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Decide in one month plea to recognise transgender as third gender for bus travel: HC to Delhi govtDecide in one month plea to recognise transgender as third gender for bus travel: HC to Delhi govt

Decide in one month plea to recognise transgender as third gender for bus travel: HC to Delhi govt

Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to decide within one month a representation seeking legal recognition…

April 25, 2023
Finding the code in man’s worldFinding the code in man’s world

Finding the code in man’s world

Women in engineering have come a long way thanks to introduction of women-friendly subjects especially those involving computers

April 21, 2023
Calls to allow same-sex marriagesCalls to allow same-sex marriages

Calls to allow same-sex marriages

The Queer Community believes that same-sex marriages should be legalised

April 18, 2023
Women should celebrate their victories so they don’t go unheard: Actress and Miss India Sayali BhagatWomen should celebrate their victories so they don’t go unheard: Actress and Miss India Sayali Bhagat

Women should celebrate their victories so they don’t go unheard: Actress and Miss India Sayali Bhagat

Sayali Bhagat's recent fashion show witnessed a celebration of the achievements of inspiring women. Here she talks about challenges women…

March 8, 2023
Do you feel pressured to be ‘manly’?Do you feel pressured to be ‘manly’?

Do you feel pressured to be ‘manly’?

With deep-rooted ideas about masculinity in our society comes the pressure of men having to provide for their families, bottle…

June 22, 2022
‘I brought out the nuances of queerness’: Actor Vidur Sethi‘I brought out the nuances of queerness’: Actor Vidur Sethi

‘I brought out the nuances of queerness’: Actor Vidur Sethi

In recent years, there has been a sense that when heterosexual actors play homosexual characters, they fail to portray the…

June 20, 2022
How inclusive are city’s queer spaces?How inclusive are city’s queer spaces?

How inclusive are city’s queer spaces?

Queer spaces are usually imagined as class-less and caste-less spaces where sexual identity predominantly rules. However, these sexual identities are…

August 14, 2022
Bindu keeps a promise: Marries herself in a digitized eventBindu keeps a promise: Marries herself in a digitized event

Bindu keeps a promise: Marries herself in a digitized event

Today a unique event took place. Kshama Bindu, a 24-year-old Gujarati woman who identifies herself as bisexual, married herself. The…

June 9, 2022
Tracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer KhusrowTracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow

Tracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow

Pride Month seems an apt time to recall the love of Ameer Khusrow Dehlawi, the great poet and Sufi mystic,…

June 8, 2022
Pride Month incoming: What’s in a pronoun?Pride Month incoming: What’s in a pronoun?

Pride Month incoming: What’s in a pronoun?

While using ‘he’ and ‘she’ as gender-identity pronouns is the norm in heterosexual India, there is a large section of…

May 25, 2022