Kerala’s draft transgender policy (2015)
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.
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.
Friends of Queers: IIT Bombay’s 2015 fresher orientation video
Saathi, IIT Bombay’s LGBTQ resource group, oriented the 2015 incoming batch students on LGBTQ issues with a video featuring allies.
Disciplining Trans* Bodies: some cases from Malaysia and India
By defining particular categories and particular forms of embodiment, rights are conceptualised legally to exclude many trans* bodies and lives, as illustrated by cases in Malaysia and India.
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
The slow death of the list-serves, losing our history to social media
The slow death of the list-serves! Loosing our queer history to social media and how to prevent some of its fallout?
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.