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Four years after India repealed Section 377 – the British colonial era law used to criminalise LGBTQ+ people – being openly queer and Indian comes with its fair…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

Added on: 03/03/2022

‘What is the army afraid of?’ Indian government stops film inspired by gay soldier

03/03/2022

NEW DELHI — For years, J. Suresh struggled with shame over his identity as a gay man, which he kept to himself. When he joined the “hyper…

Global News

Added on: 02/28/2022

India’s LGBTQ+ ‘pioneer’ state bans abuse and boosts trans rights

02/27/2022

NEW DELHI – Police threats, slurs and even violence are all part of LGBTQ+ life in India, but a new rule could ease the onslaught in one southern…

Global News

Added on: 02/25/2022

National Medical Commission forbids conversion therapy

02/22/2022

CHENNAI: Any doctor found engaged in conversion therapy — a controversial gender and sexual reorientation practice often slammed as pseudoscience — is liable to be prosecuted for…

Global News

Added on: 02/11/2022

Kerala LGBT Couple Move Court To Get Their Marriage Registered Under Transgender Identities

02/09/2022

On February 14 when the world marks Valentine’s Day, Manu Karthika and Syama S Prabha will start their new journey in life as a couple. The duo…

Global News

Added on: 01/24/2022

‘Cars had stickers of DMK leaders’: Pro-Hindutva LGBTQ activist Gopi Shankar Madurai survives fourth attack, appeals to PM Modi for help

01/23/2022

Well-known LGBTQ activist Gopi Shankar Madurai has recently survived the fourth attack in Mahabalipuram of Tamilnadu. Gopi Shankar Madurai was obstructed in the road by six goons…

Global News

Added on: 01/15/2022

Tripura Cops Deny Allegations Of Transgender Harassment

1/14/22

The Tripura Police have refuted the allegations made by atleast four transgender persons, who asserted that personnel from Tripura Police stripped them on Saturday in a bid…

Global News

Added on: 01/13/2022

LGBT Members Allege They Were Made To Disrobe By Police To Prove Their Identity

01/12/2021

Agartala, Jan 11 (PTI) Four LGBT members were arrested by the police here and made to disrobe in a police station to prove their identity, according to…

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Added on: 01/04/2022

Meet Trinetra Haldar Gummaraj, Karnataka’s First Transgender Doctor.

01/03/2022

Transgender activist, surgeon in training, and Instagram influencer Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju is fighting bigotry. She is taking on prejudice against the trans community and hopes to improve…

Global News

Added on: 12/27/2021

Specially-abled Kiran Nayak striving for transgender rights

12/27/2021

Hyderabad: Since the annulment of Article 377 two years ago, the members of LGBTQ in India are still battling to come out of the closet — especially…

Global News

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…

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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…