Catholic bishops and Islamic clerics oppose same-sex marriage
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India while commenting on the recent petition filed at the Delhi High Court about the marriage of SOGIESC community...
Law-making in South Asia on Intersex Rights: Breaking free from the binary
The equal rights movement in the South Asian region has seen several milestones in the last decade. Issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity...
Transgender Student Denied Admission By Multiple Colleges Offered Free Seat For BSc Psychology By...
A transgender student named D. Ajitha who achieved a score of 373 marks in her Class XII board exams, has been diligently seeking admission...
Bhutan Parliament votes to decriminalize homosexuality
On Thursday (December 10), Bhutan's Parliament decriminalized same sex relations and homosexuality, following a joint sitting of both houses voted to amend two articles...
Ritchie Torres becomes the United States’ first ever openly gay Afro-Latino Congressman
Ritchie Torres made history by becoming the first ever openly gay Afro-Latino Congressman after having been a New York City Council member. In a...
Delhi HC seeks response from Centre over petition filed to recognize non-heterosexual marriages under...
On Thursday (November 19), the Delhi High Court issued notice to the Centre regarding a petition seeking a direction to the government to recognise...
Transwoman denied property rights by family, RDO invokes Transgender Persons Act
Oorvasi Gandhi, a transwoman hailing from Usilampatti has lodged a complaint with National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) for being denied her share of...
Another transwoman attacked by fellow transwomen in Hyderabad for rebelling against Haveli system
Following the gory incident where a transwoman named Hamsa was burnt to death by a transwomen gang, another incident of violence has been reported...
Periyarist AUT Professors Oppose Kongunadu College’s Plan To Introduce SOGIESC Studies
Kongunadu College in Coimbatore has announced its intention to introduce a non-major elective paper titled ‘SOGIESC Studies’ (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and...
Transgender Woman Assaulted After Being Mistaken for Child Kidnapper, 2 Suspects Arrested
In Chennai, a transgender woman fell victim to a vicious assault after being mistaken for a child kidnapper by a group of men. The...
