Transgender Rights

Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : Who Owns Identity?: Himanshi, 20, lives at Garima Greh in Uttam Nagar, Delhi. She left her home in Agra at 18, when her family disapproved of her identity as a trans woman. She resumed her education after moving to Delhi.
Having once aspired to secure a job, the new transgender law has left her disheartened

Policing the Self: A Law That Subjects Transgender Identity to Certification and Surveillance

BY Anand Teltumbde

The Supreme Court will examine whether transgender students should be granted horizontal quota benefits in postgraduate medical courses,.

Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Transgender Reservation in Medical Education

BY Outlook News Desk

AP : NZ deputy PM tables bill limiting transgender rights.

NZ Deputy PM Pushes Gender Defining Bill, Sparks Debate On Transgender Rights

BY Outlook News Desk

Insulted Angles #1 (2007) Artwork by Balbir Krishan

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Why Gender And Sex Binaries Cannot Be Placed In A Straight Line

Courtesy: Gallery Sumukha, Bengaluru : Ponder: Artwork by Aishwaryan K.

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Between Liberation And Loneliness: Queer Life In The City

BY Santanu Bhattacharya

Karnataka's Job Reservations for Transgender People: A Win for LGBTQIA+ Rights

Karnataka's Job Reservations for Transgender People: A Win for LGBTQIA+ Rights

BY Outlook News Desk

A trans-person holds a placard during a rally protesting violence against the community

Transgender Day Of Remembrance In Times Of Boycott Threats And Mounting Online Hate

BY Outlook News Desk

In A First, Transgenders Get Jobs At Kochi Metro Rail

Separate Public Washrooms, Family Pensions, Free Sex Reassignment Surgeries: NHRC's Advisory To Centre, States For Transgender Welfare

BY Outlook News Desk

Pakistan Transgender Rights

Pakistan Resumes Issuing ID Cards To Transgender People After Court Ruling

Dr Aijaz Ahmad Bund, the author of ‘Hijras of Kashmir: A Marginalized Form of Personhood’.

Culture & Society

The Queer Person Kashmir’s Transgender Community Looks Up To

BY Naseer Ganai

Filmmaker Deepa Mehta

Art & Entertainment

Deepa Mehta's Film About Transgender Woman Creates Buzz At Toronto Fest

Team Ya_all

India’s First Trans Football Team Has One Goal — To Help People In Manipur Deal With Trauma

BY Swati Shikha

Role Model: Manjamma’s art and activism are an inspiration to many

Brave New Rhythm: A Transgender Folk Artist's Journey To Padma Awards

BY Manjamma Jogathi

A transgender rights activist shouts slogans during an anti-government demonstration in Kolkata.

Jharkhand Still Awaits A Transgender Welfare Board

BY Md Asghar Khan

The transgender community is a thriving pool of beautiful and talented human beings but are almost never viewed that way.

Art & Entertainment

An Artist's Diary On Documenting Lives Of Transgender Persons

BY Poornima Sukumar

The Fight Goes On: A digital artwork made for the Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2018 in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Transgender Network

Adoption, Inheritance Rights Of Transgender Persons In India: An Uphill Battle

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

Outlook cover: Performing Gender

Culture & Society

Trans Visibility: Performing Gender

BY Sudhirendar Sharma

Transgender Beauty Pageant

Trans Representation In Indian Cinema, Public Sphere, And Politics

BY Outlook News Desk

Transgenders Should Wear Pant And Shirt, Not Sari, Says Social Justice Minister Ramdas Athawale

Nagpur Authorities Reinstate Ban On Transgender Alms-Seeking In Public Spaces

BY Outlook News Desk

LGBTQ health insurance

Russian Lawmakers Approve Bill Criminalizing Gender Transitioning And Restricting LGBTQ+ Rights

BY Outlook News Desk

Shoaib Khan expresses a longing to relive her childhood, free from discrimination and able to enjoy

Culture & Society

Meet Shoaib Khan, Trans Woman From Kashmir Blazing A New Path In Corporate

BY Mehroob Mushtaq

Starbucks' new ad on transgender inclusivity.

Culture & Society

Fiction Vs Representation: Transgender Community’s Take On Starbucks Ad Sheds Light On Inclusivity

Queer Pride Parade in Hyderabad

Pride Beyond June: The Complexity Of Rainbow Capitalism And Corporate Allyship

BY Anisha Reddy

#NoMoreHoldingMyPee

To Pee In Peace, A Transcript Of Toilet Politics

BY Swati Shikha

Starbucks is the latest company to face the conservative ire. After its ad showed a father accepting his transgender child, people ran a boycott campaign against it and said it hurt Hindu sentiments and was against Indian values.

From Starbucks To Bhima Jewellery, Here Are Indian Ads On Transgender People That Moved People

BY Outlook News Desk

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