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Trans Woman Beaten and Assaulted by Army Personnel in Hyderabad : Statement and List of Demands by Women and Trans Groups

July 14, 2017

WSS and THITS demands stringent penal action against all the accused, a speedy investigation and trial, as well as complete medical treatment, compensation and legal support to the survivor

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How Queer Spaces Can be Transphobic – An Open Letter by a Transman Who Felt Violated At an IDAHOBiT Event

May 20, 2017

It comes as a shock when I see that an organisation working on LGBTIQ issues in their invite to mark an IDAHOBiT day emphasizes on legal gender document for trans people

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The Story of a Transman Fom Pakistan Working in UAE, Where Being Transgender Gets you Jailed or Deported

March 22, 2017

He lives in a constant state of fear and anxiety. He knows maybe not today but one day they will find out that he is a transgender and deport him and he will lose his job and home

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Kolkata Pride Walk to be Held on Dec 11th

December 9, 2016

The 15th edition of Kolkata Rainbow Pride walk will be held on 11th December, and will see participants walk the stretch between Y Channel, Esplanade to Park Circus Maidan via Lenin Sarani and Mullick Bazar from 2pm

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Transgender Woman in Pakistan Brutally Beaten Up By Criminal Gang

November 16, 2016

In a shocking video that has gone viral over social media in Pakistan, a transgender woman is being brutally beaten up by a man with a belt.

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This IDAHOT, Campaign Against Psychiatrists Offering “Gay Cures” Launched

May 6, 2016

The objective of the exercise is to visibilize transphobia and homophobia within the mental health community through an online social media campaign

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A happy ending for NRI transman, Delhi HC gives historic judgment

October 6, 2015

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...

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“The Officials chased us with sticks like we were Dogs”

September 8, 2015

Picture for representation purpose only The following is a testimony from the report titled “A REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST TRANSGENDERS IN... Read More...

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“I was surrounded by policemen as though I had committed something wrong” : A Transgender Person’s Testimony

September 5, 2015

Picture for representation purpose only The following is a testimony from the report titled "A REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST TRANSGENDERS IN K... Read More...

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Opinion: State Interference in dealing with Homo- and Trans-Phobia

May 7, 2015

(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...

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Murder of Filipino Transwoman Brings Global Attention to Call for Justice

November 12, 2014

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...

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Book Review: Denial, Deceit, Discovery

August 7, 2014

My college never bothered much about queer people, taking pride in its ‘Catholic’ antecedents. Little surprise then, that in my second year, I stumbled acro... Read More...

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