Chennai post-flood relief efforts for transgender people: status updates and follow-up
Updates on post-flood relief efforts for transpeople in Chennai.
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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.
Chennai post-flood relief efforts for transgender people: work in progress and appeal for support
Work in progress and fundraising appeal for transgender communities affected by Nov-Dec 2015 Chennai rains and flooding.
Constitutional Responsibility to Repeal Section 377 of Indian Penal Code
On the second anniversary of the infamous Koushal judgement, a petition to repeal Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
Dalit Queer Pride at Delhi Queer Pride 2015
On 29th November 2015 Delhi marked its 8th anniversary of the Delhi Queer Pride. Queer individuals, allies, friends and families took to the streets of the city to celebrate the diversity of gender and sexuality. This years pride made a strong statement on casteism. Dalit queer individuals Akhil Khang, Dhiren Borisa, and Dhrubo Jyoti made the below statement on stage when the pride march concluded.
“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.
In memoriam: Priya Thangarajah
Priya Thangarajah's sudden death is a deep loss to the legal and activist fraternity in South Asia, writes Sumit Baudh.
The missing ‘T’ in the Employee Resource Groups
The socio-legal and politico-economic conditions of transgender people in India are at a very strange juncture. India has recriminalized homosexuality through the Kaushal judgement on the one side and upheld the right to choose one's gender identity vide NALSA vs. Union of India on the other.
Undetermined Discriminations: Trans* persons Rights Emerging post 2014 in India
Cases such as Sumita Kumari v. State of West Bengal violate NALSA and show the lack of understanding of multiple disadvantages and discrimination faced by transgender people in India, writes Akhil Kang.
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