Petition Filed in Supreme Court Seeking Equal Protection For Trans People Against Sexual Crimes
A petition in Supreme Court has been filed by advocate Reepak Kansal for equal protection of the transgender community against sexual crimes
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Trans Activist Akkai Padmashali joins Congress Party in Karnataka
Well know transgender activist Akkai Padmashali joined the Indian National Congress in Karnataka on Sunday
Hijra Guru Ekta Joshi Shot Dead in Delhi’s GTB Enclave
Hijra Guru Ekta Joshi was shot dead by two assailants outside her house in GTB Enclave on 5th September at around 8:30pm
Indian Parliament Must Apologize for Stonewalling Debate on Gay & Lesbian Issues Since Independence
The rights of people with different sexual orientations – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual needs to be respected; all the laws tha... Read More...
Govt Constitutes National Council for Transgender, Community Seeks More Grassroots Representation, Question Pro-Hindutva Tilt
The Council has been formed under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and currently has five community members and five experts from NGOs
Orissa HC allows queer couple to stay together, says “Love knows no Bound”
A two judge bench of the Orissa High Court has allowed a queer couple to stay together. The petition had been filed by a 24-year old trans man to get his partner, who had been separated by her parents, back together
Lockdown woes: Trans Community in India Seeks Help through Corporate Training and NGO Supports
The nation-wide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 has drastically affected the lives of most economically susceptible and socially marginalised groups across the country.
JK Rowling and Trans Debate is Driven by Western Perspectives
Why does everyone have to be boxed into this binary gender system of women and men? This notion is very Western.
BSF, CRPF and SSB agree to recruit Transgender People as Assistant Commandants
While BSF, CRPF and SSB have told MHA that they will recruit trans people, ITBP and CISF are yet to respond to the letter.
Trans People in Odisha to Get Monthly Pension Under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana
Transgender people in Odisha will be given pension under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY)
After Criticism, Noida Metro Authorities Name Sector 50 Metro Station as “Rainbow Station”
Noida Metro Rail Corporation has decided to name the Noida Sector 50 metro station as Rainbow Station
In an ill-thought and insensitive move, Noida Sector 50 Metro Station Renamed “She-Man” by Metro Authorities
Multiple queer people and activists have slammed the NMRC and called this renaming offensive