Introduction: In India, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights have progressed dramatically in recent years. However, Indian LGBT individuals continue to suffer societal and legal challenges that non-LGBT citizens do not encounter. What do you understand by LGBTQ? LTGQB are abbreviations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning. These phrases refer to a person’s…
The transgender community is a heterogeneous community, so there are different concerns for different people, says Chayanika Shah of LABIA- A Queer Feminist LBT Collective.Those begging or doing sex work are the worst affected because they have no livelihood, they stay in small houses and these are not safe conditions. These congested areas are likely…
“Start writhing ,no matter what.The water does not glow until the faucet is turned on” Transgender community includes Hijras,Eunuchs,Kothis,Aravanis ,Jogappa,Shiv-Shakthis etc,who have been a part of Indian society for centuries .The Vedic and Puranic literature mention tritipaprakriti meaning the third gender and napunsaka meaning someone with the loss of procreative ability.The word hijra used in…
Laws are the set of rules created by the state and enforceable by courts. It mirrors the political, social and monetary connection in the public arena. Laws decide the rights and obligations of people towards each other and the state. It mirrors the sociological need of the society. Morality is about the principles that define…
To practically everyone around us, homosexuality is a mental illness that cannot be treated. Homosexuals are always looked down upon as if they were aliens from another planet, but they’re never treated with the respect that they are entitled to as fellow humans. People treat homosexuality as abnormality, which is the shame of our Indian…
Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts. – Barbara Gittings Article 14 of the Constitution of India guarantees equality before the law to the people. It states that the state will not deny equality before the law or equal…
In Indian society, the institution of the family is ingrained in sociocultural sexism having heteronormative parochial views where monogamy takes supersedence. There is no single definition of what constitutes a family. However, it is recognized that a family is an integral unit of society formed by interpersonal relationships. The broader and widely accepted definition in…
ABSTRACT In this paper, I’ll emphasize the fact that how imperative it is to devise a National Level Reservation Policy by the Union government for the transgender community. It will not only ensure an optimum utilisation yet in addition to it an adequately uniformed implementation along the lines laid out in the NALSA judgment. INTRODUCTION…
INTRODUCTION For those who doubted the presence of rampant homophobia and homophobic practices among Indian institutions, the harassment and subsequent arrest of 23-year-old Sanjit Mondal prove it beyond a doubt. Sanjit, who was walking home from his friend’s house, was picked up and bound by policemen, taken to the station where he was bet and…
Introduction ‘Without Equality , I Say, There Cannot Be Liberty ‘ Transgender community in India face a variety of issues which include problems relating to marriage, property, electoral rights, adoption, etc. to name a few. After the judgment in the case of National Legal Service Authority v. Union of India the Transgender Persons (Protection of…
