Book review: Reengagement of Transgender Persons - Challenges and Opportunities

'Reengagement of Transgender Persons: Challenges and Opportunities', edited by Satish Chandra, is a book which deals with an understanding of other sexes -- transgender, lesbian, bisexual, gay and others.

Kolkata celebrates International Transgender Visibility Day

Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): On Mar 31, scores of trans-people took to the streets in the Indian state of West Bengal to celebrate International Transgender Visibility Day.

‘Breaking Free’ wins Human Rights Award

Mumbai, Jul 19 (IBNS): Filmmaker and activist Sridhar Rangayan’s path-breaking film on Indian LGBT community has been awarded the Barbara Gittings International Human Rights Award at the recently concluded qFLIX Philadelphia film festival in USA.

#LGBTIndia: Such a Long Journey

While India recently abstained when the top human rights body at the United Nations voted to appoint an independent expert to protect the LGBT people worldwide, the clamor for throwing away an archaic British law that criminalizes gay sex grows louder in the country of 1.3 billion people. Sujoy Dhar reports