A San Diego County Democrat and vice chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, Ward expressed his hopes that the bill will reduce the risk of bullying for gender-nonconforming children.
“One of the trans people died on the spot while the other two sustained injuries,” said the police official. The injured were rushed to the hospital and admitted for treatment.
In December, the Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court that transgender people can apply for the post of police constable and the rules for setting standards for their physical testing would be set by...
With the new law, period products will now be offered free in schools and prisons, while state-run health centers will do the same with hormonal contraceptives and the morning after pill
Kerala based trans-man Zahhad is eight-months-pregnant at the moment. It's believed to be India's first such trans-pregnancy.
The LGBTQ+ community still faces discrimination when it comes to health, and is often forced to turn to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or the private system for medical care.
Senator Walid Iqbal argued that gender cannot be derived from internal feeling or internal sense of being but instead is solely based on physical appearance, genital attributes, and congenital ambiguities.
The NCERT's training manual titled "Inclusion of Transgender Children in School Education: Concerns and Roadmap" was previously dropped after complaints from NCPCR.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Abhay Ahuja was hearing a petition filed by the Maharashtra government against the tribunal's...
Democrat leader Leigh Finke, a first-time contester, described her victory as a transwoman a 'milestone' at a time when anti-trans and anti-abortion laws are...
The National Institute of Disaster Management said this gender-based disaster management training to third gender persons was a first for the country and it...
The upcoming biopic will shed light on the momentous life of Shreegauri Sawant - from her childhood, her transition, to her contribution to revolutionize the...
Delhi Commission for Women issued notices seeking information on transgender certificates issued and the status of transgender rules' notification.
Despite legal protection, trans children find it difficult to navigate the education system that is riddled with institutionalised othering.
Dr. Aqsa Shaikh, MBBS, MD (Community Medicine), is an Associate professor, at the Department of Community Medicine. She was appointed as the nodal officer for...
The ‘pride’ space in India is monopolised by the upper caste people. There is an overwhelming number of upper caste queer people that organise pride...
They dance so adroitly and gracefully, Laxmi. Oh, is she/he Kinnar? Rubia? Is she/he Tagore's Chitrangada? Their existence questions the partition of inside...
From finding a safe home to spending time outside to commuting in public transport, daily lives of the members of the queer community are fraught with endless...
Trans trainee pilot Adam Harry was disallowed by aviation regulator DGCA from flying on grounds of gender dysphoria and hormone therapy.
Just like feminism, we need waves of gender sensitisation movements to bring about a major shift in perception of people towards transgender people, says Swati...
They have added a third option, titled MX while booking a gender-neutral ticket
Lesbianism is still being considered a sexual perversion in medical terminology which is against the 2014 Supreme Court order.
Mahi Gupta from Bihar says she realised in 2012 that she was a woman inside. When she changed her gender, neighbours in her village planned to kill her, but...
Actor Bishesh Huirem won the Best Actor trophy at the Manipur State Film Awards for her role in Bobby Wahengbam's ‘Apaiba Leichil’ (Floating Clouds), which...
Our place in the Hindu religion was that of 'Updevata' (sub-deities), but we were forced to beg and sell the body, says Tripathi.
