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Deceased individuals from the marginalised community are refused funeral prayers, burial spaces

Florida is on the precipice of its latest prohibition against the LGBTQ community, this time proposing legislation that would end all legal recognition of trans persons living in the state. The bill would also effectively cease the issuance of drivers’ licenses to trans people—unless they comply with signing a “biological sex affidavit” that confirms their sex assigned at birth.Should the bill pass the state government’s Republican trifecta, it would effectivel...

Persons who are born male but identify as female face severe challenges with their voice, and surgeries can play a crucial role in helping them get integrated into the society | Mumbai news

Various marches took place across the country last month, 30 years after Uruguay’s first queer rights demonstration.

This step is a continuation of that process to make sure the involvement of the community in the state’s health sector, Kerala health minister Veena George said | Latest News India

This is the first time, trans persons have been allowed to appear for tests for recruitment in the Mumbai police.

While the fight for queer marriage equality is certainly a step forward in recognising the political rights of the community, entering the ‘sacred’ institution of marriage will not immediately end the violence against them.

A coalition of queer feminist organizations and individuals in India have issued a groundbreaking report that ties state and religious opposition to marriage equality to the subjugation of women, queer, and trans people via parental control.

At a press conference by PUCL, activists presented their findings in the context of Marriage Equality Petitions in the Supreme Court.

New laws were being enforced allowing 16-year-olds to obtain abortions up to 14 weeks without informing their parents