Government Committee Recommends Transgender Be Declared as ‘Third Gender’
A government-appointed committee has recommended that transgenders be declared the third gender and the government draft laws that protect transgender people ... Read More...
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Jared Leto Wins Academy Award For His Role of HIV+ Transgender Woman
Actor Jared Leto playing the role of a trasngender woman in Dallas Players Club
Actor Jared Leto won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on Monday for... Read More...
Karnataka Government Launches Pension Scheme ‘Mythri’ For Transgender People
When the entire nation is in uproar echoing decriminalizing homosexuality and immediate abolition of the draconian Section 377 of IPC, the Bangalore District ... Read More...
Valentine’s Day Gift From Facebook: 50 Gender Categories To Identify Your Gender
Social media giant Facebook is in the process of adding over 50 different options to the gender category, ensuring that you needn’t be confined in gender bina... Read More...
Gay Music Video Launched On Valentine’s Day By Sahaay Helpline
A still from the music video by Sahaay Helpline
Film and music professionals and MSM and Transgender community members have come together to create a colourfu... Read More...
Delhi Metro And Women’s Safety
As a queer woman visiting Delhi, Sarah Holland Bacot has been told that Delhi Metro is concerned for women's safety, but as she enters the terminal, it is unc... Read More...
Sindh Government In Pakistan Employs Trasngender People
In a progressive move, the provincial Government of Sindh, Pakistan, has hired three transgender persons as full time employees who will be serving in Women D... Read More...
RWA of Khirki Ext., New Delhi, Says ‘NO’ To Nigerians And Transgenders
Picture courtesy Praja Rajakiya Vedike
Khirki Extension and Malviya Nagar has been in controversy with the latest outbreak of racism against Nigerians. To dra... Read More...
A Lifeline For HIV/AIDS Intervention
Sahaay Helpline- India's first 24x7 queer helpline
Ravi (name changed) had just got his results – he came to know he was HIV+. He was completely scared and ... Read More...
In Manipur, A Transgender Beauty Pageant Against Supreme Court’s Sec 377 Ruling
Contestants with placards in the creative dress round.(Photo credit: SAATHII)
When the Supreme Court’s verdict on Sec 377 that says “homosexuality is a crime ... Read More...
Six Things To Know About IPC Section 377
There seems too much of confusion and panic among LGBT folks about what the Supreme Court verdict on Section 377 implies. Here are six things that you should ... Read More...
After Pride, Tragedy Strikes Bangalore As Young Transgender Commits Suicide
Less than 24 hours after people came out in the streets of Bangalore to demand greater acceptance by society and equal rights, the death of a 21 year old tran... Read More...