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Lawyers Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy, Who Fought the 377 Case, in Time’s List of 100 Most Influential People

April 17, 2019

Supreme Court Lawyers Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy, who fought the Section 377 case last year, have been named among the 100 Most Influential Persons i... Read More...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Civil Rights for LGBTQ in India

April 15, 2019

A review petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking various civil rights for LGBTQ people of the country, including same-sex marriage, adoption and surrogacy ... Read More...

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Jamshedpur Holds 2nd Pride Parade

April 10, 2019

Steel City Jamshedpur successfully held its 2nd pride parade on Sunday, 7th April. The march, which was attended by over 50 people, started in the afternoon fr... Read More...

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Word ‘Gay’ Deleted from Picture from LGBT Protest used in Congress’ Election Campaign Video #AbHogaNyay

April 9, 2019

Congress President Rahul Gandhi released the campaign video of the party over twitter. The campaign is titled Ab Hoga NYAY, building up on the NYAY scheme anno... Read More...

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BJP’s Manifesto Makes No Mention of LGBTQI Rights, Only Vague Statements For Empowering Trans People

April 8, 2019

The Bhartiya Janta Party released its manifesto for Lok Sabha elections 2019. The 45 page manifesto, which was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, makes ... Read More...

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Congress Manifesto Promises a new Transgender Bill, makes only Vague Statements for LGBTQ Rights

April 4, 2019

The Indian National Congress released its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on 2nd April. The manifesto, which created quite a buzz for promising a lo... Read More...

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AAP fields Kinnar Akhada’s Chirpi Bhawani From Prayagraj For Lok Sabha Elections

April 2, 2019

Aam Aadmi Party has fielded a transgender person for the Prayagraj (Allahabad) constituency for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Announcing the decision, AAP twee... Read More...

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15 Trans Women Get Married in a Mass Wedding in Chattisgarh, Chief Minister attends the wedding too

March 31, 2019

15 Transgender women got married at a mass wedding ceremony that was held in Raipur, Chattisgarh on 30th March. The wedding was organised by Maati, an organisa... Read More...

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CPI(M) Manifesto Promises Same-sex Marriage Law, Anti-Discrimination Law and Reservation for Transgender People in India

March 30, 2019

With just 2 weeks left for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, political parties have started coming out with their manifesto. The CPI(M) released its mani... Read More...

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President of India confers Padma Shri Award to Trans Bharathanatyam Dancer Dr Narthaki Nataraj

March 18, 2019

Dr Narthaki Nataraj, a well known Bharathanatyam dancer, became the first transgender person to be awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest Civilian Awar... Read More...

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Pride Circle to Conduct Webinars on LGBTI Inclusion at Workplace

March 12, 2019

Pride Circle, an initiative to build a community of passionate individuals working in the space of LGBT+ inclusion at the workplaces in India, is starting a se... Read More...

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Dravidar Kazhagam Calls to Extend Civil Rights to Queer Individuals in its Dravidian Manifesto

March 10, 2019

The Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) has released its Dravidian Manifesto in the State conference that was conducted in Thanjavur on 23rd February 2019. A special meetin... Read More...

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