New Delhi: The Miss Universe pageant is changing its rules and will allow transgender women to take part in all of its competitions starting in 2013, the organization and gay rights group GLAAD said on Tuesday. Tuesday's decision follows a media outcry over the disqualification of Canadian contestant Jenna Talackova from the upcoming Miss Universe Canada contest because she was not a 'naturally born female.' Talackova 23, who underwent gender...
06:43 PM, Apr 10, 2012
CHENNAI: On a long drive along the city roads at night, you cant miss spotting transgender streetwalkers in dazzling attire, waiting for customers at vantage points - from the CMDA truck terminal at Madhavaram to the gates of ritzy hotels in Nungambakkam to the deserted Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) stations on the Old Mahabalipuram Road. Not only have their numbers gone up, the pick-up points too have increased, making...
08:42 AM, Dec 05, 2011
Belgaum (Karnataka): In a dark room in Belgaum district, they sit together looking comfortable. They are in an office and are not even distantly related. But, as is often true of sexual minorities, the homosexuals and transgenders assembled here are as closely knit as biological families. Their biggest complaint is non-acceptance from society, and their strength is Sweekar, a community-based organisation that works to support the sexual minorities and spreads...
03:09 PM, Nov 30, 2011
Mumbai: Although certain topics are considered a taboo in the industry even now, director David Atkins has shown courage and has helmed a film on transgenders called Queens! Destiny Of Dance, which got full support of actress Hema Malini, who came to launch the music of the film. Queens! Destiny Of Dance that is slated to hit screens on April 29th, narrates the issues of transgenders in the country and...
11:49 AM, Apr 12, 2011
Kolkata: Thirty-eight-year old Nitai can now stand up and get counted. India, after 64 years of its Independence, has decided to give her an identity and Census 2011 will have a new sex category for her. Apart from male and female, there will be a third option for the question of gender - the other. Battling social discrimination and isolation for years Nitai and her friends are happy that they...
09:08 AM, Feb 10, 2011
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They have asked the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that decriminalized homosexuality in 2009. ...
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