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Added on: 07/29/2023

India could soon become the second country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage

07/27/2023

India could soon become only the second nation in Asia to legalise gay marriage. As the world’s fast-growing democracy, it is a hugely significant moment for LGBTQIA+…

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Added on: 07/24/2023

A clinic for issues related to intersex people

07/23/2023

A first of its kind trans-health clinic in Lucknow is instilling confidence among intersex people to search for their own identity. ‘Sabrang’, the clinic, claims to be the…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Gay marriage case could bring gold rush to Indian wedding industry

07/08/2023

When the Indian Supreme Court earlier this year started hearing a case to legalize same-sex marriage, matchmaker Kamakshi Madan suddenly received an increase in enquiries from parents…

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Added on: 05/09/2023

The lawyers & plaintiffs fighting for marriage equality in India have no plans to back down

05/08/2023

Amburi Roy, 37, and Aparna Saha, 36, two lesbian women from the Indian state of West Bengal, fell in love in 2007 while they were enrolled in…

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Added on: 05/04/2023

With staunch religious and political opposition, will same-sex marriage be accepted in conservative India?

05/03/2023

Since at least 1980, there have been hundreds of stories of same-sex couples in India getting married unofficially by religious rites, according to gender studies expert and…

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Added on: 05/03/2023

Trans people in Kashmir have long gained acceptance as matchmakers. Now their jobs are in danger.

05/02/2023

Shabnum Subhan’s house is tucked in the bylanes of Srinagar’s downtown, the most densely populated area of Kashmir’s capital city. In the three-story house, 44-year-old Subhan, who…

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Added on: 05/02/2023

How Project Almirah offers a safe space for queer people to share their stories

05/01/2023

During the initial part of the pandemic, when the world went into sudden lockdown, Angel, who identifies as a non-binary bisexual person, found themselves all alone in…

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Added on: 05/01/2023

Garima Grehs in Dire Straits: Transgender Communities Struggle to Survive Without Government Funding

04/30/2023

For many transgender individuals, the very spaces that are meant to provide safety and refuge – their own homes and private spaces – can be hotbeds of…

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Added on: 04/29/2023

Supreme Court: India same-sex marriage case tests judges

4/28/2023

As the Indian Supreme Court continues to hear petitions seeking to legalise same-sex marriage, it’s becoming evident just how complex the issue is. Earlier, lawyers for the…

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Added on: 04/23/2023

Goa trust speaks up for rights of state’s 10,000-strong LGBT community

04/23/2023

With more than 10,000 persons from the LGBT community living in Goa, they are struggling for their right of ‘Same Sex Marriage since the last two decades…

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Added on: 04/19/2023

Nepal’s queer community watching India with interest

04/18/2023

Last week, the Indian government made its opposition to same-sex marriage be known by urging the country’s Supreme Court to reject petitions filed by same-sex couples. The…

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Added on: 04/18/2023

Indian government labels same sex-marriage ‘elitist’ as supreme court hearing begins

04/18/2023

The Indian government has expressed its vehement opposition to the legalisation of same-sex marriage, calling it an “urban elitist concept” that undermines religious and social values, as…

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Added on: 04/18/2023

Transgender Community in India Today

Margerita Afom

Alturi Contributor

There is no formal definition of third-gender identity in India, and people who identify as neither men nor women are referred to as Hijra. Which, in Western…

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Added on: 04/08/2023

INDIAN TRANSGENDER MODEL HUMILIATED AND DENIED ENTRY IN THE COUNTRY BY MUSCAT AIRPORT AUTHORITY

04/07/2023

It was the night of February 24th when an Indian model and designer Nin Kala landed at the Muscat International airport to explore the city on a…

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Added on: 03/27/2023

Meet Ziya and Zahad, India’s first transgender couple to have baby

03/26/2023

Ziya Pavel always wanted to be a mother; Zahad not so much. But the funny thing about love is that it makes you do things that you…

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Added on: 03/26/2023

‘TransFormation’: A Mumbai salon run by transgender persons to promote inclusivity

03/25/2023

Deutsche Bank and Rotary Club of Bombay have teamed up to open Mumbai’s first transgender-run salon on Saturday, March 25 in an effort to create equal employment…

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Added on: 03/20/2023

IIT Bombay Is All Set To Celebrate Rangavali, Its First Queer Festival

03/19/2023

IIT Bombay is one of the most renowned and prestigious research institutes in all of India. It is one of the top-most-ranked universities in the country. As…

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Added on: 03/17/2023

Forum deplores ‘demonisation’ of sexual minorities by Kerala’s right-wing Muslims

03/17/2023

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has strongly condemned the “efforts by the Muslim right wing in Kerala, including leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Indian Union…

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Added on: 03/16/2023

Powerful Indian Hindu group backs government’s opposition to same-sex marriage recognition

03/15/2023

NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) – The ideological parent of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has backed the government position against recognising same-sex marriage,…

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Added on: 03/15/2023

Powerful Indian Hindu group backs government’s opposition to same-sex marriage recognition

03/14/2023

The ideological parent of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has backed the government position against recognising same-sex marriage, months after raising hopes with supportive…

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Added on: 03/14/2023

India’s top court refers same-sex marriage recognition case to 5-judge bench

03/13/2023

India’s Supreme Court on Monday said a five-judge bench will start hearing final arguments over granting legal recognition to same-sex marriages on April 18, proceedings of which…

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Added on: 03/13/2023

India government opposes recognizing same-sex marriage: Court filing

03/12/2023

NEW DELHI — The Indian government opposes recognizing same-sex marriages, it said in a filing to the Supreme Court on Sunday, urging the court to reject challenges…

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Added on: 03/12/2023

India’s LGBTQ revolution: paving the way for global change?

03/11/2023

Aditi Anand and Susan Dias want to get married in India, and they are willing to fight for it. For more than a decade, the couple have…

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Added on: 03/11/2023

An LGBTQ revolution in India sets the pace for global change

03/10/2023

Aditi Anand and Susan Dias want to get married in India, and they’re willing to fight for it. For more than a decade, the couple put in…

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Added on: 03/06/2023

Publishing house for trans writers opens in India

03/05/2023

A transgender activist has founded a publishing house for trans writers in India. Earlier this month, transgender activist and writer Grace Banu founded Queer Publishing House exclusively for…

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Added on: 02/12/2023

In a first for India, transgender couple become biological parents

02/11/2023

A transgender couple are the first in India to become parents biologically, after one of the partners gave birth on Wednesday in Kerala state. The birth of…

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Added on: 02/10/2023

Kerala transgender couple’s ‘tears of joy’ as baby born early

02/09/2023

A transgender couple from the southern Indian state of Kerala, whose pregnancy photos made global news, have welcomed their baby with “tears of joy”. Ziya Paval said…

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Added on: 02/09/2023

Delhi’s new LGBTQ community centre promises a safe space for the queer

02/08/2023

If you are a queer in India, you have definitely heard of the Naz Foundation. An NGO that works on HIV/AIDS and sexual health, this is also the…

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Added on: 02/06/2023

‘Nervous’ couple makes history as India’s first-ever trans parents to be: ‘We’re about to realise my dream’

02/25/2023

A trans couple in India has made history by announcing they are expecting their first child. Trans woman and dancer Ziya Paval announced on Instagram that her…

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Added on: 01/02/2023

Sanjana Tiwari, dost tumhari: Transwoman who works to uplift lives of others like her

01/01/2023

Sanjana Tiwari, who was forced into the sex trade because of poverty, is now an autorickshaw driver and economically independent. As a volunteer activist, she is now…