The Price I Paid for Being Myself
Dr Aqsa Shaikh reflects on what she lost when she decided to transition.
Standing Out
We must focus on how we can be better humans: not what someone wears or who they sleep with.
Experiences of Queer Students During their School Life in India
Based on a qualitative study of school experiences of young queer people in Delhi, Surabhi Shukla has developed a website with online resources and a model ‘Sexual Rights and Anti- Discrimination Policy’ for schools in India.
Insaaf responds to MSJE Transgender Rights Bill (2015)
Response to India’s MSJE Rights of Transgender Persons Bill (2015) from INSAAF, a student-driven legal aid project initiated by National Law University, Delhi
Quackery Masquerades as Medicine: India’s Conversion Therapy Racket
The recent expose of Delhi’s “conversion therapy” racket highlights the substandard quality of medical practitioners in India and their lack of understanding of mental health science.
Breaking Barriers: India’s first high school LGBTQI initiative
Profile of Tagore International School, New Delhi, whose group ‘Breaking Barriers’ works to promote LGBTQI equality on campus and beyond.
Justice Verma Committee report on rape laws addresses sexuality concerns
Text of Justice Verma Committee report [downloadable pdf], highlights including proposed amendments, and the Committee’s observations on the need for decriminalizing homosexuality and imparting sexuality education.
Supreme Court hearings on Naz: full transcript 2012
A compilation of 15 days of Supreme Court hearings in the Naz Foundation case held in New Delhi in 2012.
Supreme Court hearings on Naz: Mar 13-14-15, 2012
Vikram’s updates on Supreme Court hearings on the Naz Foundation case
Supreme Court hearings on Naz: Feb 29 2012
Vikram’s updates on Supreme Court hearings on the Naz Foundation case