There is a unique predicament that Indian Queer folks experience. Indian Queer folks need to look at queerness at the intersections of caste. This in ...
All for one and one for all: Inclusive language in the workplace
The words we use every day have tremendous power, whether it is referring to people, places, things, ideas or concepts. We use words every day to com ...
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and POSH Act: A comparison
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its 2014 judgement of NALSA v. Union of India expounded the reading of Article 21 of the Constitution of India ...
The Hidden Housing Crisis within India’s LGBTQ community
The Govt of India estimates approximately 2.5 million gay people, says a Reuters piece on Section 377. This could be a conservative number, as a lot ...
Madras HC: Prohibit attempts to medically ‘cure’ or change sexual orientation of LGBTQIA+ people
In a ground-breaking judgment on the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, the Madras High Court on June 7, 2021, issued guidelines for creating a safe e ...
Transgender Act: The Conundrum of Law, Employer Obligations and its Implementation
A study on ‘Human Rights as a Third Gender’ (2018) carried out by the Kerala Development Society on behalf of National Human Rights Commission I ...
Madhya Pradesh Government’s Transgender Policy
One small step for a Government, one giant leap for transgender rights. Another feather to the cap of the Madhya Pradesh Government, in addition t ...
Being Transgender: is it a mental disorder?
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) - WHO Version for 2016 (“ICD-10 Version: 2016” ...
Do we need to do more or is the Transgender Persons law enough?
On 24th April, 2019 the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), in the case of Arun Kumar and Sreeja vs. The Inspector General of Registration & Ors. W ...
Transgender Persons: Lockdown shows the Mirror
Recently, in the case of A vs. Chief Secretary State of Jharkhand & Ors., and several other petitions taken up by the Court on its own motion, the ...
Does Section 377 of IPC have anything to do with Sexual Harassment at Workplace?
On 6th September, 2018, the Supreme Court of India has passed a landmark judgment on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC”). The provision crimi ...