Signs of Chennai #1

- An unintended statement, perhaps?
Hues may vary but humanity does not | வண்ணங்கள் வேற்றுமைப் பட்டால் – அதில் மானுடர் வேற்றுமை இல்லை

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Sahil Sood’s gay-themed debut novel captures the vulnerability and transcendence of the human condition.
Evidence of sex-reassignment surgery (gender-affirming surgery) not needed for binary gender change in India passport: Madras High Court
Film screening and panel discussion on gender, sexuality and violence on Friday Feb 22, 2013, as part of Prajnya’s film festival on gender violence at Goethe-Institut, Chennai.
Adding a third gender or “T” category does not suffice to make the Ministry of External Affairs NALSA-compliant if it stills requires proof of surgery for recording a change of gender. Further, not all transgender people seek to identify as “T”, and are at liberty to identify as M or F, per the judgement.
Online survey of gay/bi/same-gender attracted cis men above 40 in India, by postgraduate student from IIT Gandhinagar.
GE Vahanvati (1949-2014), former Attorney General of India, was a strong advocate of decriminalisation of homosexuality,
LOL! Cute!