A Gender BenderZahad and Ziya’s Child Can Change How We Talk About Gender In India The Indian media’s focus on the "secrecy” around the gender of the baby misses the memo on how gender works By Akankshya Bahinipaty
transparent trans parentIn Ecuador, a Cis‑Man Legally Changed His Gender to Gain Custody of Children, Worrying Trans Rights Groups LGBTQ groups are concerned that this goes against the “spirit of the law” and could eventually lead to legislation against trans people. By Amlan Sarkar
Error in ProgrammingHow Facial Recognition AI Reinforces Discrimination Against Trans People Facial recognition technology continues to carry an extremely limited view of what gender looks like. By Sayantan Datta
Searching For HomeInside Indian Queer Youths’ Struggle to Find Home Many trans-queer youth leave abusive homes for shelters, only to be tracked down by police and sent back home. By Sudipta Das
Words Don't Do JusticeMost Indian Languages Lack the Words to Express Gender Identity. This Complicates Queer People’s Access to Mental Health. "Language as a system is codified in gender binary, and is therefore exclusive and violent." By Geet
New Horizon of ReproductionNew Three‑Parent Fertilization Technique Could Help Trans Men Have Children While not yet available for clinical use, the technique bolsters our understanding of reproductive rights and technologies. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Needle the Nostalgia‘Friends’ Creator Regrets Using Incorrect Pronouns for a Trans Character on the Show The sitcom has not aged well, and realizing the social fissures is essential for course correction. By Saumya Kalia
Confronting GenderThe Transphobia Against Elliot Page Unintentionally Shows the Fragility of Gender Norms Cis celebrities give themselves stage names and undergo cosmetic surgeries all the time — showing how gender affirmation is only problematic to some when it comes from trans people. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
One More Lap for ExclusionWorld Swimming Body Bans Trans Athletes From Women’s Events Trans women will not be allowed to compete if they experienced male puberty after the age of 12, a restriction that may exclude many from elite sports. By Saumya Kalia
Imprisoned by GenderTrans Persons Should Get Separate Prison Wards, Govt Tells States “As far as prisons are concerned, the person concerned should have the right to decide where he or she wants to be inside the prison." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Reel to RealHow Trans People in India’s Small Towns Bear the Brunt of Bollywood Stereotypes Distorted portrayals of trans realities from a stereotypical and heteronormative gaze only embolden existing transphobia. By Arman Khan
Color Me FuriousGender‑Sensitive Training Manual May ‘Traumatize’ Students, Says a Complaint to Child Rights Body The teachers’ manual may cause students “psychological trauma” by talking about gender neutral policies, a complaint said. By Saumya Kalia
Trans Lives MatterTrans People’s Mortality Risk Twice That of Cis People: Lancet Study Over 50 years, barriers to healthcare and social support have kept high mortality risks in transpersons relatively unchanged. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Jabs For AllLess Than 5% Of India’s Transgender Population Has Received the Covid19 Vaccine Transphobia in the healthcare system, lack of valid IDs leave, and vaccine hesitancy contribute to the low numbers. By Aditi Murti
Equality Please?It’s Discriminatory to Ban Blood Donation Based on Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation: PIL Before SC Such a ban is rooted in "assumptions based on negative stereotypes," argues the PIL advocate. By Devrupa Rakshit
Falling ShortStreaming Platform Twitch Withdraws Use of ‘Womxn’ After Criticism From Transgender Communities "With womxn you're just separating them more, you're not being inclusive, you're excluding them from women.” By Saumya Kalia
Right StepChhattisgarh Police Induct 13 Transgender People Into Constable Ranks Until now, across India, only two transgender people had served as police personnel. By Devrupa Rakshit
Too Little Too LateDelhi Has Ordered Construction of Separate Toilets for Trans People Gendered bathrooms haven't always been the safest places for trans people, but a separate facility may not be the answer. By Liesl Goecker