Tag Transgender/Hijra

Action, BlogCall to action on the Transgender Day of Visibility

James Robertson

On 17/2/2017, I felt severe pain in my shoulder and decided to visit a hospital. On reaching there, I proceeded to the OPD (Out Patient Department) registration desk. The female […]Read More

31
March
2017

Action, BlogShatter the Silence

asaxena

Rapes and physical assaults faced by transgenders and hijras are more common than one would like to admit, especially in a country like India wherein patriarchal norms and machismo idea […]Read More

22
October
2016

Action, BlogUnfinished Business: Transgender Empowerment in India

asaxena

The recent National Hijra Habba – our 4th – was an enormous success! It was organized as a part of the Amplify Change-funded Wajood project that works in five Indian […]Read More

22
September
2016

BlogA Tribute to Agniva Lahiri: A Life That Inspired

asaxena

To lose a friend is the greatest of all losses. − Pubilius Syrus  It is with great sadness that we write in tribute for Agniva Lahiri whose strength and valour […]Read More

20
September
2016

Action, BlogWajood: My Strength Is My Identity

asaxena

Mita, a transgender from Karnataka, was admitted in a local hospital in Raichur as she was suffering from appendicitis-related pain. However, she was denied treatment, because she was transgender and […]Read More

25
May
2016

Advocacy, BlogWe Live on a Rainbow: IDAHOT 2015

James Robertson

“None of us should face discrimination based on what we are or whom we love.” — Max Baucus, US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, 2014 Since the Indian […]Read More

16
May
2015

Advocacy, BlogToo Miniscule for Human Rights and Basic Dignity?

Sreekumar V

“…a miniscule fraction of the country’s population constitute lesbians, gays, bisexuals or transgenders…” From the Supreme Court of India’s ruling in December 2013 upholding Section 377 of Indian Penal Code […]Read More

23
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogGone with the Wind: A Year of Rights for Transgenders

Sreekumar V

On April 15th 2014, India witnessed a historic victory for the Third Gender movement. The Supreme Court of India recognized transgenders as the “Third Gender” and protected our rights. The […]Read More

14
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogTreat Me with Respect!

Sreekumar V

An HIV-positive MSM commented during a Pehchan-supported study on discrimination and stigma in healthcare settings: “I went to a government hospital. The doctor did not treat me well when he […]Read More

9
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogThe Visibility of Who We Are

Sreekumar V

We have all read that we need to treat transgenders like everyone else…but do you? Every day transgenders and hijras are heckled, cornered, disowned by their families and thrown out […]Read More

31
March
2015