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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…

Global News

Added on: 02/04/2021

LGBT Members Across India Reaching Delhi In Support Of Chakka Jaam

02/04/2021

Thousands of farmers camping in the national capital since November 2020 against the central government’s three farm bills have gained national and international momentum. Navya Singh, a…

Global News

Added on: 01/31/2021

Central government to respond on pleas to recognise same-sex marriage

1/30/21

The Delhi High Court Friday granted a last opportunity to the Centre and the Delhi government to respond to three separate pleas, including by two couples, seeking…

Global News

Added on: 01/25/2021

Separate public toilets for trans community to come up soon in New Delhi

01/24/2021

Members of the transgender community will now be able to use public toilets exclusively made for them in New Delhi. In the annual budget for 2021-22, the…

Global News

Added on: 01/24/2021

The Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t been a “great equaliser” for India’s queer population

01/21/2021

In a nation roiled with socio-political anxieties, Covid-19 amplified our sense of impending doom: a quiet cough ringing alarm bells in our heads, while the morning news…

Global News

Added on: 01/19/2021

South Asia’s LGBT Muslims turn to social media for support

01/18/2021

Shahamat Uddin moved to the United States recently to look for a better future after living in fear for his life as a marginalized gay man in…

Global News

Added on: 01/19/2021

Bihar: Transgenders to be recruited into police either through direct appointment or competitive exam, reservations to be provided

01/18/2021

The Bihar Police will now recruit people from the transgender community into its ranks after the state home department notified the matter following high-level discussions. According to…

Global News

Added on: 01/10/2021

Court extends Centre last chance to reply to pleas seeking recognition for same-sex marriage

1/9/21

The Delhi High Court Friday granted a last opportunity to the Centre and the Delhi government to respond to three separate pleas, including by two couples, seeking…

Global News

Added on: 01/09/2021

Our rules don’t permit it — NCC chief on enrolment of transgenders in the corps

1/8/21

Observing that the current rules did not permit enrollment of transgenders, National Cadet Corps (NCC) head Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich on Friday said NCC would need…

Global News

Added on: 01/02/2021

LGBTQ, women: Draft science policy aims for inclusion, equity

1/2/2021

In some path-breaking suggestions to promote inclusion of marginalised groups in science, a new draft policy on science and technology proposes that at least 30 per cent…

Global News

Added on: 12/26/2020

Bihar mulls over raising transgender battalion

12/26/2020

If all goes right, Bihar would soon become the first state in the country to have a separate police battalion of transgenders. Till now, the state government…

Global News

Added on: 12/23/2020

The Godmothers: Five transgender women give back to society

12/22/2020

Nammane, Summane, a temporary shelter and NGO for abandoned children rescued from the streets, will be inaugurated on Wednesday. It’s the first home of its kind in…