India

Global News

Added on: 01/02/2019
12/31/2018
The decriminalisation of gay sex was arguably the biggest news story of 2018 in India. So, it wasn’t surprising when it became a hotly debated topic at…

Global News

Added on: 01/01/2019
12/30/2018
On Monday, December 18, the Lok Sabha passed the problematic Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, ignoring 27 recommended amendments from activists, trans community members and allies….

Global News

Added on: 12/28/2018
12/27/2018
Members of the trans community in Mumbai, India have protested a bill which was designed to protect their rights. The bill has been highly controversial among the trans, intersex,…

Global News

Added on: 12/25/2018
12/24/2018
At the office of the Shaan Foundation, which works with the LGBT community in the district, transgender persons begin a gathering early in the day, holding a…

Global News

Added on: 12/24/2018
12/23/2018
Members of the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community thronged streets as they rejoiced in colours of love and pride. As we passed this test with…

Global News

Added on: 12/22/2018
12/21/2018
India’s LGBTI community has denounced a new surrogacy bill that would ban same-sex couples from hiring surrogates. The bill limits the practice to infertile couples who have…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2018
12/21/2018
It’s business as usual in the bustling lane of Connaught Place’s Block B. But something new catches one’s eye: three new billboards depicting the LGBTQ community in…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2018
12/19/2018
Transgender Indians on Wednesday (19 December) protested against a bill claiming to protect their rights. India’s lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, passed the Transgender Persons (Protection…

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2018
12/17/2018
Four transgender pilgrims stopped by police on their way to a sacred temple in southern India took their case to the district police chief on Monday (17…

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2018
12/16/2018
The third edition of the Likho Awards for Excellence in Media were presented on Saturday, right after the second edition of the Likho Indian LGBTQ Media Summit….

Global News

Added on: 12/16/2018
Bharati Vidyapeeth Hospital and Research Centre has announced to start an all-inclusive medical service for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in the city which…

Global News

Added on: 12/16/2018
12/14/2018
Asia’s first trans body building competition launched in India this month. The International Bodybuilding Fitness and Federation India (IBFFI) will include a trans male category in its March 2019 competition, according…

Global News

Added on: 12/10/2018
When petitions were filed against the Aadhaar in the Supreme Court years half a decade ago, nobody could have guessed that it would have such an impact…

Global News

Added on: 11/28/2018
Growing up as a transgender woman in Singapore, Sheila says she lived in fear of her parents “finding out who she is. As a result of me trying to…

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2018
11/25/2018
With happy faces and bodies swaying to drum beats, rainbow revellers took over the heart of Delhi and celebrated ‘pride’ and their newfound independence, two months after…

Global News

Added on: 11/14/2018
11/14/2018
In a country where nudity is neither commonplace nor commodity, the act of stripping publicly is often a political one — the same way the act of…

World Voices

Added on: 08/02/2018
Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
‘Evening Shadows’ is currently on the international festival circuit including a recent screening at Outfest in Los Angeles. In addition to a glowing audience reception, Sridhar took the…

Global News

Added on: 07/09/2018
07/09/2018
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear petitions for scrapping Section 377 of the penal code, a 149-year-old archaic law which criminalizes…

Global News

Added on: 07/07/2018
Days ahead of the crucial hearing on a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of section 377 of the IPC that criminalises consensual gay sex, the Chief…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018
Securing the most basic freedoms for people worldwide requires front-line organizations challenging abuse wherever it occurs. The Fund for Global Human Rights finds the best human rights…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018
AJWS is the fourth largest U.S.-based funder of global LGBTI rights worldwide. Since 2005, AJWS has invested nearly $9.5 million in global LGBTI rights. In 2013 alone,…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice is a multi-gendered, multi-racial, multi-identity organization that prioritizes and supports the leadership of women, transgender people, youth, and people of color….

World Voices

Added on: 01/13/2017
Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
Alturi: How did the idea for “All About Sec 377” come about? How has it evolved over time? Gypsy: I have a small and relatively new production…