Inclusive environment for the LGBTQIA+ community is still something that schools need to work on, say students Schools in the city are yet to raise awareness and bring inclusivity for the LGBTQIA+ community, despite the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 focussing on providing transgender individuals with equitable and inclusive education. Rishi (name changed), a class […]
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The Movement Acceleration Project will create a safe space for LGBTQIA+ communities to access medical counseling. Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) announced the Movement Acceleration Project for the medical betterment of LGBTQIA+ community. Dr. Sharada Nasimath, the President of FPAI, Bangalore spoke at a press conference today, “The focus is on overcoming these issues […]
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Challenges continue for LGBTQIA+ community as college washrooms and hostels are segregated for only males and females. Non-binary students in Bangalore colleges are at discomfort due to lack of gender-neutral housing and washrooms. College authorities are yet to finish building such spaces as directed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The Tata Institute of Social […]
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Laws or no laws, people from the LGBTQIA+ community find it difficult to rent a space to live in India as landlords continue to give them a hard time. Bangalore: People from the LGBTQIA+ community are struggling to rent or buy a space to live in as they are perceived to be ‘different’ by the […]
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Study shows people who go through conversion therapy are more prone to suicide and mental health issues than others. Kolkata: It was 2004 when Dr. Kaustav Bakshi first came to know about conversion therapy. The therapy session, which was supposed to be a safe place for him, soon changed into persuading him to change his […]
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Karnataka yet to provide subsidized Sex Re-assignment Surgery (SRS) for transgender communities after the Karnataka state transgender policy gets state cabinet nod. Surbhi Shah Murali, a.k.a. Manali has only two hospitals to consider for her Sex Re-assignment Surgery (SRS) as the other hospitals are expensive. She is still waiting for the government to implement the […]
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Toilets in Bengaluru are still about binary ideas of male and female. By Apoorva GS There are no separate restrooms for the transgender community in Bengaluru. Thousands of non-binary people in the city face discrimination and are subjected to nasty remarks, every time they visit a toilet designated for either males or females. “Whenever I […]
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A Pride March in Bengaluru from Tulsi Park to the Town Hall. By Rudrankar Raha Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018. The Supreme Court’s judgment from September this year decriminalized homosexuality, but members of the LGBTQ community feel this is just the start of the war they have to fight. “After the Supreme Court read down Sec. […]
Continue ReadingRemembering the ones we lost this year. Bengaluru, Nov. 20, 2018: On International Transgender Remembrance Day, the world remembers the ones who lost their lives due to transphobia this year. There have been several cases of transpeople being lynched, murdered, and incarcerated. People from across the world showed respect on twitter. GLAAD, a LGBT-centric organization, […]
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The scenario in Bangalore when it comes to different genres of activism. Bangalore, Sept. 18, 2018: Bangalore’s stage in activism being evolving in various ways, there are different forms of activism that take place depending on the issue that it revolves around. Protests taking place on different issues like the fundamental rights, agriculture, women empowerment, […]
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