US House passes ban on gender-affirming care for minorsThe US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to outlaw "genital or bodily mutilation of a minor," which would effectively ban...
18 Dec, 2025, 06.12 AM IST
Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu govt to take decision on quota for transgendersThe Madras High Court has instructed the Tamil Nadu government to decide on reservation policies. These policies are for transgender and in...
05 Aug, 2025, 03.51 PM IST
US only recognises two sexes, suspends ‘X’ gender marker passports after Trump’s new policy moveThe US State Department has suspended passport applications with 'X' gender markers and changes to gender identity following an executive o...
24 Jan, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
Security concerns rise over Paris Pride ahead of electionsAs France heads to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could bring the far-right to power, there ...
30 Jun, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
Same-Sex Marriage: What SC directed to Centre, States & Police regarding queer communityThe Supreme Court has issued directives to the government and police to prevent discrimination against the queer community. The directives ...
17 Oct, 2023, 02.49 PM IST
Australian researchers discover clitorises in female snakes which had been ‘overlooked in comparison’; Details hereThe finding that female snakes do, in fact, have a clitoris refutes the long-held assumption that they don't.
14 Dec, 2022, 09.05 PM IST
What does 'T' represents in LGTBQ? Know more about gender identities communitiesThe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) community has been getting recognition for their existence in society and about t...
01 Dec, 2022, 02.38 AM IST
Passport to acceptance? LGBTQ+ travellers wary about gender-neutral IDsThe United States issued its first "X" passport last year to Dana Zzyym, who is non-binary and intersex - born with atypical sex characteri...
04 Feb, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender markerThe department did not identify the passport recipient, but Dana Zzyym, an intersex activist from Fort Collins, Colorado, told The Associat...
28 Oct, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
ABB aims to double proportion of female managers worldwide by 2030With its 'Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategy 2030', ABB aims at reaching a 25 per cent share of women in senior management positions fro...
30 Sep, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Chemist body says Centre's digital health data plan not secure in the current form“We are not sure if the government is in a position to safeguard the privacy of citizens from hacking and unauthorised access. The policy f...
18 Sep, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
SC verdict on LGBTI gives hope to those fighting for justice: AmnestyThe SC on Thursday unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consens...
06 Sep, 2018, 05.34 PM IST
People suffering from mental disorders are at high risk of attempting suicideSuicide is a complex issue and therefore prevention efforts require coordination and collaboration among multiple sectors of society.
13 Sep, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
Nations unite to stand for LGBT community; did India give it a miss?The list of countries include United States, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Spain besides EU came out in strong support for equalit...
18 Jun, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
UK university opens gender-neutral toiletsNew toilets at the University of Northampton have the usual plate on the door saying who can enter the loo but it shows the figures of a ma...
22 Jun, 2015, 06.05 PM IST
Nations with the most & least gay legal rightsScotland has been rated as the best country in Europe in terms of legal equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex peopl...
12 May, 2015, 01.05 PM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for equality for lesbians, gays and bisexualsUN chief Ban Ki-moon has stressed on the need for equality and opposed any discrimination against lesbians, gays and bisexuals.
12 Dec, 2013, 03.26 PM IST