Hues may vary but humanity does not | வண்ணங்கள் வேற்றுமைப் பட்டால் – அதில் மானுடர் வேற்றுமை இல்லை
There’s a new hazard to Indian college students on the horizon, and it’s particularly toxic for LGBT youth and women of all sexualities. It takes the form of Abhishek Clifford, the CEO of an NGO named Rescue.
Hon’ble Justice Siddharth Mridul’s Delhi High Court (Oct 5, 2015) judgement in the Shivy case affirms the rights of transpeople to self-determination and lives of dignity.
The 19-page draft state policy for transgender people in Kerala (2015), prepared by the state’s Department of Social Justice is available for review and feedback here.
Art by Rajat Saini.
My law students’ group work turned out to be a reward in the otherwise daunting journey of my attempts to sensitise the campus community on LGBT issues.
Presentation on transgender rights and the law, from the workshop-discussion facilitated by Siddharth Narrain at Nazariya, Delhi, in August 2015.
Prerana Kudur from Ondede and Gowthaman Ranganathan from Alternative Law Forum have compiled powerful testimonies of transgender people in Karnataka.
In which Nadika describes how Second Life, a smart phone, and dating sites helped her explore dating as a transwoman.
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.
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.
