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The transgender law, which received Presidential assent on Monday, will come into force on a date to be notified by the Centre.

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 gets President nod

March 31, 2026 4:11 pm

The law, which received Presidential assent on March 30 will come into force on a date to be notified by the Centre.

members of the trans community, allies, and activists have been demanding the withdrawal of the Bill

Amendments to Transgender Persons Act continue colonial project of discrimination

March 23, 2026 3:57 pm

Transgender citizenship should not be seen by the state merely as the extension of constitutional rights to gender minorities; it is central to the project of democracy itself

George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham was in an intimate relationship with King James I.

The king's lover and a devil, a spotted monster: Why the 17th century needed the Duke of Buckingham to die

February 14, 2026 7:31 pm

Hated in his lifetime and celebrated in death, the Duke of Buckingham became the convenient villain through whom England learned to criticise power without naming the king.

Babul mora naihar chhooto hi jaye

November 09, 2025 11:38 am

It is not merely about leaving; it is about the limits of being loved. About how even the most generous arms cannot always erase inherited apprehension.

Quietly, Sabar Bonda liberates us from the tropes and cliches of queer stories

September 29, 2025 3:26 pm

Without making big statements or attempting to send out any message about societal biases, Sabar Bonda depicts the life of an ordinary man who just happens to be gay

In 'Sabar Bonda', a compelling tale of migration and queerness

September 25, 2025 12:51 pm

In the film, migration is driven by desire — to belong, to be anonymous, to escape, to defy. The protagonists are willing to risk it all because in the city, they aren’t anomalies. They are just themselves

The doctors you won’t hear about on Doctor’s Day — because some specialisations are meant for ‘ladies’

July 03, 2025 5:47 pm

Branches with uncertain futures, those considered unconventional or ‘soft’, are routinely dismissed as ‘ladies’ branches. Fixed work hours, no night shifts, a steady, though not stellar, income — ideal for women balancing work and home

If you loved The Safekeep, you will devour these 3 books

July 14, 2025 4:49 pm

If you loved Yael van der Wouden’s simmering queer historical fiction, these books—with their forbidden desires, hidden yearnings, and emotional explosions—will captivate you.

Dating while bisexual or pansexual comes with unique challenges, from erasure to misunderstanding in both straight and queer spaces.

What it means today to date as a bisexual or pansexual person, who is attracted to more than one gender

June 24, 2025 6:28 pm

Despite increasing representation, bisexual and pansexual individuals still confront disbelief, fetishisation, and dismissal. Their queerness is often seen as conditional – visible only when it conforms to the dominant visual codes of gayness.

'The shame isn’t ours’: Queer voices on shedding self-doubt, reclaiming love and pride in 2025

June 11, 2025 1:34 pm

During Pride Month, queer individuals share how unlearning internalised shame is changing the way they love, connect, and show up for themselves. And each other.

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Thousands throng Mumbai's Azad Maidan in solidarity with Queer Azadi March

February 03, 2020 7:35 am

Thousands gathered at Azad Maidan on Saturday for Mumbai Pride Solidarity gathering. The annual LGBT Pride Parade scheduled for February 1 at August Kranti Maidan was cancelled Tuesday after an anonymous message was circulated over the weekend linking it to a protest against the CAA and the proposed nationwide NRC.