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Added on: 12/12/2021

Does victorian morality hold India’s legality of same-sex marriage at bay?

12/11/21

As the legality of same-sex marriage gets approval in Latin America’s Chile, the 31st such country in the world, the stand of a diverse country like India…

Global News

Added on: 12/02/2021

Same-sex couple fights for right to marry in India

12/1/2021

NEW DELHI – Swept up in a whirlwind romance after meeting at a Bollywood party in Mumbai, Saattvic and Gaurav Bhatti dreamed of celebrating their love with a…

Global News

Added on: 11/17/2021

India set to appoint its first openly gay judge

11/16/2021

India is set to appoint its first openly gay judge. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended that senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal be elevated to the role of judge…

Global News

Added on: 11/15/2021

This Manipur Youth Fought Drug Addiction, Built India’s First Transgender Football Team

11/14/2021

Stigma, discrimination and a lack of social support and safe spaces for interactions have left queer youth across the world unable to come out or seek help….

Global News

Added on: 11/03/2021

Stitching gender and untold stories

11/02/2021

New Delhi, Nov 3 He goes back a few decades a time when as a child he could not take his eyes off whenever his older sisters…

Global News

Added on: 10/26/2021

‘Lesbian couple today, gay men tomorrow’: Minister warns Dabur over Karva Chauth ad

10/25/2021

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra warned Dabur India over the Karva Chauth advertisement showing two young women breaking fast. Mishra said he found the advertisement objectionable….

Global News

Added on: 10/26/2021

Plight of transgender community in Kashmir appears to be going from bad to worse!

10/25/2021

As one walks through the lanes of the old city (Downtown) to meet the transgender people, the locals point at their homes in a very cynical way….

Global News

Added on: 10/19/2021

LGBT+: Indian medical institutions are asked to amend textbooks with unscientific content

Medical institutions in India should not teach from books that contain content that discriminates against LGBT+ people, the Indian National Medical Commission (NMC) has said. The NMC—India’s…

Global News

Added on: 10/05/2021

LivveHome to launch first-ever community kitchen run, operated by transgender people in Pune

10/04/2021

Coming November 2021 Pune is all set to get its first-ever community kitchen staffed and operated entirely by transgender individuals. A visit to Pune, Maharashtra’s cultural and…

Global News

Added on: 09/02/2021

Amend rules to punish police personnel who harass LGBTQIA+ community, Court directs Tamil Nadu

09/01/2021

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to amend the conduct rules applicable to police personnel and provide for punishment to those who harass…

Global News

Added on: 08/21/2021

The ban on the practice of ‘curing queer sexuality’ in India

08/20/2021

The Madras High Court in its June 2021 judgement banned the practice of ‘conversion therapy’ in India, bringing protective measures for LGBTQIA+ individuals in the country. The…

Global News

Added on: 07/16/2021

These 15 Historical Examples Of LGBTQ Culture Around The World You Might Not Have Known About

07/13/2021

Nonbinary Vikings – Viking imagery in contemporary culture is heavily associated with stereotypes surrounding masculinity; long-haired, heavily muscled warriors are used to sell everything from beer to…

Global News

Added on: 06/29/2021

A Glimmer of Hope: India Court Issues Guidelines for Protection of LGBTQ Community

06/28/2021

Before the Obergfell v. Hodges judgment finally declared homosexual marriage as an individual’s fundamental right across the United States, various state and circuit courts ruled in favor…

Global News

Added on: 06/29/2021

377: The British colonial law that left an anti-LGBTQ legacy in Asia

06/28/2021

For much of the past two centuries, it was illegal to be gay in a vast swathe of the world – thanks to colonial Britain. Till today,…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 06/26/2021

India LGBTI: An Emergence of Acceptance of the LGBTI Community

Alturi Project Strategist

Historical Context Moving forward in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) human rights is challenging, especially with additional obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. More importantly,…

Global News

Added on: 06/20/2021

KGH doctor ‘gives away’ baby with intersex traits to transgender group

6/19/21

A doctor in King George Hospital here has allegedly given away a newborn baby with intersex traits to a group of transgender people. The incident reportedly happened…

Global News

Added on: 06/14/2021

India’s transgenders ‘left out’ of Covid vaccination drive

06/13/2021

India’s transgender community has complained it is being neglected from the nationwide Covid vaccination drive and has called for easier access to vaccines in community-friendly settings and…

Global News

Added on: 06/13/2021

QUEER ARTISTS OF INDIA USE ART TO EXPLORE GENDER AND SEXUALITY

6/11/21

In India, and South Asia in general, bias against women and other gender minorities remains prevalent across class, caste and social hierarchies. While there have historically been…

Global News

Added on: 06/11/2021

Kashmir: LGBT+ demand health care access during COVID pandemic

06/10/2021

Kashmir’s LGBT+ community members are calling for the right to access health care and COVID-19 vaccines. They are also urging the government to set up support schemes…

Global News

Added on: 06/10/2021

Somewhere under the Bengaluru FC rainbow

06/07/2021

On the first day of this month, Bengaluru FC uploaded a social media post that had the sketch of a floodlight throwing rainbow colours over their home…

Global News

Added on: 05/31/2021

In a first, Gurugram administration organises Covid vaccination for transgender community, sex workers

05/30/2021

In a unique initiative by the Gurugram administration, a special vaccination camp was organised for the transgender community and sex workers, who live in the Millennium City….

Global News

Added on: 05/10/2021

U.S. Supports Transgender Health Clinics in India

05/09/2021

The United States supports and advocates for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people everywhere. In India — where transgender people…

Global News

Added on: 04/30/2021

Judge orders himself to speak to a psychologist to ‘understand same-sex relationships better’ before ruling

04/29/2021

A high court judge in India has ordered himself to undergo an education session with a psychologist on same-sex relationships before ruling on a case relating to…

Global News

Added on: 04/19/2021

Kerala is pioneer in transgender rights. So where are the transgender voters?

04/18/2021

Kerala has been a pioneer in the field of transgender rights in the country. It was the first state in India to announce a transgender policy after…

World Voices

Added on: 04/13/2021

Sayan Bhattacharya: Memory, Invisibility, and Trans and Hijra Persons in India

Nicolette Gullickson and Alexander Champeau

Alturi Contributors

Definitions and Word Usage, According to Sayan’s Accounts Transgender: Started circulating in India in the mid-2000s in official documents. Even though it attempts to subsume various…

Global News

Added on: 04/03/2021

Gender fluidity and children’s books

4/2/21

We recently watched The Queen’s Gambit with the kids. (This was after my sister breezily replied ‘Sure!’, when I asked if it was appropriate for children. I…

Global News

Added on: 03/11/2021

Delhi High Court Grants Protection To Lesbian Woman Married Against Her Wishes, Directs Steps For Dissolution Of Marriage

03/10/2021

In a major relief to a lesbian woman married against her wishes to a man of her family’s choice, a bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of the…

Global News

Added on: 03/01/2021

BIHAR GOVT TO PATNA HIGH COURT : WILL SET UP SPECIAL TRANS POLICE UNITS IN EACH DISTRICT

03/01/2021

In an affidavit submitted to the Patna High Court, Bihar Government has said that it is committed to “respectful representation” of transgender people in public employment, and…

Global News

Added on: 02/20/2021

Why Jammu’s transgender community hit the streets in protest

2/19/21

Several groups of the community came together at Bikram Chowk on January 21, 2021 to take out a nude protest. Four transgender persons were allegedly abudcted and…

Global News

Added on: 02/08/2021

Mangaluru: In a first, Congress elects transgender as office-bearer

02/07/2021

Life has been a roller-coaster ride for 32-year old Sanjana Chalavadi, but consistency and dedication made her the first one from the community to become a general…