The workshop was the first phase of a pilot project called ‘Purple Board’, aimed at making education accessible for transgender and gender non-conforming children by addressing transphobia and identifying and eliminating trans-bullying. A crucial step towards making government schools in […]
Born male at birth in the village of Mandya, in Karnataka, even at the age of eight, Kajal knew she was different. “I could never fit amongst boys my age. I loved to sit with the girls chatting, singing and […]
Madurai: More than 30 short films and documentaries have been submitted for the two-day Transgender Film Festival which is to be held on October 26 and 27. The event is organized by city based Transgender Resource Center (TGC) in association […]
Meet Ola’s Meghna Sahoo, ‘India’s First’ Transgender Cab Driver In Odisha Meghna is trying to break into a male-dominated industry and paving the way for others to access the sort of regular jobs transgenders are routinely denied. BHUBANESWAR: Lipstick in […]
The transgender community hopes for participation and representation in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan. The community, which recently celebrated the selection of Ganga Kumari as the first transgender police in the state even if she was selected as a […]
With India’s #MeToo movement listing prominent names and personalities in the Indian comedy circuit, journalism and entertainment industry, there has been men and women responding with outrage, apologies amidst the cathartic public outpouring. But there have been pieces missing from […]
Presently, if gender gets erroneously captured in the train ticket, such tickets can either be transferred to family members or can be cancelled. CHENNAI: Railways has rolled back its decision to identify transgender passengers as transfemale and transmale in the […]
HISAR: R Anushri, lead organiser of Trans Rights Now Collective (TRNC) from Tamil Nadu, said while the government has launched many welfare schemes and reservation for neglected women, Dalits and backward castes, about five lakh transgenders remain neglected. “Despite being […]
12 significant genetic differences between transgender women and non-transgender males. It is hypothesized that these genes, known to be involved in sex hormone signaling, possibly contribute to a person’s ultimate sense of gender identity. The study analyzed the DNA of […]
CHANDIGARH: In a move that was expected to fight social stigma and promote education among transgender students to stop them from dropping out of schools and colleges, the Centre had in 2015 launched a Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme. However, in all […]
