What happened? As India gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, political parties are unveiling their manifestos, outlining their visions ...
Navigating Neurodivergence at the workplace
April is Autism Awareness Month. We observed World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd. The rise in awareness around autism came with self-advocacy gro ...
Are Trans Women being overlooked in the larger conversation around women’s rights?
International Women’s Day is upon us. At least for one month people sit up and listen to issues like gendered pay disparity in the workplace, the sex ...
Reframing Media Guidelines to Foster Sensitive Portrayal of LGBTQIA+ Folx in India
What Happened? LGBTQIA+ lives often become fodder for Indian media’s habit of sensationalism. While there are those like journalist Ragamalika Kar ...
Are Pride Marches Caste Inclusive?
What happened? The Mumbai Pride Parade is fresh in the memory of India’s queer community. Pictures and videos from the day are still making the r ...
Understanding The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
Introducing the HIV and AIDS Act, 2017 HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that can make people sick, and causes many conditions in the bo ...
Calcutta High Court directed the State Government to provide a wheelchair to a person with disability and stated its the State’s liability to look after look after citizens who are not able to look after themselves.
In Palash Das Vs. The State of West Bengal and others,the Calcutta High Court invoked the doctrine of parens patriae to safeguard the rights of ...
Charmed Circle Narratives – Why do we need to be queer affirmative in our practice at work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHGhMuUNJI4&feature=youtu.beTo engage in affirmative action means to understand, acknowledge and work to address ...
Trans Persons can participate in Sporting Events basis their Gender Identification: Kerala HC
The Writ Petition was instituted in the Kerala High Court pleading the High Court to direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to participate i ...
Conversion therapy as a professional misconduct: Madras HC seeks response from State Medical Council
The present petition is in continuation of Sushma judgment by the Madras HC, wherein the Honorable High Court held conversion therapy to be illegal a ...
Kerala High Court reunites Lesbian Couple forcibly separated by their parents
A writ petition was filed by the petitioner, who was a lesbian, alleging illegal detention of her partner by her parents (Respondent 4 and Respondent ...
Transgender daughters entitled to pension of deceased father: Orissa High Court
A Writ Petition under Article 226 and Article 227 of Constitution of India was filed praying for the direction to opposite parties to sanction family ...
Marriage Solemnized Between A Male And Transwoman, Professing Hindu Religion, Is A Valid Marriage: Madras HC
A writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuing a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertainin ...
Admit Transpersons Into NCC: Kerala HC
The petitioner in this case was a transwoman. She underwent a Gender Reassignment Surgery and was given a transgender identity card mentioning her ge ...
Tamil Nadu Police Conduct Rules Amended To Safeguard LGBTQIA+ From Harassment
An initiative taken the state of Tamil Nadu is an appreciative and first step in controlling the harassment against LGBTQIA+ community. These new Rul ...
Special Reservation To Transperson, Cannot Be Clubbed With Women Reservation: Madras High Court
S, a transgender, and seven other individuals contesting the recruitment procedure for police constable positions conducted by the Tamil Nadu Uniform ...
Telangana HC: Consider transpersons for allotment of 2bhk houses
A Public Interest Litigation was brought forward by C.M, a social worker, who challenged Government order No. 10, dated 15.10.2015, which provided fo ...
Allahabad High Court rules in favour of transwoman wanting to adopt a child
R was female assigned at birth when she was born but later, it was realized that she was a transperson, after which she solemnized her marriage with ...
Same Punishment For Different Offences: Petition Challenged Section 18 Of Transgender Persons Act
A trans activist, KM filed a petition before the Apex Court challenging the validity of Section 18 of the Transgender Persons (Protection ...
Reservation Policy for Transgenders is necessary for their upliftment: Andhra Pradesh HC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court gave a milestone judgment concerning the reservation policy for people belonging to the transgender community and dismi ...
Establish Transgender Persons Welfare Board: Gauhati High Court
All Assam Transgender Association, a registered group of Assamese transgender, filed a PIL in the Gauhati High Court stating that the Gauhati Governm ...