Gender and Sexuality

A Law of Identity, Passed Without Listening: Inside the Transgender Amendment Bill, 2026 and the crisis it has triggered

Framed as a measure of protection, the amendment shifts identity from self-determination to State approval, raising fears of exclusion, bureaucratic control, and the erosion of dignity recognised in constitutional jurisprudence

Lone transwoman contesting Telangana polls goes missing

“We fear for her safety and condemn the lack...

Chandramukhi: the only transwoman contesting the upcoming Telangana polls

32-year-old TV artist and dancer, Chandramukhi Muvvala believes that...

Putting LGBTI issues in the school curriculum goes far beyond ‘political correctness’

Scotland has become the first country in the world...

Web series ‘Still About Section 377’ explores social acceptance of the LGBTQ community

A newly launched web series, Still About Section 377,...

Humsafar Trust recounts how Sec 377 was used to harass, extort and blackmail

Ashok Row Kavi, The Humsafar Trust founder Chairperson, Vivek...

Consensual sex between adults of any sexuality in private no longer a crime under Section 377: SC

In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court of India...

Harish Iyer appointed to NHRC Core Group on LGBTI Issues

Equal Rights activist Harish Iyer has been appointed to...

I am proud of my gay brother

As SC reads down Sec 377, a law student...

Govt leaves Sec 377 decision to the Supreme Court

Although ASG Mehta requested the court to restrain itself...

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UP’s syncretic warrior cults facing Hindutva challenge

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No Hearing, No Notice, Just Deletion: How Bengal’s SIR Erased a Decorated IAF Officer

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