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LGBTI Rights in India


ADDED ON: 02/11/2022

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

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 is set to tie the…

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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

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 when he was going for…

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ADDED ON: 01/15/2022

Tripura Cops Deny Allegations Of Transgender Harassment

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 to prove their gender identity,…

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ADDED ON: 01/13/2022

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

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 an FIR filed by one…

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ADDED ON: 01/04/2022

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

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 the healthcare of trans people.…

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ADDED ON: 12/27/2021

Specially-abled Kiran Nayak striving for transgender rights

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 those who live in the…

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ADDED ON: 12/12/2021

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

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 is still not clear as…

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ADDED ON: 12/02/2021

Same-sex couple fights for right to marry in India

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 typical big, fat Indian wedding. Seven…

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ADDED ON: 11/17/2021

India set to appoint its first openly gay judge

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 to the Delhi High Court,…

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ADDED ON: 11/15/2021

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

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. The situation is no different…

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ADDED ON: 11/03/2021

Stitching gender and untold stories

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 stitched diverse patterns with multiple…

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ADDED ON: 10/26/2021

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

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. The MP Home Minister said…

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