None of the 48 BBMP night shelters is meant for transgender individuals. Doubts remain on whether the new one in Gandhinagar will be designated to them. Not one of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) 48 homeless shelters in the city, is designated for the transgender community. According to news reports, in 2019, BBMP promised […]
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The housing project for third gender in Kengeri may be completed in 2024, said the assistant engineer from KSDB. The housing project ‘Township for Transgenders’ initiated by the government near Kengeri which plans to build 160 houses for third gender is overdue by 10 months. The assistant engineer from the Karnataka Slum Development Board (KSDB) […]
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“The Centre’s argument that same sex marriage is elite has no bearing on how the court will decide the case,” said Chief Justice of India (CJI). Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the government argued that there will be “several ramifications” if the laws are amended to include same sex couples. In his submission before the […]
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Policies against discrimination still needed, says activist. If you are looking forward to the Supreme Court’s judgement towards same sex marriage, you might want to know about the homophobia held by some political parties. M G Mahesh, Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said, “We will not accept the concept of same-sex marriages, neither will […]
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Despite a mandate under the Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal (POSH) Act, companies either fail to conduct regular workshops or address it lightly with no real impact. Asha Bansal was an integrated service company employee some years ago. She overheard her male colleagues discussing a client proposal. They said, having a woman with them should make […]
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The dry rations that were supposed to be distributed to them in the pandemic did not reach them. It was slightly before lunchtime when Sohel (27) was slicing onions and some green vegetables, preparing for ‘pulao’ for the meal. Putting all the cut vegetables and rice in the pressure cooker, he spoke about how he […]
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The opposition claims that the recently passed bill in the Lok Sabha is discriminatory for LGBTQIA+ community and single men seeking fatherhood. Queer activists say that the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Regulation Bill is not only discriminatory but also homophobic in nature. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister says that the contradiction in two existing laws […]
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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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