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As the Election Commission begins the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal, transgender voters express fears of exclusion due to mismatched identity documents and the non-recognition of the government’s transgender identity card in the verification process
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Officials say initiatives are underway to ensure dignified employment opportunities for community members
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The Kinnar Akhara, a transgender monastic sect, celebrates recognition at Maha Kumbh Mela, where thousands seek blessings, symbolizing growing societal acceptance and spiritual inclusion
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SCR general manager Arun Kumar Jain says the zone was committed to providing the right platform and equal opportunity to all sections of society to showcase their creativity and talent
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Instructs them not to harass or misbehave with citizens, particularly pedestrians and motorists, in public places
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Collector M Manu Chowdary said the government would extend all support to the transgender community to help its members stand on their own feet by providing skill enhancement training besides setting up self-employment units for them.
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Laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, healthcare and education can provide a framework for transgender persons to navigate marginality
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Nirmal Collector K Varun Reddy asked officials to provide livelihood to the transgender community by improving their skill sets
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Sharmila clarified that she and her party accord utmost respect to the transgender community and that it was only in a momentary exchange of words that she had uttered the word 'Hijra'.
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Attired in colorful sarees and jewellery, Transgender community played Bathukamma with floral arrangements and by singing Bathukamma songs.
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Hyderabad: For Premaleela, a transgender woman, it was not just a job but about identity. Making beautiful baskets, bags, file holders and other products out of jute, Premaleela says they finally have an identity because of their job. Along with Premaleela, nine other transgender women, who found a ‘respectable’ life through the skill development programme […]
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Hyderabad: Social Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar on Saturday said the State government would extend necessary help for the transgender community and resolve their issues. Interacting with them here, he assured that he would bring the problems being faced by the community to the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and resolve them at the earliest. He […]
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Hyderabad: A two-panel judge of the Telangana High Court comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili on Wednesday enumerated steps to be taken by the State Government to make facilities in each district for the COVID vaccination of the LGBTQ/Transgender community. The Petitioner, Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli, filed a petition detailing […]
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With the IT industry coming forward to provide jobs to transgender persons, the workshop was intended to instill confidence, polish the participants' skills
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The nayaks, leaders of Hyderabad’s Hijra community, requested greater sensitivity on the part of government officials and police to the needs of their community members
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The hospital said the special vaccination drive was conducted in a safe environment by strictly following Covid appropriate behavior and protocols. The drive was also aimed to motivate people to organize similar drives in the future.
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An event was held with 150 people from the transgender community, giving them an opportunity to share their problems about the discrimination and societal violence they are subjected to on a daily basis.
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The idea of compiling her poems into a book was born during the lockdown, when Saranya witnessed the plight of the community during the pandemic
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is planning to tie up with volunteers and partner organisations to run the helpline across cities.
