Archive April 2014

In the newsIndia Supreme Court agrees to reconsider sodomy ruling

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The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider a motion to reconsider last December’s controversial ruling that recriminalized homosexuality in the South Asian country.Read More

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April
2014

In the newsGay plea in SC to cite third gender verdict

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New Delhi: Senior counsel Anand Grover will move an application on Monday before the Chief Justice of India seeking to take into account the recent Supreme Court judgment creating the […]Read More

20
April
2014

In the newsTransgender community celebrates its recognition as third gender

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New Delhi: The transgender community celebrated victory in New Delhi on Sunday as the Supreme Court recognised ‘transgender’ as a third gender.This article appeared in ANI news, World News Network, The Indian Republic […]Read More

20
April
2014

In the newsNeed equal rights for all gender minorities: Transgenders

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New Delhi: On December 12 last year, after the Supreme Court set aside a High Court order decriminalising gay sex between consenting adults, activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, reaching out to […]Read More

19
April
2014

Advocacy, BlogTowards the Right Side of History

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As a gay rights activist, I am overjoyed by the recent Supreme Court ruling which gives legal protection to the transgender community. Ever since we heard the news, there has […]Read More

19
April
2014

In the newsLesbians, gays, bisexuals now wait for their turn

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Hyderabad: The SC verdict, however, does not cover members of other sexual orientations including lesbians, gays and bisexuals.This article appeared in World News Network.Read More

16
April
2014

In the news‘Discrimination no longer my favorite word… finally, we have a foot in the door’

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New Delhi: Right to have family by marrying each other, adopt children. This article appeared in Lockerdome, and News Wits.Read More

16
April
2014

In the newsIn order, court cites ‘new social needs’

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday ruled transgenders would from now on be treated as a third gender, which is neither male nor female. Read More

16
April
2014

In the newsNo more invisible: Hijras celebrate new ‘weapon’

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New Delhi: “We have been given a weapon to defend ourselves,” Simran Shaikh, a hijra activist of India HIV/AIDS Alliance, said about the SC judgment which has made the third […]Read More

16
April
2014

Advocacy, BlogBeyond Punishment: A Conversation about the Government of India’s Support for Drug Users

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Rajesh Nandan Srivastava, India’s Director of Narcotics Control, was in Vienna last month to attend the High-Level Segment of the 57th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). […]Read More

16
April
2014