Law Minister Gowda backtracks on Sec 377, says was ‘mis-quoted’
Hours after Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda was quoted as having said that Sec 377 may be scrapped in India, he has issued a clarification, saying that he ... Read More...
Transgender
After US Verdict on Same-Sex Marriages, Union Law Minister hints at scrapping Section 377
Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has hinted that India too could move towards abolishing Sec 377 which criminalises "unnatural sex", according to a repor... 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...
A Token Initiative?
After expressing its absolute solidarity to the LGBTQ community in the country through its breakthrough episode on alternate sexualities in its fourth seaso... Read More...
India set to get first Transgender College Principal
India is set to get its first transgender college principal on June 9 when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women's College in West Bengal’s Nad... 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...
Kolkata’s prestigious Presidency University to introduce ‘Others’ section in Admission Forms
The new admission form of Kolkata’s Presidency University, supposed to roll out in the month of June this year, will contain an 'others' section under the 'Ge... Read More...
Panjab University recognizes Third Gender for admission to its courses
Panjab University (PU) introduced the third gender option across its application forms, becoming the first university in the region to do so. The University a... Read More...
Poem: How I wish she raised me
Oh how I wish she raised me,
As her daughter.
How I wished she named me,
My mother's only wish would have come true,
like most other mothers,... Read More...
West Bengal becomes 1st Indian state to form a Transgender Development Board
West Bengal will soon become the first state in the country to have a Transgender Development Board to help the 30,000 strong community, with state women and ... Read More...
Rajya Sabha debates Transgender Bill
Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha Members called upon the government to implement policies for the upliftment of the transgender community in India.
D... Read More...