An unusual case has come to light in Pakistan. Two sisters living there have become brothers after undergoing a sex change operation. Both of them belong to a Zamindar family of Punjab based in Pakistan. “I have reached Gujarat as a boy from Islamabad. I am so happy about this that I cannot put it […]
The passion of a pioneering Catholic nun for Guwahati’s third gender, championing their dignity, rights and recognition, has resulted in the first Church approved shelter for the Hijra community in Assam.The Catholic Church has started its first safe house for the marginalized transgender community in the Northeastern State of Assam this month. The opening of […]
Who is purple, has a beehive hairdo and is absolutely fabulous? Thus ran the third editorial in The Indian Express on Friday, commenting on one of the mini-figures in a toy collection. And why? The iconic colours of the Pride flag are stepping into the Lego realm with its new ‘Everyone is Awesome’ set. The […]
Panaji: Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who has his roots in India, is in Sunny Goa to bring in the New Year. Lest Auld Acquaintance be forgot… Leo is rounding off a visit to India with a 31st December night in coastal Goa. Varadkar, who is currently on a private visit to India, would arrive […]
A thousand people from all walks of life got together to carry a 500 foot long pink,white and blue ‘transgender’ flag in a colourful pride parade that marked Non-Binary Day. It was truly an LGBTIQH day, with the most participation of the H community, who outnumbered the LGBTIQ participants. And that’s something that Patna, Bihar […]
Why do we always want to suppress the minority? Why on earth we cannot accept someone because his/her sexuality is different from majority? We all are humans with a heart to care for every single living entity. A parade to mark the existence of everyone and to request for the respect of everyone despite one’s […]
पटना में 14 जुलाई को प्राइड परेड (गौरव यात्रा) कार्यक्रम का आयोजन होने जा रहा हैं। जिसकी चर्चा सभी तरफ हो रही है। गौरव यात्रा का मुख्य उद्देश्य वजूद और मौजूदगी को दर्ज कराने के लिए है एवं सुरक्षा, सम्मान, और रोजगार के अधिकार के लिए है। यह साहित्य समेलण्ण, कदम कुआं से शुरू होकर […]
“Why is it that as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two man holding guns than holding hands?” These words of Ernest J. Gaines emphasise the gay pride. As we all know that the Month of June is observed as the pride month for LGBTQ, Lesbian gay bisexual transgender and Queer community. In 1970 […]
समाज में विभिन्नताओं को दर्शाता हुआ 500 मीटर का इंद्रधनुष झण्डा 14 जुलाई को पटना की सड़कों पर लहराएगा। इस इंद्रधनुष झंडे के छह रंग छह तरह की लैंगिकता को समाज मे स्वीकृति दिलाने की कोशिश में हैं। ऑर इसी कोशिश के साथ 14 जुलाई को पटना के कोथी, पंथी, किन्नर, समलैंगिक, हिजरा, और व्यक्ति […]
A 500 metre rainbow flag to be carried by several women from villages of Bihar, is expected to be one of the main attractions of a procession that celebrates the diversity and range of sexual identities in Bihar. It’s possible that the Bihar Gaurav March (Bihar Pride Parade) may have far more heterosexual than LGBTIQ […]
According to a report published by the NGO ADF, religion related violence in India cost the nation approximately 80 lakh crore rupees, that’s about 9 % of the GDP. No doubt, the government of India ‘rejected’ the International Religious Freedom report released by the United States that stated that religious intolerance was on the rise […]
When Taylor Swift endorsed two Tennessee Democrats during the 2018 midterm elections, there was a backlash from white supremacists and their dear leader, Donald Trump. In the span of less than a year, the singer went from being the Aryan goddess of the alt-right to being called out as an agent of sodomy in a […]
