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LGBTQIA+ Rights In India: Struggles, Progress, And The Road Ahead
1 year, 3 months ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights In India: Struggles, Progress, And The Road Ahead

Live Law  

Article 15 of the Indian Constitution stands as a beacon of hope, vowing equality and protection against discrimination on diverse grounds, including sex. Despite India's rich shade of gender and sexual diversity, the draconian grip of colonial- era Section 377 cast a shadow, stifling genuine expression The struggles of the LGBTQIA community are multifaceted, encompassing social ostracism, exclusion from introductory …

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Zeenat Aman calls herself ally of LGBTQIA+ community, gives advice to 'straight folk': I urge you to not be a slave
1 year, 5 months ago

Zeenat Aman calls herself ally of LGBTQIA+ community, gives advice to 'straight folk': I urge you to not be a slave

Hindustan Times  

Veteran actor Zeenat Aman, on Pride Month, shared a message for the 'straight folk, especially those older generations'. Zeenat also shared her photo Zeenat also called herself an 'ally' of the LGBTQIA+ community. Zeenat adds Rabindranath Tagore's poem Zeenat further added, "Do you remember that beautiful Tagore poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’? Tagore calls for a world: Where …

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Tamil Nadu: Changing social attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ community a work in progress
2 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Changing social attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ community a work in progress

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST May 2008. “The Board is doing really a good job in the welfare of transgender people,” said K. Jeyaganesh, the Tamil Nadu Lead of Swasti, a non-profitable organisation working among transgender and marginalised societies. The Welfare Board, he said, had initiated programmes like issuing special family ration cards and identity cards, enabling trans …

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Tamil Nadu amends law to punish cops for harassing LGBTQ people
2 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu amends law to punish cops for harassing LGBTQ people

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu has amended the legislation that governs it’s police force and inserted a clause banning any harassment of LGBTQIA + people, likely becoming the first state in India to enact a specific legal provision against police violence on the marginalized community. “No police officer shall indulge in any act of harassment of any person belonging to the LGBTQIA + …

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Max Harwood: It’s important to have conversation about identity beyond LGBTQIA+ community
3 years, 2 months ago

Max Harwood: It’s important to have conversation about identity beyond LGBTQIA+ community

Hindustan Times  

British actor Max Harwood, who rose to fame with his role as the aspiring drag queen in the musical, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, is proud to embrace his sexuality openly while making his way into Hollywood. Actor Max Harwood made his debut with Everybody's Talking About Jamie “The representation of LGBTQIA+ community has changed drastically on screen. Cut to the …

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'Change must take place...': Madras HC interim order on LGBTQIA community
3 years, 6 months ago

'Change must take place...': Madras HC interim order on LGBTQIA community

Hindustan Times  

Madras high court Justice Anand Venkatesh on Monday issued a slew of guidelines for the LGBTQIA community’s safety, prevention of harassment by authorities and destigmatisation in a society, in an interim order passed in the case of a lesbian couple who had sought protection. The directions include asking the police to close complaints without harassing trans persons if they receive …

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