art: Love is Love
Art by Rajat Saini.
NALSA and beyond: presentation on transgender people and Indian laws
Presentation on transgender rights and the law, from the workshop-discussion facilitated by Siddharth Narrain at Nazariya, Delhi, in August 2015.
Ondede report on human rights violations against transgender people in Karnataka
Prerana Kudur from Ondede and Gowthaman Ranganathan from Alternative Law Forum have compiled powerful testimonies of transgender people in Karnataka.
PRESS RELEASE: Tamil Nadu state-wide protest demanding reservations in education and employment for transwomen
We believe that reservation in education and employment is the only solution to this situation. To advocate for reservation, we are conducting a state-wide protest on 17 August, 2015, at 3 pm at Valluvar Kottam, Chennai.
Statewide protest in Tamilnadu demanding reservations in education and employment for transwomen
People are fond of asking thirunangais: “Why can’t you work honestly? Why do you do sex work? Why do you ask for money at shops?”
Watch this video of Vaishnavi, Chennai’s first thirunangai auto and cab driver responding to such questions.
Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2015 is here
Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2015 is being held from July 24 to 26, at Goethe-Institut, Nungambakkam, Chennai
Africa Report on Diversity in Human Sexuality must be read by Indian law- and policy- makers
The ASSAF-UNAS May 2015 report is a must-read for policy- and law- makers dragging their feet on decriminalisation of homosexuality in India.
Orinam’s stand against caste
Orinam also opposes prejudice based on community, caste, place of origin, ethnicity, ability, religion, and other visible and invisible markers of identity.
External Affairs not compliant with Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights
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.
4th National Queer Conference 2015 (Kolkata) – Call for Abstracts
Sappho for Equality seeks submissions for the fourth National Queer Conference ‘Femininities and Masculinities’ scheduled for 11th to 13th September, 2015, Kolkata.