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Trans Activist Akkai Padmashali joins Congress Party in Karnataka

September 23, 2020

Well know transgender activist Akkai Padmashali joined the Indian National Congress in Karnataka on Sunday

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Karnatak HC Directs State Govt to Provide Free Ration to Transgender People and other Marginalised Groups

April 12, 2020

The court instructed that those who cannot pay for the ration, but do not have a BPL card must also be provided free ration.

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Congress Party Tweets About IDAHOBIT, Confirms Its Support for LGBTQ People

May 19, 2018

the official twitter handle of Indian National Congress tweeted about IDAHOBIT and wrote that it stands against discrimination, prejudice and hate of all kinds. This is the first time that any political party in India has tweeted/celebrated IDAHOBIT and affirmed their support not only for removal of Section 377, but LGBTQ rights in general

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Congress ready to remove Section 377, says Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka

April 11, 2018

At an informal chat with women in Bengaluru on 8th April, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that his party was ready to do away with Section 377

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Bengaluru Gears up for 8th Bangalore Pride on 22nd Nov

November 19, 2015

The city of Bengaluru is all set to witness the 8th Bangalore Pride 2015 on 22nd Nov, beginning at 1:30 pm from Tulasi park to Town hall.

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Karnataka Govt Honours Trans Activist Akkai with Rajyotsava Award

November 5, 2015

30-year-old Akkai Padmashali became the first transgender person this Sunday to receive a top state award when she was given the Rajyotsava award, the second-highest civilian honour in Karnataka, for social service.

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Need For a Socially Inclusive Society – Trans Activist Akkai Padmashali

September 23, 2015

This is the concluding part in a 4 part series from the report titled “A REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST TRANSGENDERS IN KARNATAKA, 2014” that... Read More...

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“I am A Person Without Vagina” – Listen To This Powerful Speech By Transgender Activist Akkai At TEDx

June 21, 2014

Akkai Padmashali is a trangsender activist from Bangalore who focuses on Advocacy of Gender and Sexual Minorities. She was also invited by the President of In... Read More...

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Karnataka Government Launches Pension Scheme ‘Mythri’ For Transgender People

February 22, 2014

When the entire nation is in uproar echoing decriminalizing homosexuality and immediate abolition of the draconian Section 377 of IPC, the Bangalore District ... Read More...

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Finding Their Voice

August 18, 2013

Amitava Sarkar Through a music album, transgender singers hope to inspire others and assert their identity, reports Dhrubo Jyoti “The moment I stepped out of... Read More...

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2012: A Mixed Year For India

January 3, 2013

Sukhdeep Singh reviews what the year 2012 meant for India 2012 has been a mixed year for India’s LGBTs. On a lighter note, we know that the world didn’t end ... Read More...