transgender Archives

Why Transpeople Are Upset with the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019

The trasngender community’s frustration at the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill is understandable, as their campaign to have a say in the Bill has gone largely ignored for months.

Kahini Iyer July 10, 2016

Gender

Despite 377 Verdict, It’s Not All Rainbows for Trans People Yet

It will take more than the historic 377 verdict to eradicate homophobia and transphobia from our workplaces. Just ask Harshini, a trans-person who now holds a corporate job, after years of being turned down by employers who held her identity against her.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 21, 2016

Gender

3 Suicides and a Surgery: My Journey of Coming Out as a Transperson in India

The scars across my chest are badges of my victory. They are the marks of my mother’s endless support and my father’s struggle to understand me. After years of self-doubt and breakdowns, unwanted discomfort and dysphoria, and rejection from society for who I was, I could finally learn to love myself and my body. I made it.

Alvin Dsouza May 3, 2016

Gender

How My Closeted Aunt Helped Me Embrace My Sexuality

At 19, my aunt, who I once suspected of being a little bit butch, lashed out at my mother for trying to fix my engagement with a girl. She understood that I was different, just like her. And that #LoveMovesForward in different ways.

Manish Gaekwad April 9, 2016

Gender

An Officer and a Transgender

To become India’s first transgender police officer, K Prithika Yashini had to pass a tough exam – that of ascertaining and sticking with her gender identity.

Sandhya Ravishankar March 24, 2016