LGBTQI members and their supporters raise slogans against the central government over the passage of transgender bill, in Bengaluru.
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Activists pose for photographs during a media interaction against the passing of 'Transgender Rights Bill 2019 by parliament, in New Delhi. The Transgender Persons (Protection of R...
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Transgender community members and supporters protest against Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018, in Guwahati.
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Transgender community members and supporters hold placards during a protest against Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018, in New Delhi.
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Transgender community members and supporters during a protest against Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary
Transgender community members and supporters protest against the Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018 and Transgender Persons Bill, 2018, in Mumbai.
PTI Photo/Shashank Parade
Transgenders burn a copy of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2018 (TGPB), in Kolkata.
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Members of transgender community protest against the proposed Transgender Bill 2018, in Chennai.
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Righting Wrongs
Petitioners are asking for the right to sexual autonomy
The US Congress approved USD 25 million civilian aid package for Pakistan to strengthen democracy and promote women's rights in the South Asian country.
The most exposed of these groups is transgenders, who depend on begging, sex work and ritual functions for their daily sustenance — all of which are met through social contact, writes Priyadarshini Sen.
In Vijay Antony's Tamil action-drama "Thimiru Pudichavan", director Ganeshaa created a transgender character played by Sindhu, a transgender actress, for his police tale.
Amnesty International India executive director Aakar Patel says our society lags behind the Constitution’s standards in ensuring democratic rights, and it’s high time we caught up.