For members of the LGBTQ+ community in India, coming out to their families during the lockdown has been a double-edged sword
7 min read20 Jun 2020Change on the ground may be slow, but Indian LGBTQ+ travellers are making their presence feltAs the industry discovers ‘pink tourism’, a few Indian destinations find favour with LGBTQ+ travellers
4 min read31 Aug 2019Two Indian engineers became unlikely heroes in the struggle for equal rightsArvind Kumar and Ashok Jethanandani started Trikone, the first South Asian gay magazine
7 min read31 Aug 2019For real inclusivity, firms have to go beyond hiring from the LGBTQ+ community and help new recruits make the transition as well as introduce anti-discrimination policies
6 min read26 Jun 2019With 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
1 min read28 Dec 2018The 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
9 min read28 Dec 2018India’s public healthcare system has been unsupportive of sexual minorities. PEP, a critical HIV prevention treatment, is often denied on grounds that are driven by morality rather than medicine. Will this change in the post-Section 377 era?
17 min read13 Nov 2018'From today we are no longer in the fringe and finally we are out of the shadows,' said Keshav Suri, executive director, Lalit Suri Hospitality Group
1 min read6 Sep 2018The Indian LGBTQ community will remember 6 September as the day their faith in the power of the law to protect and empower was re-instilled
2 min read7 Sep 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared