Breaking Barriers: India’s first high school LGBTQI initiative
Profile of Tagore International School, New Delhi, whose group ‘Breaking Barriers’ works to promote LGBTQI equality on campus and beyond.
Reflections on Koushal vs. Naz: videos of CPR discussion
Videos of Centre for Policy Research panel discussion on Koushal vs. Naz verdict of the Supreme Court of India. Discussion features senior advocates and activists, and was held on Feb 7, 2014, in New Delhi.
Statement by Indian groups and individuals on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014
Letter from individuals and groups in India condemning Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill that was signed into law on Feb 24, 2014
Thirunangai Sudha awarded honorary doctorate
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Desi-Queering Harvard: Apphia Kumar on building youth leadership
Transcript and audio recording of Apphia Kumar’s talk on queer youth activism: LGBT panel of the Harvard India 2014 conference, Feb 16, 2014
IITs against 377
Full text of the petition sent in by 1157 members of the Indian Institutes of Technology against the Supreme Court verdict recriminalising homosexuality.
Sampoorna Trans Masculine, Intersex and Intergender Meet, 2014
Expression of Interest and Application form for Sampoorna Trans Masculine, Intersex and Intergender Meet, 2014
Bharathiyar in Guwahati
Guwahati Pride, the first of its kind in North-East India, was held successfully on Feb 9, 2014. Links to photo gallery, and a note on the Tamil connection.
Letter to World Psychiatric Association: Feb 3, 2014
Letter from scientists, professionals and other concerned Indian citizens to World Psychiatric Association on homophobia among mental health practitioners (IPS context).
Indian Psychiatric Society official statement: homosexuality is not a mental illness
Feb 6, 2014: Indian Psychiatric Society official declares homosexuality is not a mental illness, following conflicting public statements by some of its office bearers.