AKS – A Pakistani Film Festival on Alternate Sexualities
The federal capital (Islamabad) and cultural capital (Lahore) of Pakistan witnessed AKS Film+Dialogue Festival in the first week of December 2014, with the sc... Read More...
Transgender
Transgender elected Mayor of Raigarh
Madhu Kinnar became the first transgender to be elected to a public office in Chattisgarh by winning the Mayoral election of the Raigarh Municipal Corporati... Read More...
A Day after Pride, Bengaluru Police Arrests 160 Transgender People and Sends them to Beggars Colony
Just a day after close to 2000 people walked in Bengaluru demanding LGBT rights, police in the city started arresting people of the transgender community and ... Read More...
Trans Person shot dead in Meerut
A 33-year-old transperson was shot dead and another injured in Meerut on Thursday by unidentified assailants, police said. The incident took place this mornin... Read More...
Murder of Filipino Transwoman Brings Global Attention to Call for Justice
Protesters display a placard with a picture of Laude during a rally in Manila
The murder of Jennifer Laude, a transgender woman in Philippines on October 11 t... Read More...
Malaysian Court strikes down ban on Cross-Dressing, victory for Trans Rights
Transgender rights activists celebrate the ruling outside the court in Putrajaya. Picture: Reuters
Transpeople in Malaysia won a landmark victory last week wi... Read More...
Andhra transgender commits suicide after police harassment
Police atrocities drove a trans person to suicide in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday after the law-enforcement authorities harassed her family and beat her up merc... Read More...
Looking Beyond the Obvious : The Importance of the stories in Satyamev Jayate’s episode on Sexuality
With this Sunday’s episode on Acceptance of Alternate Sexualities, Satyamev Jayate and Aamir Khan have proved that the show is not afraid to take on topics st... Read More...
Right to Education extends to Transgender Children in Delhi
Transgender children will be able to avail free education under the Right to Education Act in Delhi after a notification issued by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung tha... Read More...
Pakistani Transgender Model featured in remake of ‘Aaj Fir Tumpe Pyaar Aya Hai’ song
Here's a Pakistani remake of the Bollywood song "Aaj Fir Tumpe Pyaar aya hai" from Hate Story 2 that features transgender model Rimal. The remake has been s... Read More...
Even after 3 months, No action against Policemen accused of gang rape of a Kinnar in Rajasthan
The custodial rape of a Kinnar in an Ajmer jail is being deliberately ignored by the Rajasthan police with the accused men continuing on active duty, human ri... Read More...
Seven Points Raised by GoI before Supreme Court in the NALSA Judgement
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has moved the Supreme Court against its judgement in the NALSA case, where it asked both the ... Read More...