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Jadavpur University establishes gender-neutral toilet on campus

The toilet was set up after demands were made by the LGTBQIA+ community

Published on 30th May 2023
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Justice Anand, who once said he is educating himself about the LGBTQ community, calls out medical courses for reinforcing discrimination

The judge had asked the State government to bring in necessary reforms for the development and recognition of the community

Published on 2nd September 2021
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JNU: Students claim reservation policy flouted in hostel allotment again, plan protests on November 24

Students submitted a memorandum yesterday, November 21, to immediately implement reservation policies in hostel allotment and more

Published on 22nd November 2022
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NMC’s expert committee recommends LGBTQIA+ friendly MBBS curriculum. Find the list of changes here

The Expert Committee, after detailed discussion and deliberation, has recommended making modifications to the Competency-Based Medical Education curriculum

Published on 24th August 2022
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TN government creates new glossary on how to address members of the LGBTQIA+ community

Judge Venkatesh was also informed that for the Transgender Policy, instructions had been issued to the Transgender Welfare Board secretary to prepare the exclusive policy 

 

Published on 24th August 2022
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What happened on December 22: Obama strikes Don't Ask, Don't Tell down and JNU is born

Apart from Barack Obama signing off on the repeal of a draconian policy, Doctors Without Borders was formed, and arguably India's most popular university is established

Published on 22nd December 2021
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Homophobic attack leaves Hyderabad man with an injured leg

Almost a year has passed since section 377 was read down by the Supreme Court in September 2018, however the violence subjected to the LGBTQI community has not died down

Published on 29th July 2019
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These Chennai students have come up with an LGBTQIA+ handbook to create an 'inclusive society'

The book has four chapters. While the first one deals with the problematic concept of 'others', another one tells real-life stories

Published on 8th December 2021
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NCPCR asks NCERT to correct "anomalies" in gender neutral teacher training manual

The commission pointed out that the manual would deny equal rights to children of diverse biological needs

Published on 5th November 2021
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NCM directs institutes to refrain from being derogatory against LGBTQIA+ community in class or textbooks

The advisory was in pursuance of the direction that was issued by the Madras High Court recently regarding the same issue  

Published on 14th October 2021
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DU's SFI unit sets up a helpline for queer students who want admission but are intimidated. Here's how it's going

The students identify that there might be issues specific to the community, and are attempting to address them. These are how the experiences are

Published on 6th October 2021
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How Afghani author Nemat Sadat is educating young Asians about the plight of queer folk in Taliban territory

Queer Afghans are hiding in basements, on rooftops, in literal closets to stay alive in what is an impossible situation for them, says the activist, calling out the global community's silence

Published on 25th September 2021
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Anwesh Sahoo wants you to see him and the community he represents. Here’s the how and why

His art, talks, writing and everything else between, even his upcoming talk at TEDx XIMB — it's all about talking about representation and making those with different identities feel seen and heard

Published on 21st July 2021
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As You Are: This NID grad's dating app for the LGBTQIA+ community is Made in India with Pride

Sunali Aggarwal launched AYA in June 2020. Today, the app has more than 14,000 downloads and over 11,000 active users across the country

Published on 28th June 2021
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The Colours that make you Proud: Why this mini-comic on LGBTQIA awareness by Jadavpur Univ students is the coolest thing on the internet

The core group that worked on the comic included members of the LGBTQIA+ community and gender rights activists whose point of view has been crucial to the process

Published on 21st June 2021

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