LGBTQ+

The 72nd edition of the Miss Universe 2023 pageant was held in El Salvador and featured six participants who broke the conventional norms of beauty and representation. They included Miss Pakistan, who faces severe backlash at home; Miss Nepal, a plus-sized contestant; Miss Netherlands and Miss Portugal, both transgenders; Miss Colombia and Miss Guatemala, both […]

The Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on the legal recognition of same-sex marriage today ie. on 17 October. The apex court had reserved its judgment on 11 May on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage. The five-judge Constitution bench that was hearing the pleas comprised Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices […]

New Delhi: Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital steps on a path breaking initiative by dedicating a separate Outpatient Department (OPD) only for transgender and thus achieving a rare first-of-its-kind in the country. The OPD will be in service every Friday with a timing that suits the community. The most common issues faced by transgenders […]

KOLKATA: Smashing the stereotypes and overcoming every societal full stop, City of Joy Kolkata spreads joy and embraces the love story of Abhishek Ray and Chaitanya Sharma – its first newlywed gay couple. Abhishek and Chaitanya, whom the former called ‘Sharmaji’, met in 2020 via social media platforms during COVID days. Soon the duo’s casual […]

PALAMPUR (HIMACHAL PRADESH): In a first, a pride parade was organised in Himachal’s Palampur area. The LGBTQ community has been striving to carve out a place for itself in the conservative Indian society. After holding ‘pride marches’ and ‘awareness parades’ at regular intervals in metros such as Delhi and Mumbai. The community is trying to […]