transgender

'Never thought people would go to such an extent': Queer activist bullied for starting fundraiser for transition

June 16, 2021 1:12 pm

Rishikesh Raut, a 22-year-old non-binary transgender person, thought they would raise funds for their gender-affirming care, but they were instead mercilessly trolled online

Transpersons pushed to brink as Covid impacts ‘life-changing’ surgeries

June 13, 2021 1:23 am

Superintendent Dr Akash Khobragade said until the pandemic subsides, the hospital will remain an exclusive Covid facility.

5.22% transgender persons vaccinated till now; activists say misinformation, lack of digital knowledge adding to their woes

May 30, 2021 2:12 pm

A total of 8,80,47,053 men and 7,67,64,479 women have been vaccinated, while just 25,468 people in the 'other' category have been inoculated, the CoWIN portal showed.

Elliot Page sets major fitness goals as he flaunts abs in new photo

May 25, 2021 1:11 pm

In the caption, the 34-year-old actor wrote: "Trans bb’s first swim trunks #transjoy #transisbeautiful"

Caitlyn Jenner says it 'isn't fair' to let trans girls play in female sports teams

May 03, 2021 1:42 pm

Cailtyn Jenner was asked to give her opinion on the legislation in various US states "to ban biological boys who are trans from playing girls' sports in school"

'Constant process of judging yourself is exhausting': Designer Saisha Shinde after undergoing hormone replacement therapy

April 10, 2021 1:39 pm

In January 2021, the designer took to social media to thank people for the “support and love” she received after coming out as a transwoman

‘They have no one’: At 88, a transgender icon combats loneliness among seniors

April 03, 2021 8:51 am

For older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, who came of age in a different era and might have been rejected by their relatives, the isolation can be even worse

Selena Gomez, Bella Hadid, Gloria Steinem sign open letter to support trans rights

April 01, 2021 4:26 pm

Published on March 31 by GLAAD, the American LGBT+ charity, the letter was signed by more than 465 feminist leaders

A leap forward: Tea stall run by transgenders opens in Chennai’s Royapettah

March 27, 2021 9:53 am

Set up as a part of a collaborative effort by Three Roses, India One Brand Service and Sahodaran and Thozhi, two transgender welfare associations, the shop was inaugurated by Tamil filmmaker of ‘Coffee Café’ fame Arunkumar Senthil.

Desi fashion label weaves tales of trans women with powerful imagery; check it out

March 26, 2021 3:58 pm

Titled 'Akathya', it is "a story of inexplicable beauty that emanates from deep within the soul"

Transgender models audition in New Delhi

February 09, 2016 10:30 am

A walk-in transgender model audition was conducted on Sunday (February 7) by Rudrani Chettri, who is setting up a transgender modelling agency in New Delhi.

Eunuchs' festival in Tamil Nadu

May 14, 2014 12:56 pm

Eunuchs from all over India gather in this village to re-enact a story adopted from Mahabharata, in which they symbolically marry Aravan, believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.

Meet Navya Singh | An Aspiring Trans-Woman Model | Indian Transgender | Lakme Fashion Week

June 22, 2020 6:22 pm

A Beauty Pageant For The Misidentified Gender

June 22, 2020 7:01 pm

Watch the video on transgender models Navya and Saiba were both selected for the final round of the trans-woman beauty pageant scheduled to take place in Delhi