Aboard the Papal plane — Pope Francis says Jesus would never turn away transgender faithful and that priests today should accompany them spiritually, even if they undergo sex change operations, sin and repent. “These people must be accompanied as Jesus accompanied them,” he said. Francis drew a firm distinction betweenContinue Reading
Kochi: At a time when the transgender community has been facing discrimination from all sections of the society, the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) has now come out with a proposal to provide them with jobs in customer relations, housekeeping and crowd management once the Metro rail becomes operational. AccordingContinue Reading
Mumbai: Transgenders in Maharashtra are becoming more aware of their electoral rights with Thane district registering the maximum voters from the community in the state this year. In January 2014, there were only 261 voters enrolled in the ‘Others’ category in the state. In January 2015, the figure rose to 1,000Continue Reading
Bhopal : Sanjana Singh and her team have been using their singing and dancing skills to make 12 villages in the Bhopal district cleaner. Ms Singh, 30, a transgender, runs an NGO for her community. When the Madhya Pradesh government requested the NGO, Mitra Shringaar Samiti, last year to beContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Transgenders must be provided constitutional rights like all other citizens of India, a host of political leaders and experts advocated here on Monday. “I strongly believe that time has come to stop centuries of oppression, stigma, denial and discrimination against all gender minorities,” Tiruchi Siva, a Rajya Sabha memberContinue Reading
The apex court recognized transgender as third sexContinue Reading
