Transgender law must retain self-identification: Trans activist Maya ThakurA new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
UK Supreme Court rules "woman" defined by biological sex, sparking debate on transgender rightsThe UK Supreme Court has ruled that "woman" refers to biological sex in the Equality Act 2010, excluding transgender women from legal prote...
16 Apr, 2025, 06.18 PM IST
How Trump uses language to attack the idea of transgender identityPresident Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders defining sex strictly as male and female, established at conception and unchange...
11 Feb, 2025, 11.03 PM IST
Manipur trans community expresses outrage over marginalised in final electoral rollsThe final electoral rolls, released on Monday by Manipur Chief Electoral Officer Pradeep Kumar Jha, reported a total of 20,26,623 electors,...
23 Jan, 2024, 08.00 PM IST
Ready to take the hit, says author J.K. Rowling as she attacks transgenders againJ.K. Rowling reaffirmed her stance on women's rights at the FiLiA Women's Rights conference in Glasgow. The author, known for the Harry Pot...
16 Oct, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
Controversy Brews: Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over trans mural on van — what we know so farCosta Coffee is facing accusations of glamorizing "complex and dangerous surgery" due to its decision to display a van covered with a carto...
01 Aug, 2023, 10.31 PM IST
Rikkie Valerie Kolle creates history, becomes 1st trans woman to be crowned Miss NetherlandsThis win cements her spot as a contestant for the coveted 72nd Miss Universe title.
10 Jul, 2023, 10.30 AM IST
View: The wokeness of BhasmasurThe whole world saw Shiva being pursued by this ash demon. Vishnu came to Shiva's rescue. He took the form of a damsel and enchanted the as...
15 Apr, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
Graham Norton takes down Twitter account after JK Rowling controversyIrish actor Graham Norton deleted his Twitter account after weighing in on ‘cancel culture’ and JK Rowling’s remarks on trans rights, trigg...
17 Oct, 2022, 10.36 PM IST
Ricky Gervais defends Netflix's 'SuperNature' after activists pull up the show for 'anti-trans' jokesGLAAD also criticised Netflix for giving a go-ahead to anti-LGBTQ content.
26 May, 2022, 04.24 PM 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
Google celebrates Marsha P Johnson with a doodle, thanks the LGBTQ+ rights activist for teaching people to stand up for themselvesThe doodle was illustrated by Los Angeles-based artist Rob Gilliam.
30 Jun, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
JK Rowling lands in trouble, again, after 3 three authors quit 'Harry Potter' writer's literary agency over trans rightsThe agency was "disappointed" now that the four authors had left.
24 Jun, 2020, 07.05 PM IST
JK Rowling gives context on controversial comments, says she is a survivor of domestic abuse & sexual assaultRowling caused a scandal by tweeting last weekend about "people who menstruate".
11 Jun, 2020, 08.59 AM IST
Caitlyn Jenner not sure if she wants to date men or womenReality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, who was known as Bruce Jenner before gender transition, says she is unsure if she wants to date men or wome...
31 Aug, 2015, 02.42 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi inaugurates hospitalRahul Gandhi today inaugurated a hospital here named after his great grandmother, Kamala Nehru, wife of the country's first Prime Minister ...
05 Aug, 2013, 05.12 PM IST
- US gay activists welcome Delhi HC decision as "historic"
Indian American gay and lesbian activists today termed the Delhi High Court's decision which decriminalised homosexuality as "historic firs...
03 Jul, 2009, 01.20 PM IST