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Droupadi Murmu assents to Transgender Rights Amendment; opposition flags exclusion, self-id concernsPresident Droupadi Murmu has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The legislation faces opposition...- Transgressionary state: Transgender Amendment Act is a step back on freedom, democracy and growthIndia's Transgender Act faces criticism for undermining individual rights and autonomy. This law's restrictions on self-determination and t...
- Why so serious with gender benders?Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that gender is defined by biological sex at birth, sparking debate about the West's rigid categorization....
- Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girl's and women's sportsPresident Donald Trump's executive order bans transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports by emphasizing Title IX ...
- Trump curtails protections around diversity, LGBTQ rightsPresident Trump ordered that the United States will recognize only two unchangeable sexes, male and female. Trump aimed to end policies pro...
- Group of ex-judges praises SC verdict denying legal recognition to same-sex marriageA group of former judges in India have praised the recent Supreme Court verdict that refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriag...
- Same-sex marriage will one day become reality, says India's fastest woman Dutee ChandIndian sprinter Dutee Chand is optimistic that same-sex marriage will be legalized in India in the future. Chand expressed her views after ...
- Transgender prisoners must be treated at par with other inmates: says SC panel on prison reformsThe Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has recommended that transgender prisoners should be treated equally and given the same right...
- India's first Trans pilot, Adam Harry forced to become Zomato delivery agent after being declared 'unfit' to fly by DGCAAdam Harry has been taking sex hormone therapy medication to support his transition from his biological gender. As per DGCA, he cannot be e...
- NITI Aayog empower group on Covid preparedness seeks support from civil society organisationsThe civil society organisations, on the other hand, suggested government issue standard operating procedures (SOPs) for home care services ...
- Health Ministry seeks inclusion of vulnerable groups in social protection schemesThe Health Ministry received representations from civil society organisations and key population representatives, like injecting drug users...
- Covid-19: Niti Aayog CEO writes to NGOs for assistance in relief measuresThe government had on March 29 constituted 11 empowered groups to suggest measures to ramp up healthcare, put the economy back on track and...
- Transgender Bill falls short of estranged community's expectationsThe bill came in the wake of a 2014 Supreme Court judgment, which said those apart from the binary gender should be treated as the third ge...
- 'Welfare of transgenders' to be handled by social justice ministryWith about 4.88 lakh transgenders in the country, a bill is being formulated for the implementation of a comprehensive national policy.
- President Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate Gender park on February 27India's first gender equality convergence center, will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee here on February 27.
- After gay rights, is polygamy the next revolution?In the US, where conservative Christianity is a powerful force, the SC has upheld gay marriage as a fundamental right, striking down many s...
- Why transgender not an option in civil service exam form: Delhi HCThe PIL, filed by advocate Jamshed Ansari, has also sought addition or inclusion of transgender as an eligibility criteria or gender option...
- Community workers to assist transgenders, widows, others through civil society initiativeSpirited community workers have come together through ivil society initiative to help deprived sections of society negotiate with power cen...
- TOI manifesto for minority voices: Will this poll listen to the rainbow voice?Although there are no exact estimates, the government last year told SC that India has about 25 lakh gays. Other estimates put the communit...
- People's manifesto echoes voice of the unheardThe People's Manifesto puts forth the demands of LGBTcommunity strongly: Repeal with immediate effect section 377 of the Indian Penal Code ...
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