Tag: transgender

Contraceptive pill chemicals are turning fish transgender

Chemicals from contraceptive pills being flushed down household drains is causing male fish to turn transgender, a study claims. About a fifth of male river fish are displaying feminised traits and even producing eggs, researchers said. Some have reduced sperm quality and display less aggressive and competitive behaviour, making them unlikely to breed successfully. The...

July 3, 2017

KISS appoints a transgender as social development officer

The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) on Sunday said it had appointed a transgender as a social development officer. Sadhana Kinnar, originally known as Sadhana Mishra, hails from Keonjhar town and holds an MA in Social Work and Business Administration, the institute said in a statement. This is for the first time in the...

June 11, 2017

Tennis is full of gays, says Margaret Court

Margaret Court shocked the world when she made a remark on LGBT on air in Australian media.

May 31, 2017

Women, transgenders to the fore in Kochi Metro

Kochi Metro is breaking new ground in gender justice by opening up employment opportunities to not only hundreds of women, but also the transgender community. Over 600 trained women from the 'Kudumbasree Mission' have been employed to ensure smooth run of the first phase of the metro, to be operated from Aluva to Palarivattom. Kochi...

May 22, 2017

Maharashtra to set up committee to activate Transgender Welfare Board

Maharashtra government will set up an executive committee under the ministry of Women and Child Welfare to activate functioning of Transgender Welfare Board, conceptualised in 2014. The government will implement various Central schemes for welfare of the transgender community through the executive committee, state Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde said. She said the...

April 28, 2017

Trapped in a dwarfed life?

This columnist's teenage daughter explained the latest politically correct views on "gender identity" to her mother and me. I learned that many young people in Asia are adopting the position promoted by two terrifying extremist groups in the West, a scary US tribe called "Californians" and the UK's even more frightening "Guardian Readers". These groups...

April 22, 2017

A transgender’s love story now on Indian TV

Actress Annie Gill will play a transgender in the second season of television series Big F, known for tackling issues considered taboo in the country. It will explore the story of Madhu, a transgender woman disowned by her father, read a statement from the channel. Talking about the role, Annie said: "It was a strong...

March 31, 2017

Trump administration withdraws protections for transgender students

US President Donald Trump's administration revoked federal guidelines specifying that transgender students have the right to use public school restrooms that match their gender identity, a media report said. Officials with the federal Education and Justice departments notified the US Supreme Court late Wednesday that the administration is ordering the nation's schools to disregard memos...

February 23, 2017

World’s first transgender doll to be unveiled

The worlds first transgender doll is being unveiled at the New York toy fair this weekend, modelled on the US teenager and LGBTQ campaigner Jazz Jennings. Sixteen-year-old Jennings was propelled to fame as one of the youngest people ever officially documented as transgender, The Guardian reported on Friday.  She has signalled her personal approval of...

February 18, 2017

World’s first transgender doll to be unveiled

The worlds first transgender doll is being unveiled at the New York toy fair this weekend, modelled on the US teenager and LGBTQ campaigner Jazz Jennings. Sixteen-year-old Jennings was propelled to fame as one of the youngest people ever officially documented as transgender, The Guardian reported on Friday.  She has signalled her personal approval of...

February 18, 2017

Life beyond song and dance

She is a transgender with a huge difference. True to her name, Kajal Mangal Murti is proving to be the attractive eyeliner for her community and the society at large. She has been fighting a battle for mainstream jobs for her community and has also been indulging in philanthropy. Sharing her journey, Kajal said, "I visited my...

February 13, 2017