Tag: Transgender
The transgender Bharatanatyam Padma Shri awardee dancer
Nartaki Natraj is the first transgender person to receive Padma Shri award for Bharatanatyam. Originally from Madurai, Nartaki Natraj specializes in Nayaki Bhava of...
Valentina Sampaio, first trans model to be on Sports Illustrated
Valentina Sampaio made history by being the first openly transgender model for the Sports Illustrated Magazine. She is one of the eight models chosen...
The Story Of One Painted Palm At A Time
Kalki Subramaniam, transgender activist and founder of the organization Sahodari is not a new name when it comes to LGBTQ+. She has been the...
The Transwoman Who Played Cheeni in Paatallok
The recently released Hindi series Paatal Lok on Amazon Prime has emerged to be a quite winner in a short time. The lead characters...
Power Rangers now to have a Queer super hero
Moving from small screens to big screen Power Rangers have hit the ground hard on exploring Queer characters. In December 2019, when it was...
There are no options in underwear for Trans people
Though there has been development in the policies and rights for Third gender, there are minimal or lack of options for simple underwear. Not...
Mumbai launched the first transgender cab services in 2017
Wing Rainbow was launched in 2017 by coalition of the Wing Travels and Humsafar Trust in Mumbai. The Humsafar trust has been active from...
From a 16-year-old boy to an actress
Kalki Subramaniam, who is a Transgender activist completed her education in Journalism and Mass communication. She has been campaigning for transgenders and their rights...
Madras HC issues notice to center over passport rules on Sex...
Sivakumar TD is actively involved with the LGBTQ community. He has moved the Madras High Court with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to...
Britain had their first Transgender Vicar in 2000
Back in 2000, coming out as a Transgender would have not been easier. It was not a time when Transgender people were supported for...