Seeking LGB participants for psychology study in Chennai and Bangalore
Psychology student seeks LGB peers for university-approved study in Chennai and Bangalore in mid-2018, including an online questionnaire available here.
LGBTIQA+ Theatre Workshop in Chennai: Sunday May 6, 2018
A four-hour theatre workshop for LGBTIQA+ people in Chennai on Sunday May 6, 2018.
Tranform 2018 – Trans Rights and the Law: conference in Bangalore
On 14th and 15th April 2018, CLPR is organizing the 2nd International Conference on Transgender Rights and the Law.
Introductory workshops in LGBTIQA+ peer counselling
An emerging need for training on peer support for the LGBTIQA+ community has prompted joint initiatives by Bangalore and Chennai groups in 2018.
Queer Coimbatore: visible, unabashed, unapologetic
Report of a film-screening and panel discussion organized by Queerbatore collective on March 2, 2018, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
The Glass Closet: queer students’ experiences on Indian higher-ed campuses
The Glass Closet chronicles experience of queer students on Indian higher-ed campuses, and invites submissions.
The Right to Privacy: The Promise for full Recognition of Transgender Rights
The Right to Privacy judgements most certainly include the right to one’s self-identified gender identity as upheld in NALSA v. Union of India.
First as Apathy, Then as Farce: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016
The Standing Committee report on the Trans Rights Bill, and the Bill itself, deny transgender people those constitutional rights upheld in the NALSA judgement.
Book Review: A Thousand Dreams Within Me Softly Burn, by Sahil Sood
Sahil Sood’s gay-themed debut novel captures the vulnerability and transcendence of the human condition.
Not legal doesn’t mean illegal: The situation for queer individuals in India
Ritesh Rajani and Sourav Mandal discuss the legal aspects of leading queer lives in India.