Tag: Transgender
What? There is a Transgender music band in India?
The music band named ‘6 packs’ is a transgender music band that started in 2016. The band has 6 transgenders from the Hijra community....
India has 3 Transgender Judges now
In 2014, after the apex court announced that transgenders will be considered as third genders and will be allowed admissions in universities and employment,...
India got its first transgender lawyer
Formally known as Udhaykumar, now Sathyasri Sharmila, is India’s first transgender lawyer. Sathyasri Sharmila hails from Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu. When she was...
Vogue features Transgender model on Cover page
Vogue, which is the biggest fashion magazine in the west had the photo published of Estrella Vasquez on their Britain publication the last month....
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...