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Added on: 12/27/2022

‘We Were Verbally Abused’: How a Kerala Church’s LGBTQ-Themed Star Sparked Row

12/26/2022

A church in Kerala’s Ernakulam district is in the eye of a storm for spreading the message of ‘one love’ through an LGBTQIA+-themed decorative star that it…

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Added on: 12/22/2022

A transgender resource centre now favourite stop for scholars, students in Tamil Nadu

12/21/2022

The silence in the hall is broken by the ringtone of a mobile phone. The caller, who is a Ph.D. scholar from Coimbatore engaged in research on…

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Added on: 12/20/2022

Gay couples in India ask Supreme Court to legalise same-sex marriage

12/19/2022

Four gay couples have asked India’s Supreme Court to recognise same-sex marriages, setting the stage for a legal face-off with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government which has…

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Added on: 12/19/2022

Inclusive Healthcare! In A First, Cloud Clinics Launched For LGBTQIA+ Community In Bengaluru

12/18/2022

Borderless.lgbt, the world’s first health and wellness cloud platform devoted to LGBT healthcare, has launched a cloud clinic in Bengaluru, where global experts will work alongside doctors…

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Added on: 12/04/2022

Pageant celebrates transgender life in India

12/03/2022

Anilya Boro may not have won the crown at India’s Miss Trans NE pageant this year, but having her parents there in support was a validation in…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

India’s top court to weigh same-sex marriage recognition

11/25/2022

India’s top court decided Friday to proceed with a case weighing legal recognition of same-sex marriages, four years after the same institution struck down a colonial-era ban…

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Added on: 11/07/2022

LGBT community makes presence felt at ALF

11/06/22

NAMSAI, 6 Nov: The three-day Arunachal Literature Festival (ALF) – one of the most popular events conducted by a government department in the state – ended here…

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Added on: 10/19/2022

Royal Rebels: Amar Singh and Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil

10/18/2022

They say it takes a village. But as the world continues to tilt on its current axis of lunacy, with even basic human rights being scoffed at…

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Added on: 09/07/2022

Future Generali to offer health insurance for live-in partners, LGBT community

09/06/2022

Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) has launched a health insurance product that brings LGBTQIA+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) and members in a live-in…

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Added on: 09/05/2022

Acceptance and a job she loves makes this teacher’s world a lot brighter

09/04/2022

K. Sahana remembers how schools that had vacancies would reach out to her once they saw her qualifications listed in her resume. “When I would introduce myself…

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Added on: 08/30/2022

India’s top court declares same-sex couples entitled to social benefits, deserve legal protections

08/29/2022

A Supreme Court ruling in India affirmed that same-sex couples and other non-traditional families are entitled to social benefits, a decision that stands in stark contrast to…

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Added on: 08/29/2022

A history of how Goa overcame prejudice to open its arms to the queer community

08/28/2022

In early 2022 the Parliamentary Panel on Public Undertakings in New Delhi objected to the code GAY allotted to Gaya Airport in Bihar. The International Air Transport…

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Added on: 08/28/2022

In Tamil Nadu, a glossary of hope

08/28/2022

In a heartening step last week, Tamil Nadu released an official glossary of terms to be used for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+)…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

OPINION: We need more South Asian queer stories and voices

08/18/2022

Shivani Dave is a freelance journalist and broadcaster at Openly and Virgin Radio. Growing up I never thought Brown people could be LGBTQ+. That’s an absolutely ridiculous thought,…

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Added on: 08/15/2022

Indian mothers explain how they ‘came out’ as proud parents to their LGBTQ+ kids

08/14/2022

Four years after India repealed Section 377 – the British colonial era law used to criminalise LGBTQ+ people – being openly queer and Indian comes with its fair…

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Added on: 08/12/2022

U.S. Special Envoy Stern Set To Visit India & Nepal To Promote Human Rights Of LGBTQI+ Community

08/10/2022

Jessica Stern, a special envoy of the US, will embark on a 8-day trip to India and Nepal in order to promote the human rights of the…

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Added on: 08/08/2022

In a first, housing scheme proposed for transgender community in Maharashtra

08/07/2022

The Social Welfare Department of the Maharashtra government has proposed an affordable housing scheme for the transgender community. Credit: AFP File Photo The Social Welfare Department said….

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Added on: 07/25/2022

Delhi: Dispute between transgender individuals and police escalates at Dwarka

07/23/22

A dispute early Friday morning at a police station in Dwarka between transgender individuals from the Garima Greh shelter and police escalated, with the transgender individuals alleging…

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Added on: 06/22/2022

How Asexual People Feel Excluded From Queer Spaces, Complicating Their Identity.

06/21/2022

Asexuality is both straightforward and complicated to define. At the outset, it describes the orientation of somebody who doesn’t experience sexual attraction. But this is followed by…

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Added on: 06/20/2022

How Henna Is Helping Proudly Brown And Queer Individuals Reconnect With Their Heritage

06/19/2022

In a rebellious move against the gender binary, as well as notions of toxic masculinity imposed by their South Asian heritage, brown gay men and non-binary individuals…

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Added on: 06/13/2022

Arunachal: AP Queer Station organises ‘Queers ki Kahani’

06/12/2022

Itanagar: About 30 individuals belonging to the LGBTQIAP+ community and a few selected allies participated in the ‘Queers ki Kahani’ event organised by AP Queer Station, a…

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Added on: 06/07/2022

A year after landmark HC ruling, lesbian couples still face discrimination.

06/06/2022

Suffering from gender dysphoria since adolescence, R Ramya, 24, is in the process of a sex change to transition to identify as a male. Growing up in…

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Added on: 06/01/2022

Kerala Lesbian Couple Reunited by High Court in Big Win After Being Separated by Parents.

05/31/2022

The Kerala High Court set a strong precedent on Tuesday by allowing a lesbian couple, Adhila Nasarin and Fathima Noora, to live together after they were forcefully…

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Added on: 05/16/2022

Doctor plans uterus transplant for transgender patient

05/15/2022

A doctor in India is planning to transplant a womb into a transgender woman, to enable her to carry children. New Delhi-based surgeon Dr Narendra Kaushik intends to…

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Added on: 05/02/2022

Healthcare For All: LGBTQ-Inclusive Health Cover Is A Must In Corporates

05/01/2022

The LGBTQ community has been fighting for its rights in the corporate world for a long time. For most people, work is often stressful, and the additional…

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Added on: 04/20/2022

India’s first openly gay prince endured years of torturous conversion therapy. Now, he’s fighting to make the practice illegal.

04/19/2022

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, the 39th direct descendant of India’s Gohil Rajput dynasty, knew he was gay at age 12. But he could only live his truth…

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Added on: 04/18/2022

How a small queer collective brought ‘Pride’ back to Assam

04/17/2022

As the world continues to push for more tolerance along the lines of gender identity and sexual orientation, the LGBTQIA+ community in India is constantly finding its voice…

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Added on: 04/13/2022

THIS INITIATIVE IS ENCOURAGING TRANS CHILDREN TO ‘UNBOX THEIR LIVES’.

04/12/2022

Queer people are commonly disenfranchised. From workplaces. From society. From their families. And beyond. On a daily basis. Hourly even. Every queer people I know of has…

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Added on: 03/14/2022

This Mumbai cafe run by transgender community is breaking the internet

03/13/2022

We often read about innovation and experimentation in terms of menu and hospitality of restaurants and cafes, with a motive to attract customers. For a change, this…

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Added on: 03/07/2022

Schools must wake up to the needs of LGBT children

03/06/2022

Despite the Supreme Court striking down the colonial-era law that criminalised homosexuality back in 2018, there still exists a deep-rooted social stigma against the LGBTQ community, keeping…