Urgent: Information required for 377 Case – Data or Studies on LGBT People in India

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People involved with the 377 case have put out a call for information on data and research studies on LGBT community in India. This is in response to the current interest from the Supreme Court. (For latest on Supreme court IPC 377 hearings refer our blog posts)

Vikram posted the below request on LGBT India mailing list.

“Do folks on the list know of any published/quickly publishable data or research on Indian LGBT folks? Perhaps on discrimination, bullying in schools and colleges, suicides, marriages, etc? There are two excellent (although a bit dated) reports from PUCL Bangalore – but anything other than that? Please post it on the list with links and references. Please treat this as URGENT. “

Towards this, Orinam has developed a comprehensive list of books, reports, journal publications, theses and dissertations on aspects of LGBT life, health or culture in India. Check out the Orinam bibliography here.

If you have some titles or lists that you would like to see listed, please let us know immediately. Please help spread the word.

Thank you.

Orinam.net is a bilingual website (Tamil and English) associated with the Chennai-based social-support-arts-advocacy group Orinam. The site contains information on alternate sexualities and gender identities and resources for the public, media, healthcare, educational institutions, workplaces, and family members of LGBT people. Our voices – The Orinam blog features news and views, personal stories and creative writing by Queers and allies.

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  1. Dental students’ regard for patients from often-stigmatized populations: findings from an Indian dental school.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22319086

    Barriers to free antiretroviral treatment access among kothi-identified men who have sex with men and aravanis (transgender women) in Chennai, India.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22117127

    Suicidality, clinical depression, and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in men who have sex with men in Mumbai, India: findings from a community-recruited sample.
    Psychol Health Med. 2011 Aug;16(4):450-62.

    Sex in the city: privacy-making practices, spatialized intimacies and the environmental risks of men-who-have-sex-with-men in South India.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21703909

    Rights and representations: querying the male-to-male sexual subject in India.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20967647

    Dual Subordination: Muslim Sexuality in Secular and Religious Legal Discourse in India
    Muslim World Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 1, 2007

    Decriminalising Homosexuality in India
    Reproductive Health Matters, Vol. 17, No. 34, pp. 20-28, November 2009

    Activism as Ethical Practice: Queer Politics in Contemporary India
    Naisargi N. Dave
    Cultural Dynamics, March 2011; vol. 23, 1: pp. 3-20.

  2. Sexual orientation and quality of life among university students from Cuba, Norway, India, and South Africa.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19591038

    Exploring context and dynamics of homosexual experiences among rural youth in India.
    J LGBT Health Res. 2008;4(2-3):89-101.

    Lesbian studies and activism in India.
    J Lesbian Stud. 2007;11(3-4):243-53.

    Homosexuality in India: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
    Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy Volume 7, Issue 1-2, 2003

    Study in sexuality of medical college students in India.
    J Adolesc Health. 2000 Mar;26(3):226-9.

  5. Hello, I am giving you some list of publications of my own including Ph.D. thesis entitled, ““Third Sex (Eunuchs): A Socio-Legal study in Global Perspective” (Ph.D. with Doctoral Fellowship from Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. Thesis available at NASDOC, New Delhi. Apart from this some of my publications are as follows:

    1. Dr. Mithilesh Narayan Bhatt and Dr. Nidhi Saxena (2011), “Forced Migration & Asylum Claims on the Basis of Sexual Orientation: A Demand of Justice under the Refugee Law.” Published in Elixir International Journal. Elixir Inter. Law 36 (2011) 3421-3435. (ISSN 2229 -712X)

    2. 1. Mithilesh Narayan Bhatt and Dr. Nidhi Saxena (2009), “Recoganization of Same-Sex Marriages via Legalising Homosexuality: A Socio-Legal Analysis.”, Punjabi University Law Journal , Volume-III, 2009 at pp.1-29 of Department of Law, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab. (Pbi. ULJ (2009) (ISSN No.: 0976-5557)

    3. Dr. Mithilesh Narayan Bhatt (2010), “Necessity of Medical Intervention on Intersex Child: A Discourse of Bioethics & Human Rights.”, Indian Human Rights Law Review” Vol. 1, No. 1, June-2010, at pp.64-95 published by R. Cambray & Co. Private Ltd., Kolkata. (ISSN 2230-7036)

    4. Dr. Mithilesh Narayan Bhatt, “Existence of Third Sex under International Human Rights Law: An Evaluation”, Indian Human Rights Law Review” VOL. 2, No. 1, June-2011, at pp.19-32 published by R. Cambray & Co. Private Ltd., Kolkata. (ISSN 2230-7036)

    5.Dr. Mithilesh Narayan Bhatt, “Binary Notion of Sex & Gender in Indian Law: A Potential Threat to Male to Female Transsexual (MTF) – A Critical Analysis”, The Indian Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. XXVI, 2008-09, of faculty of Law, J.N.V.University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (ISSN 0970-213x)

    6. Dr. R.M. Dungawat & Mithilesh Narayan Bhatt (2010), “Time for change: Intersex needs space in Human Rights Law”, in, “Protection and Promotions of Human Rights in India”, by Prof. Shasi K. Sharma et.al, publisher Central Law Publications, Allahabad at pp.11-24. (ISBN: 978-93-80289-69-4)

    7.Dr. Mithilesh Narayan Bhatt (2010), “Transsexuals Needs Gender Neutralization in Marital Laws”, in, “Women Rights-Human Rights” edited by Rathin Bandyopadhyay et.al, Publisher- R. Cambray & co. Private Ltd. Kolkata. at pages 119-142, (ISBN:978-81-89659-10-3)

    8.Dr. Mithilesh Narayan Bhatt, हाशिये पर हिंजड़े, Posted On March 28, 2011, जन –अदालत, http://www.network6.in/2011/03/हाशिये-पर-हिंजड़े/

    Presently I am Pursuing Post-doctoral Research entitled, “Sexual Minority (LGBT), Crimes and Criminal Justice System: A Socio-Legal Study in Global Perspective”. Post-Doctoral Fellow of Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi

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