Transgender
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Entertainment News
JK Rowling re-sparks 2020 controversy by criticising Harry Potter stars
Rowling's comment was highly criticised in 2020 when she said trans-women shouldn't be allowed into female-only spaces
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Defence
Indian Armed Forces mulls possibility of hiring transgenders in defence roles
The development comes as the armed forces don't recruit transgenders or people identifying as homosexuals
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World News
Catholic transgenders welcomed by the Vatican for baptism and more
According to a statement from Glaad's Sarah Kate Ellis, "Pope Francis is continuing to break down barriers that have kept…
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Law
Transgender not a separate caste: Indian Supreme Court verdict
Justice Khanna dismissed the petition, explaining that classifying all transgender people as one caste disregards the intersection of caste and…
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World News
Rishi Sunak on the gender question, “A man is a man, a woman is a woman”
Sunak's remarks also addressed the issue of parents' rights to know what their kids are learning in class regarding relationships.
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India
Two female UP cops requesting gender change raises questions on male constable criteria
How these constables can be permitted to change their gender identification after being hired as female cops poses a serious…
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India
Madras HC orders TN Govt to provide reservation to transgender persons in local body elections
The villagers had opposed the grant of pattas to transgender persons on the grounds that it would result in the…
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Health
‘Queer-Friendly’ hospitals to be introduced in 4 Kerala districts
In the first phase, the initiative will be implemented in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode districts.
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World News
Pride Month: 9% of adults identify as LGBTQ, global survey reveals
Over 22,000 adults surveyed across 30 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia in February and March
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Law
Marriage certificate not essential, single parents can also adopt children in India: Allahabad HC observes
The Allahabad High Court allowed a Transgender person to adopt child, after a writ application which was filed by them.
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