transgender

Trans-ition to a respectable life 

Trans-ition to a respectable life

The Trans Empowerment Mela was thronged by transgender people who looked for job opportunities to gain financial independence

March 16, 2023

Advancing with aplomb

After a three-year hiatus, the LGBTQIA+ community was back on the roads of Lutyens’ Delhi with colourful dresses and slogans…

January 12, 2023

Not as safe as house

Garima Greh, one of the 12 shelter homes for transgender persons in India, struggles for funds and the staff faces…

January 7, 2023

Against all odds, a Trans candidate puts up resolute fight

Bobby Kinnar, a transgender candidate, is looking to break the stereotype as she hopes to improve people’s plight in her…

December 7, 2022

Queer, but not inclusive: City’s gay spaces stonewall trans spirits

Since the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict decriminalising homosexuality in 2018, Delhi has witnessed a surge in queer-friendly restaurants, spas, clubs…

November 11, 2022

Gone at 20: Sam passed on too soon

The death of Sam, a neurodivergent trans student, yet again highlights the issues faced by the queer community in academia…

May 27, 2022

‘Transition was a matter of life and death’: Dr Aqsa Sheikh

In this candid conversation with Jayali Wavhal, Dr Aqsa, who is also the first trans woman to head a Covid…

August 22, 2022

Too scary for comfort

Will Akshay Kumar’s Laxmmi Bomb make a difference in Bollywood’s depiction of the transgender community on-screen? If there’s one actor…

October 20, 2020