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Koovagam Festival: Celebration by the Hijra Community

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Editorial Team

Every year on spring, thousands of hijras from across the country gather in a celebration in Koovagam. It is one of the largest celebration of the hijra community held in Koovagam,a small hamlet located 30 kilometres away from the Villupuram disctrict in Tamilnadu. The ceremony takes place on a full moon day in Chittirai (the…

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The National Register of Citizens in India: The Plight of the Transgender Community

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Editorial Team

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of all bona fide Indian citizens. It was first prepared after the Census of 1951. In 1978, a by-election was conducted in Assam after the death of an MLA. During the election, observers noticed that the number of registered voters had grown dramatically. Thus a long-drawn…

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The Future of Transgender Rights in Hong Kong

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Editorial Team

The future of the LGBT community in Honk Kong has recently been provided with a huge boost ever since the judgment of W v. Registrar of Marriages [2013] HKCFA 39 has been delivered by the Court of Final Appeal on 13th May 2013.  The Court of Final Appeal found that the decision given by the…

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Hindu Mythology and the Forgotten Queer Characters

Posted on September 21, 2018March 23, 2019 by Editorial Team

The queer movement in India has sparked nationwide debates all over the country. The battle against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code has been won, however the war against the heteronormative structure of the society still continues. The Hindu mythology is a proof that alternative sexual orientation did find a place in the society….

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