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Added on: 12/31/2024

Bollywood Finally Spotlights LGBTQ Relationships — But Further Progress Is Still Required

12/30/2024

Once India’s Supreme Court ruled gay sex as no longer a criminal offence in 2018, it didn’t take long for Bollywood to release a series of movies…

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Added on: 12/28/2024

Gay Serial Killer In India Was Hurt By Comments On His Sexuality

12/28/2024

Gay serial killer Ram Saroop, who stands accused of killing 11 people in Punjab, India, has admitted that derogatory comments about his sexuality were motivators in his…

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Added on: 12/24/2024

Beyond Binaries: Queering The Lens On IPV

12/24/2024

2024 saw many historic and horrifying moments – nationally and globally. Beyond genocides, alarming climate records, and civil unrest – sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) took over…

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Added on: 12/18/2024

Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Lesbian Couples Right to Cohabit

12/18/2024

Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday upheld the freedom of a lesbian couple and directed their parents to not interfere with their lives. Observing that the petitioner…

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Added on: 12/17/2024

The hidden struggle of gay men in urban areas across India

12/16/2024

In bustling metropolitan centres throughout India, a disturbing narrative of violence against gay and bisexual men is unfolding, challenging the nation’s progressive legal stance on LGBTQIA+ rights…

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Added on: 12/11/2024

India’s first queer film is a thirsty love triangle drama from 1971 & was once thought to be lost forever

12/10/2024

Gay characters have long existed in Indian cinema, though Bollywood—not unlike its American counterpart— often made them the butt of the joke. The country didn’t overturn its…

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Added on: 11/12/2024

Bengaluru boy receives passport with only transgender mother’s name: Report

11/11/24

Akkai Padmashali, a transgender activist, received a passport for her son Avin without listing his father’s name. In a landmark move, the Bengaluru Regional Passport Office has…

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Added on: 11/11/2024

Many continue to suffer, often in silence’: Calcutta tops gay hate list

11/11/2024

Members of India’s gay community continue to face beatings, sexual assault and murder threats even though the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality six years ago, population researchers have…

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Added on: 11/05/2024

The story of India’s 1st gay prince and his husband proves love can break barriers—and change minds

11/04/2024

Many of us, as children, often imagined royals as living happily ever after in a faraway castle. For those of us who enjoyed shows and movies like…

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Added on: 10/21/2024

The reality of transgender welfare boards in India: An RTI investigation

10/20/2024

New Delhi- In his speech on the last day of the Budget Session of the 17th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked: “Those who are on the…

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Added on: 10/14/2024

Bollywood wants to be queer but without making its audience uncomfortable

10/13/2024

Amar Prem Ki Amar Kahani starring Aditya Seal and Sunny Singh is touted as an ‘LGBTQIA+ film’ and a part of India’s ‘queer cinema.’ In reality, it…

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Added on: 09/30/2024

KSOU to provide free education to transgender students

09/29/2024

With an aim to promote higher education in the transgender community, the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, has decided to offer all courses free with “zero…

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Added on: 09/23/2024

Transgender traffic police get the green light in India’s Telangana state

09/22/2024

HONG KONG – Xavian Wu, Hong Kong’s first high-profile transgender singer-songwriter, sought to use the city’s annual LGBTQ Pink Dot HK carnival on Sunday to share his…

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Added on: 09/14/2024

Same-sex marriage was on a roll in Asia. Not anymore

09/13/2024

Rainbow flags rippled in the wind as gay and lesbian couples walked hand in hand down a makeshift aisle in Bangkok’s busy Siam shopping district. Thailand’s Senate…

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Added on: 09/14/2024

Telangana announces transgender traffic troops under new recruitment program

09/13/2024

The Telangana government has announced India’s first-ever transgender-specific government recruitment and social welfare program, under which transgender persons will be trained and recruited for traffic management. As…

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Added on: 09/06/2024

6 Years On, Section 377’s Repeal Fails To Curb Hostility Towards LGBT Community

09/05/2024

Exactly six years ago, when the Supreme Court decriminalised Section 377 of the (then) Indian Penal Code to exclude consenting adult LGBTQIA+ persons from its purview, I…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

Move from rhetoric to action on #PutPeopleFirst

08/30/2024

Transformative empowerment is mostly not given by ‘experts from the outside,’ but happens when the most affected people themselves rise to take back power to transform their…

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Added on: 08/18/2024

West Bengal: LGBTQIA community stages protest over Kolkata rape-murder

08/18/2024

Amid widespread outrage and demands for justice following the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, members…

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Added on: 08/03/2024

Supreme Court notice on plea to allow blood donation by gay

08/03/2024

Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the central government and others on a plea challenging rules that prevent blood donation by gay men, transgender persons…

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Added on: 07/31/2024

For trans youth, working in corporate India is a losing battle

07/30/2024

It was a smoggy November morning in 2023. At the Gurugram shelter run by the Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust, Ajay*, a trans man in his…

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Added on: 07/22/2024

From fear to freedom: LGBTQ+ migrants seek safe haven in Germany

07/21/2024

Faced with rape threats, forced conversion therapy, and the necessity to flee their homeland, four queer individuals share their experiences with DW. “The Russian police threatened to…

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Added on: 07/08/2024

Does The New Criminal Code (BNS) Protect Men And Trans Persons From Sexual Violence?

07/07/2024

Institutional understanding of sexual violence is often informed by patriarchy and misogyny. Courts, police and lawmakers are all prone to this bias. The institutionalisation of such patriarchal…

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Added on: 07/01/2024

Assam Trans Student Ousted From School Due To Bikini Photos, Sparks Outcry

06/30/2024

“My daughter, born in a male body but identifying as a girl, didn’t choose this difficult life where she faces bullying and hatred for being herself. A…

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Added on: 06/11/2024

A. REVATHI: A LIFE IN TRANS ACTIVISM: A HIJRA LIFE STORY

Grace Fausett

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Past In India, a majority of transwomen have to seek out a living through two things, sex work and begging. That continues to be the reality for…

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Added on: 05/14/2024

Govt to HC: 143 toilets built in city for use by transgenders

05/14/2024

Delhi govt has told the high court that 143 toilets have been constructed in the national capital for exclusive use by transgender persons. In a status report,…

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Added on: 05/06/2024

Transgender activists storm police station in Gujrat over abuse claims

05/05/2024

Members of the transgender community in Gujarat staged a vehement protest outside the Sadar Kharian police station, alleging molestation and mistreatment by law enforcement officials. The protest,…

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Added on: 04/03/2024

A Trans-Led Art Collective Is Shifting Perceptions Around Transgender People in India

04/02/2024

A decade ago, India’s top court ruled that transgender people should be treated as a third category of gender. While that decision would seem to indicate a…

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Added on: 03/12/2024

Mumbai: In A First, GT Hospital Offers Voice Change Surgery To Transgender Persons

03/11/2024

In yet another novel initiative, the GT Hospital has become the first state-run facility in the city to offer voice change surgery to transgender persons who have…

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Added on: 03/02/2024

1st transgender lit & cultural festival churns out new ideas

03/02/2024

Lucknow: The state capital hosted India’s first-ever transgender literary and cultural programme on Friday. The event served as a platform for members of the transgender community to…

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Added on: 02/20/2024

Pride And The City: Creating Queer Third Spaces In Bengaluru

02/20/2024

In the last few years, potentially due to the pandemic-caused confinement at home, the topic of third places has gained prominence in popular discourse. They can be…