Transgenders
24 Feb 2021
As identical twins - Mayla Rezende and Sofia Albuquerck - did everything hand in hand, and their life-changing decision to undergo a gender confirmation surgery was no exception.
27 Jan 2021
Juno actor Elliot Page has announced he and his wife Emma Portner have decided to end their three-year-old marriage.
25 Jan 2021
US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that bars transgenders from joining the military, dumping a ban ordered by former President Donald Trump during his first year in office, a person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press.
10 Jun 2019
In India, transgender persons face discrimination, injustice, abuse, rejection, and isolation from society in almost every aspect of their lives.
09 Jun 2019
Despite the United States Department of State's rejection of all embassy requests to hoist LGBTQ+ rainbow flags to mark Pride month, several US diplomats around the world, are doing it anyway.
21 May 2019
Attending a wedding function proved costly for a 22-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur.
17 May 2019
Two transgender students were allegedly gang-raped in Bengaluru on Sunday evening by three men.
31 Mar 2019
Eight years ago, when Saloni, a transgender, fell in love with Gulam Nabi Ansari and the couple continued their relationship, they faced opposition from their families and were ridiculed by people.
15 Feb 2019
A man and a transgender "married" in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on the occasion of Valentine's Day yesterday.
08 Jan 2019
In a first, the Indian National Congress has appointed transgender journalist and activist, Apsara Reddy, as the National General Secretary of its women's wing, the All India Mahila Congress (AIMC).
17 Dec 2018
It's that time of the year, when several beauties, from all across the world, come together to compete for the Miss World and Miss Universe titles.
16 Dec 2018
In the wee hours of Sunday, four transgender persons trying to gain entry to the Sabarimala temple were blocked by the Kerala police.
29 Nov 2018
This year's Miss Universe pageant will be ground-breaking.
15 Nov 2018
After a video of transgenders stripping on the newly constructed Signature Bridge went viral, the police have registered a case of obscenity in public in the matter.
12 Sep 2018
For the first time, Pakistan's Supreme Court will hire two transgenders and provide them jobs in the court, said Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar on Tuesday.
10 Sep 2018
Encouraged by the Supreme Court's verdict of decriminalising homosexuality, India's first transgender bureaucrat, Aishwarya Rituparna Pradhan, wishes to get married to her long-time boyfriend.
09 Sep 2018
A transgender in Pakistan died on Saturday after he was set on fire allegedly by four persons when he resisted their attempt to sexually assault him.
02 Sep 2018
The number of transgender voters has increased by over 300 in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh as compared to the 2013 state elections, an official said.
27 Aug 2018
Scotland's Edinburgh University is set to hand out pronoun badges to freshers joining in a new term so they know whether to refer to each other as "he", "she" or "they".
19 Aug 2018
In what can be seen as a protest against police crackdown on illegal activities, a group of transgenders stripped naked on the streets of Green Park in South Delhi, obviously causing traffic woes for the public.
31 Jul 2018
Days after Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi created controversy by calling transgenders "the other ones," she has tweeted an "apology," claiming she didn't know "the official terminology for the transgender community."
18 Jul 2018
State-funded shelter homes for women and children in Bihar may get transgender security guards as the government has instructed authorities to prefer them during recruitment.
05 Jul 2018
A transwoman won probably the biggest battle of her life after Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, directed her employer Airports Authority of India (AAI) to make the requested changes in her name and gender in the service record.
19 Jun 2018
The West Bengal government is set to sponsor a literary meet for transgender writers and authors from across West Bengal.
18 Jun 2018
When Hiranmay Dey underwent a sex-reassignment surgery (SRS) in 2017 to become Suchitra Dey, she felt she may have just won her life's biggest battle.
07 Jun 2018
Akkai Padmashali, a transgender woman who has been conferred Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, is facing numerous hurdles in buying her dream home.
10 May 2018
In a marriage hall in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, a transsexual couple tied the knot on Thursday under Special Marriages Act.
18 Apr 2018
Once, there was a "woman" and a "man" who were ostracised by their families and harassed by the society over their transgender status.
17 Apr 2018
Pakistan's first school for transgenders opened in Lahore on Monday.
27 Mar 2018
It's almost been four years since India's apex court recognized transgenders as the third gender, but cases of discriminatory harassment are common.
24 Mar 2018
On Friday, the White House announced a policy which bans transgender people from serving in the US military "except under certain limited circumstances".
14 Feb 2018
A transwoman has sought permission from the president for mercy killing after having failed to secure a job as an airhostess with Air India.
04 Feb 2018
Guwahati is one week away from its fifth pride parade. Other smaller Indian towns are also beginning their LGBTQI movement.
12 Jan 2018
It is raining good news for Jammu and Kashmir's transgender community.
01 Jan 2018
Malaysia is reportedly planning on introducing a controversial conversion therapy targeting transgender women.
24 Dec 2017
India is a diverse nation, but is it pluralistic?
23 Dec 2017
Bhubaneswar in Odisha has become India's third city to have a transgender toilet, courtesy the municipal corporation and Bhubaneswar Development Authority.
15 Nov 2017
After a meeting with the Bengaluru's transgender community, Mayor Sampath Raj promised them that the BBMP would meet all of their demands.
16 Oct 2017
29-year-old Joyita Mondal (born Joyonto in Kolkata) would have never imagined that one day she would become India's first transgender judge.
10 Oct 2017
The Indian Navy has sacked Mahesh Giri, a transgender sailor, for breaching recruitment conditions and undergoing a sex change operation.
