In memoriam: Priya Thangarajah
Priya Thangarajah’s sudden death is a deep loss to the legal and activist fraternity in South Asia, writes Sumit Baudh.
Affirming transman’s right to self-determination and dignity: Bhat vs. NCT of Delhi and ors.
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.
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.
art: Love is Love
Art by Rajat Saini.
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.
To those who say caste is only about preference
To those who justify that caste is only a cultural preference and not discrimination.
Stand up or sit down? On Amnesty India’s gender-neutral restrooms
Shambhavi writes on the necessity for public and private spaces to have individual gender-neutral restrooms.
Announcement
A Letter from Queer India, Supporters and Allies #NoGoingBack
South Asian, Married, and Queer? we got something for you.
A year of action against Section 377 in Tamil Nadu since the 11.12.13 verdict
Timeline of actions in Tamil Nadu over the first year since the 11.12.13 verdict of Supreme Court of India.