In 2005, Living Smile Vidya, an Indian theatre artist who identifies as a transgender woman, was living in a commune for transgender persons in Pune, Maharashtra. There, she was once asked if she eats ...
A new school for transgender students seeking to complete their education has opened in the southwestern Indian state Kerala. The school, Sahaj International, was founded by Indian transgender ...
It has been over two decades, but writer and transgender activist Revathi Reva still vividly remembers the humiliation she felt when she had to strip naked in front of doctors as they examined her ...
BHUBANESWAR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lipstick in hand and phone at the ready, Meghna Sahoo darkens her eyes with kohl, combs her long, black hair and adjusts a dupatta scarf so she is ...
It has been over two decades, but writer and transgender activist Revathi Reva still vividly remembers the humiliation she felt when she had to strip naked in front of doctors as they examined her ...
At a massive LGBTQ pride parade in India's capital New Delhi last month, people danced to the beat of drums. "Love is love," they chanted, waving giant rainbow flags. But the more than 1,000 people ...
India has a new Miss Transqueen – and she’s headed for the world stage, determined to speak out for the country’s marginalized transgender community. Fashion designer Shaine Soni was crowned Miss ...