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Recommendations to Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) for India’s emerging Trans Policy
Recommendations by trans masculine persons, transwomen and experts on transgender inclusion in India’s national policy guidance.
From Academia to America
Despite the existence of desi queer collectives and communities here in DC, the responses and reactions of many Americans (both white and black people) to the visible presence of a queer person coming from India (me, in this case) have been a wee bit strange for me.
Inclusion without Explosion
What we need in the workplace is an atmosphere of continuous and intrinsic inclusiveness that is not contingent on people being out. Such an atmosphere is not created merely by companies jumping on the gay-friendly bandwagon because of commands from headquarters or new policy imposed on a local office by the powers that be. Knowledge, sensitivity and genuine intent to address LGBTQ issues are the needs of the hour.
Seeking participants for legal research study on queer/trans* relationships in India
ByOrinamLegal scholar in Bengaluru seeks participants for a study on the impact of laws relating to queer/trans couples from India
Being a Transexual
Every transsexual goes through a battle to relate her personal feelings to the society and often to his/her own family. But certainly that is what makes us that much stronger and wholesome. Atleast we take on the mental conditioning of society, feel a lot more liberated and question suppression. And being a Transexual for me is not about the glamour or the awe-struck compliments from sleazy men. Its about being ME!
Free & Equal: Global Campaign for LGBT Equality launched by UN
ByOrinamOn July 26, 2013, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cape Town, South Africa, launched Free & Equal, an unprecedented global public education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.

