“I Want to Live With My Head Held High”
Summary In recent years the government of Bangladesh has taken important steps toward acknowledging and protecting hijras, but the implementation of promising decrees and programs has exposed hijras to...
View Article85 candidates in the fray from Thoothukudi
A total of 85 candidates are in the fray in the six Assembly constituencies, District Election officer M. Ravikumar said here on Monday after releasing the list of candidates. In Thoothukudi...
View ArticleBreaking free
“Recognition of transgenders as a third gender is not a social or medical issue but a human rights issue,” declared Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan in April 2014 when the Indian Supreme Court recognised...
View ArticleRight is might
We all know of their stories of pain, loss and struggles, but that they also rise above all of it, is not a usual narrative for the society. With Akkai Padmashali receiving the State Rajyotsava Award —...
View ArticleTransgender? A Doctor Won’t See You Now
Trans patients face do-or-die situations when trying to find transition care. But the medical community is not ready for them. Shop ▾ “This is not about [some hazy notion of] being able to be who you...
View Article“All Five Fingers Are Not the Same”
Summary All five fingers are not the same…. People should be respected for who they are. —Thehan, 43-year-old gay man, Colombo, November 2015 In Sri Lanka, there are two frames: man and woman. Society...
View ArticleLiberty, equality, identity: Giving wings to the transgender community in India
In April last year, the Rajya Sabha passed The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014, heralding the first steps towards equality for the transgender (TG) community. Paving the way for a law, the...
View ArticleIndian ad with transgender mom stirs debate -- and tears
New Delhi (CNN)An advert challenging the norms of a traditional family in India has gone viral, with more than 9 million views on YouTube. The ad's storyline pushes the issue of transgender rights...
View ArticleSex workers, kidnappers, omens... never just human
Members from the community talk about the discrimination and assumptions they are met with in daily life April 2014 marked a turning point for the transgender movement in India when the Supreme Court...
View ArticleBreaking down the difference between gender identity and sex
As transgender rights are being threatened and fought for across the country, trans celebrities and LGBTQ activists are challenging the rest of us to see sex and gender identity as two entities. But...
View Article“I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me”
Summary Reader Advisory: This report contains graphic descriptions of traumatic experiences, often affecting children. Intersex people in the United States are subjected to medical practices that can...
View ArticleSex workers, kidnappers, omens... never just human
Members from the community talk about the discrimination and assumptions they are met with in daily life April 2014 marked a turning point for the transgender movement in India when the Supreme Court...
View ArticleThree things I’ve learned about the real meaning of gender equality
When I started an NGO for gender equality, there was much I didn’t know. Here’s what I discovered...
View ArticleSarubala joins AIADMK
Former Tiruchi Mayor Sarubala R. Tondaiman who quit the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) last month joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Wednesday. Along with Ms. Sarubala,...
View Article‘I am 100% sure we will find archaeological remains’: Researcher who aims to...
Alok Tripathi is a man on a mission. Last year, the marine archaeologist submitted a proposal to the Indian Council of Historical Research, a funding body for academic research in history, in which he...
View ArticleIf SC lifts ban, will Malayali women go to Sabarimala?
After a 31-year-old woman made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala, where female devotees in the 10-50 age group are not permitted, the discussion on whether all...
View ArticlePromised empowerment of trans people and the new dealers of a false liberty
Stop Watch: In Northern Ireland, time stops still for you to take in some stunning landscapes and rich historyWhere we belong: The fight of Parsi women in interfaith marriagesDown in jungleland: Sucker...
View ArticleTTV Dhinakaran takes oath as MLA
Dhinakaran criticises members of ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for working for their ‘own selfish motive’ Last Published: Fri, Dec 29 2017. 10 39 PM IST Chennai: T.T.V....
View Article“No Choice but to Deny Who I Am”
Summary In mid-September 2009, the District Chief Executive in my town called me for a meeting…I was taken to the conference room and made to sit in the middle of about 50 people. They asked me if I...
View ArticleCommuters struggle as TN bus strike enters 6th day
[India], Jan. 09 (ANI): Hundreds of commuters are struggling to reach places in Tamil Nadu as the indefinite strike called by transport unions, demanding a pay hike among other things, entered the...
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