Lgbt Community

Deepshikha Shrivas and Abhilasha Sakya, who live in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, first met as 16-year-olds when the latter would travel to the former’s village. Today, six years later, they've battled social and familial pressures, and decided to come out, marry and start a life together. The reading down of the draconian Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code has given them courage, and Srivas and Sakya are now working towards getting their "same-sex union" registered in the Hamirpur district court. They hope to find work, settle down and adopt children together. By Khabar Lahariya, a rural network with a team of local women reporting on issues in the heartland.

With protests around the country against the Transgender Persons Bill 2016, Kolkata-based artist Upasana Agarwal's original artwork reflects a need for solidarity within the larger LGBTQ+ community

The Supreme Court judgement striking down Section 377 on one hand and the controversial Transgender Persons Bill passed by the Lok Sabha on the other, it's been an eventful year for LGBTQ+ rights

What if every major companyprivate and publichad a multiple-level transgender employment initiative, asks Parmesh Shahani of Godrej India Culture Lab

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, which seeks to define transgenders and prohibit discrimination against them, was introduced in the Lok Sabha last year

A glimpse into the lives and existential woes of the youth of Delhi's LGBT community through Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh's photo book 'Delhi: Communities of Belonging'

The most insidious effect of Section 377 is to warp the relationship between the State and the citizen

23 ayes, 18 nays and six abstentions, including India, usher in historic post

The Supreme Court has on occasion been excessively activist. But in this instance, it would do well to guarantee the fundamental rights of the LGBT community.

The Supreme Court will hold an open hearing on 2 February of the curative writ filed by Naz Foundation Trust