained and hounded by family after the Delhi High Court on Monday upheld his rights and said ... Read More...
An open letter from a Hyderabad Transperson on a Mall Guard restricting their entry
Security Manager of GVK Mall having an argument with Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli
I, Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli, a 36 year-old transwoman along with anoth... Read More...
Watch: Heartbreaking Appeal by NRI Transman who is being forcibly kept in India by his Parents
We reported about the 19-year old transman who was brought to India by his parents on the false pretext of meeting his ailing grand-mother and was then being ke... Read More...
How many gods must our judicial system please?
Hindu wisdom seems incompatible with our courts, where the state almost becomes a jealous God who can throw whoever it deems unfit into hell
So I am confus... Read More...
Need For a Socially Inclusive Society – Trans Activist Akkai Padmashali
This is the concluding part in a 4 part series from the report titled “A REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST TRANSGENDERS IN KARNATAKA, 2014” that... Read More...
Delhi High Court comes to the rescue of 19-year old NRI Transman
A 19 year old NRI transman, who was brought to India by his parents on the pretext of visiting ailing grandmother and then was being forcibly detained in the ... Read More...
Short Story: My Mother
One fine day, I decided to try out my mom’s shoes – a pair of high heeled white pumps. She always kept them hidden at the back of her closet in a velvety bo... Read More...