Chennai Rainbow Pride 2016
Round-up of LGBTIQA+ events held and planned in June 2016 in Chennai.
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India vigils in memory of Orlando shooting victims
Protests and vigils in memory of the Orlando shooting victims are planned in nearly 17 Indian cities.
Antarlingi: Intersex voices from Nepal
First person narratives from Nepal's intersex community, shared at a Kathmandu meeting held in Feb 2016. Also, a fund-raising appeal for two surgeries.
Communities and Allies respond to the MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)
Recommendations to India's Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from trans and ally groups and collectives
Disability Rights NGO weighs in on MSJE Transgender Rights Bill
Disability-rights NGO Equals seeks contextual clarity on concepts in Rights of Transgender Persons Bill (2015) borrowed from Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2013, both drafted by MSJE.
Date Extension for Comments on MSJE Transgender Rights Bill
Preliminary comments on the Rights of Transgender Persons bill drafted by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Not Them vs. Us: Aishwarya Rutuparna Pradhan, OFS
Odisha government officer Aishwarya Pradhan: a reminder that government measures for transgender inclusion are not only to benefit a marginalised Other.
Statement by the Karnataka Transgender Samithi on the Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014
Karnataka Transgender Samithi (KTS) statement on the Rights of Transgender Persons Bill (2014) flags NALSA, MSJE report, 377, violence, self-identification.
“To the person who wrote the note”: Bengaluru student responds to a homophobic extortion attempt
A recent homophobic extortion attempt on the IISc Bengaluru campus offers lessons on courage, allyship and the urgent need for administrative action.
BioHazard: Abhishek Clifford brings ‘Moral Values’ to a Campus near you
There's a new hazard to Indian college students on the horizon, and it's particularly toxic for LGBT youth and women of all sexualities. It takes the form of Abhishek Clifford, the CEO of an NGO named Rescue.
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