“To the person who wrote the note”: Bengaluru student responds to a homophobic extortion attempt
A recent homophobic extortion attempt on the IISc Bengaluru campus offers lessons on courage, allyship and the urgent need for administrative action.
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.
Undetermined Discriminations: Trans* persons Rights Emerging post 2014 in India
Cases such as Sumita Kumari v. State of West Bengal violate NALSA and show the lack of understanding of multiple disadvantages and discrimination faced by transgender people in India, writes Akhil Kang.
BioHazard: Abhishek Clifford brings ‘Moral Values’ to a Campus near you
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.
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.
A teacher’s rewards
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.
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.
‘The smartphone freed me’: a journey of dating as a transwoman
In which Nadika describes how Second Life, a smart phone, and dating sites helped her explore dating as a transwoman.
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.