India has less than 600 trans school students, shows government data
Six states and union territories have not recorded a single trans school student over the past four years.
Queer RightsSix states and union territories have not recorded a single trans school student over the past four years.
Queer RightsExcerpted from the book Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal: The Life and Times of a Female Impersonator by Sandip Roy
BodiesOnly 20 cases have been registered under the Trans Act between 2020 and 2023. Police bias is to blame.
LawMore than half of them are studying in four states.
Queer RightsAt times ritual, at times resistance—the taali is barely understood by society and hotly-debated, even by hijras
CultureSpeaking to dissident artist Priyanka Paul about art and anger
CultureIn conversation with actor, teacher, and drag artist Lauren Robinson
CultureAs a bahujan individual, my sexual identity is intertwined with my caste. It continues to shape all facets of my queer life
CasteIn conversation with comedian-poet Alok Vaid-Menon ahead of the India tour of their show, Hairy Situation.
CultureChoosing a name is an experiment with meaning and perception, playing hide-and-seek with social memory—the state takes all the fun out of it
BodiesI believed that cosplaying ‘normalcy’ by pretending to be cisgender would be the easiest way to live my life. Accepting my ‘nonbinary’ self gave me a way out of that trap.
Bodies2021 SAATHII-Sahodaran study that screened 2,500 trans women for TB represents an important step in the fight against the disease
HealthAs a child, the Church told me that queerness would be my damnation. It was only in my 20s that I sought refuge in my queer bonds and found my salvation.
FaithLoneliness led me down the path of self-harm, which almost cost me my life. Healing began when I came to terms with my queer identity.
BodiesAlthough these initiatives create some change, they are throttled by uneven implementation and poor follow-ups.
WorkSunil Mohan R on his cricketing journey, activism past and present, and his hopes for the queer future
Queer RightsAn in-depth look into the deaths of two trans women–one in Kolkata and another in Goa–reveals how trans people face systemic violence in death, as they do in life
BodiesIn the week before I came out, I broke out in pimples, lost appetite and sleep, developed diarrhoea, and a migraine—all symptoms of the violence that visibility brings
Caste