The Right to Privacy: The Promise for full Recognition of Transgender Rights
The Right to Privacy judgements most certainly include the right to one’s self-identified gender identity as upheld in NALSA v. Union of India.
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First as Apathy, Then as Farce: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016
The Standing Committee report on the Trans Rights Bill, and the Bill itself, deny transgender people those constitutional rights upheld in the NALSA judgement.
Book Review: A Thousand Dreams Within Me Softly Burn, by Sahil Sood
Sahil Sood's gay-themed debut novel captures the vulnerability and transcendence of the human condition.
Not legal doesn’t mean illegal: The situation for queer individuals in India
Ritesh Rajani and Sourav Mandal discuss the legal aspects of leading queer lives in India.
Irresponsible Police Action and Media Reportage on LGBTQIA+ issues : Bengaluru
Unethical, irresponsible and misleading coverage by Bangalore Mirror and Public TV further jeopardize the situation of two women in the city.
Breaking the Binary: a LABIA research study
Full text of 'Breaking the Binary', research study by LABIA, is now available on Orinam.
No Pride: T. Nhaveen and the brutality of gender
[Trigger warning for violence] The tragic passing of T. Nhaveen in Penang, Malaysia, on June 15, 2017, is a grim reminder of how gender non-conformity kills.
LGBT Workplace Symposium Chennai: May 19, 2017
A symposium on LGBT inclusion in Indian workplaces, to be held on May 19, 2017, in Chennai.
TransVision: new community video channel by transpeople in India
TransVision, community-run Youtube channel, debuts with a web series 'Anjali' by and about the transgender community in India.
Experiences of Queer Students During their School Life in India
Based on a qualitative study of school experiences of young queer people in Delhi, Surabhi Shukla has developed a website with online resources and a model 'Sexual Rights and Anti- Discrimination Policy' for schools in India.
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