Parliament passes transgender bill amid opposition protestParliament has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The Rajya Sabha gave its assent after discussi...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Activists condemn transgender bill passage in Lok Sabha, say haste in Rajya Sabha 'scary'Activists have labelled the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha a significant ...
25 Mar, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
Trump administration agrees to restore $790 million to Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University and the U.S. Justice Department have settled a dispute. The university will pay $75 million to the Treasury. Federa...
29 Nov, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
Is Donald Trump's trans order erasing LGBTQ+ history altogether? Terms 'transgender', 'queer' omitted from Stonewall websiteDonald Trump’s executive order removes transgender and queer mentions from the Stonewall National Monument's webpage. This change follows t...
17 Feb, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
London Pride Parade stopped by Just Stop Oil protesters, 7 arrested; Here’s what happenedThe London Pride parade which marched from Hyde Park in a celebration of LGBTQ+ rights and unity was stopped for a short duration by Just S...
01 Jul, 2023, 11.17 PM IST
LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San FranciscoThis year's Pride celebration were set up as several states across the US opted for a growing conservative countermovement, including laws,...
26 Jun, 2023, 10.51 AM IST
Pride Month 2023: Celebrating LGBTQ communities, equal rights, and historyPride Month takes place in June and is filled with celebrations, parades, and festivals with people rejoicing and honouring the LGBTQ commu...
06 Jun, 2023, 03.42 PM IST
Dave Chappelle says 'more than willing' to meet LGBTQ groups over Netflix special 'The Closer'Chappelle provoked anger with a stand-up routine in which he asserted that "gender is a fact".
26 Oct, 2021, 12.11 PM IST
Vendors & seniors await their share of BBMP welfare pieAbout Rs 2 cr was allotted each for the welfare of transgenders and street vendors and Rs 7 crore was marked for the construction of old-ag...
29 Dec, 2016, 11.18 AM IST
Give us dignity or give us death: TransgendersFour educated transgenders have petitioned the Tamil Nadu government seeking mercy killing
07 Sep, 2015, 09.56 AM IST
Transgenders plead for mercy killing upset over their plightThe group said they have been trying in vain to avail government assistance, including reservation in education and jobs, long to lead a di...
06 Sep, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
AAP condemns Maha Health Minister's 'anti-LGBT' remarksTerming the statement as regressive, grossly insensitive and violative of basic human rights, AAP condemned it and demanded an apology.
24 Mar, 2015, 08.34 PM IST
First transgender news anchor says she's rid of her demonsIndia gets its first trans-gender television anchor; Padmini Prakash from Coimbatore becomes first transgender television news anchor in th...
19 Sep, 2014, 03.36 PM IST
Kerala's LGBT community shows first signs of coming out; but people largely hostileIn Kerala, people belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have so far been “invisible”.
05 Aug, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
I have become a criminal now: Onir to Supreme CourtFilmmaker Onir has written a letter to Chief Justice of India saying he is a criminal now as he favours gay sex unlike the SC verdict.
14 Jan, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
LGBT community in Tamil Nadu seeks state govt's support"We strongly criticise the IPC Section 377. We want Tamil Nadu government to support us and make amendments in the Section.... ", member of...
15 Dec, 2013, 06.42 PM IST
- Bangalore streets lit by gay march
In a bid to stamp their identity, colourfully-dressed gays, lesbians and transgenders today marched through the city streets and demanded o...
30 Jun, 2008, 10.51 AM IST