There are only 15 trans police officers in India — all in three states, latest govt data shows
More trans people have joined the police ranks since, but they are not reflected in the data, which is current as of 1 Jan, 2024
WorkMore trans people have joined the police ranks since, but they are not reflected in the data, which is current as of 1 Jan, 2024
WorkExcerpted from the book Transforming Rights: How Law Shapes Transgender Lives, Identity and Community in India, edited by Jayna Kothari
Queer Rightsqueerbeat interviewed five people closely involved with the case, a Bajrang Dal spokesperson, as well as reviewed the woman’s draft police statement and her hand-written and video statements to a Delhi-based NGO.
Queer RightsUsing language that respects people’s identities is good for them. Queer people have always known this. Science agrees.
BodiesSix 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.
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