LGBT rights were accepted in ancient India, Sec 377 must be repealed: Amish Tripathi: Banker-turned-writer Amish Tripathi is the latest public figure to support repealing Section 377 of the IPC. Tripathi says Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises sexual acts “against the order of the nature”, and affects the rights of LGBT…
This Is How 23 Countries Feel About Transgender Rights: One-quarter of Americans say people should never be allowed to change their legal gender, half of Brazilians know a transgender person, and lots more from a BuzzFeed News/Ipsos survey in 23 countries around the world. As the rights of transgender people became a major political issue in…
One of the earliest references to India’s so-called “third gender” can even be traced as far back as in chapters of the Kama Sutra, and yet it has taken decades (or centuries even!) of stigma and struggle for The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 to exist in its latest form.