For the first time, transgenders will cast their votes during the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Chandigarh. In the state, as many as 6,19,619 voters have been registered so far, including 3,28,271 male and 2,91,329 female. However, only 19 transgenders were listed as voters from the Chandigarh parliamentary constituency despite being given official[Read More…]
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Obscene video of transgenders stripping clothes on Signature Bridge goes viral, case filed
After since its inauguration, Delhi’s Signature Bridge has been in news, but for all the wrong reasons. The newly inaugurated bridge has been garnering negative reviews because ever since its opening to the public, some invited political controversy revolving around the bridge, while some were been seen taking dangerous selfies[Read More…]
Law school launches handbook on rights of transgenders
Jindal Global University has unveiled a handbook on the rights of transgenders and gender non-conforming people in India. The handbook, titled “Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People in India”, was unveiled here by Professor C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, JGU, on the sidelines of a day-long legal training[Read More…]
Kerala to pay Rs 2 lakh per individual for sex change surgeries of transgenders
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has decided that the state government will pay for the sex-change or genital reconstruction surgery, done by transgender persons in the private hospitals. An amount of Rs 2 lakh will be reimbursed as hospital expenses for each transgender person undergoing sex change. In fact, those[Read More…]
Transgenders unlikely to be spared from Sec 377 of IPC
In India, transgenders are unlikely to be spared from the ambit of the law criminalising homosexuality, contrary to the recommendation of a parliamentary panel, reported TOI. Sources said the legality of Section 377 of IPC, which makes homosexuality a crime, is pending before the Supreme Court, a reason why the[Read More…]
Transgenders should wear pants and shirts instead of saris: Ramdas Athawale
Ramdas Athawale, union minister of social justice and empowerment, on Monday, said that transgender people should wear pants and shirts instead of saris as “they are not men and they are not women”. He did clarify that “they( transgenders) are human”. The minister was speaking at a national workshop for[Read More…]
Transgenders will not be recruited in US military now: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he will not allow any transgender people to join the military, saying that it is not easy to bear the “tremendous medical costs and disruption” they cause. “Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu announces free education for transgenders
In an attempt to empower the transgender community (TDs), Tamil Nadu government announces free education for transgenders in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University on Thursday. However, in April, the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) had announced that all institutions under its fold would provide free education to members of the community from this[Read More…]
Co-ed engineering institutes will now include transgenders: AICTE
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided that a “co-ed institution” will no longer means an institution that admits just boys and girls but from now on, it will also include transgender students. The AICTE has included new definition for educational institutions in its 2017-18 approval process[Read More…]
Kerala police beat up transgenders, doctor refuses treatment
Three transgenders were cruelly beaten up by Kerala Police near KSRTC bus stand in Thrissur on Friday evening. Ragarenjini, Deepthi and Aleena were waiting in the bus stand. The victims alleged that they were eating food from a restaurant in the bus stand. A police jeep stopped in front of[Read More…]
Beyond boundaries- Bengaluru’s first Transgender Art Festival
As the parliament saw the introduction of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016, in monsoon session, it seems that India is finally accepting the ‘presence’ of the third gender. Bengaluru is all set to prove that art, music and love know no boundaries by hosting its first International[Read More…]
In Kerala, you will be taxed for eating “fat” food
The new Kerala government, led by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, announced its first budget on Friday. In his budget speech, finance minister Thomas Isaac introduced a “fat tax” of 14.5% on branded restaurants like McDonalds, Dominos and Pizza Hut etc. Isaac expects an estimated ₹10 crore would be raised by[Read More…]