Imprisoned in an Identity: The Carceral Experience of Transgender Persons in India
Transgender inmates must be allowed to choose whether to be placed in the male, female or a separate section.
Third Gender
Watch: Devdutt Pattanaik Explains How Karmic Faiths are an Ally of LGBTQ People
Devdutt Pattanaik, renowned Mythologist and author of books like Shikhandi: And Other Queer Tales they Don't Tell You, and The Pregnant King, has recently intro... Read More...
Bad Hijras vs Good Trans and the Delusional Trans Utopia
Creating hierarchies of minorities within minorities is not helpful. We have to fight that fight together, not play the game of competing marginalities and disavowals of who we are historically and psychically based on fantasies of our own radicalism and supposed freedom to be who we are.
What Devdutt Pattanaik Says about the Kinnars/Third-Genders and Kankalas/Skeletons of Tantrik Temples in Nepal
I was struck by the vivid image of a life size Kinnara or Third gender and a Kankala or Skeleton, right at the entrance of the Guhyeshwari temple. Devdutt Pattnaik explained the significance to me.
Trans Woman Fights for Right to Change Name
The change of one’s name only becomes official after being published in the Gazette of India. For transgenders, there is another additional complication of producing the SRS (Sexual Reassignment Certificate). The lack of a gender-corresponding ID card complicated things further.
Tamil Nadu Becomes The First State To Allow Transgender People To Serve In Police Force
According to the government order issued for appointment of 13,137 police constables, transgender personnel will be able to apply under the category of male, female, or third gender.
Watch: Trailer of Upcoming Bengali Movie about a Gender Queer Actress
“Conditions Apply” depicts the life of an actress who identifies herself as “gender neutral”; an individual who exists outside the binary gender structure of male and female.
The Inspiring Story of a Young Transgender Model from Manipur
Sandra Nandeibam, a young undergraduate trans model from Manipur just became the first tarns in "Northeast" India to get admission in an educational institute u... Read More...
Kolkata’s prestigious Presidency University to introduce ‘Others’ section in Admission Forms
The new admission form of Kolkata’s Presidency University, supposed to roll out in the month of June this year, will contain an 'others' section under the 'Ge... Read More...
Why So “3” ?
Delhi Queer Pride 2011 (Photo by: Shiv Sahoo)
Damn the two, go to the One,
He tolerates not even a single difference,
And you, O squint-eyed! Talk of the th... Read More...
Seven Points Raised by GoI before Supreme Court in the NALSA Judgement
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has moved the Supreme Court against its judgement in the NALSA case, where it asked both the ... Read More...
LGBTI Rights: Nepal’s International Image, Reality On The Ground And UPR
Participants of the Gay pride festival 2012 on the occasion of Gaijatra festival in Pokhara, Nepal.
Nepal is often presented as a progressive country for havi... Read More...