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Topic: Transgender

Caste census: Bihar govt allows transgender people to choose caste after row

The caste census questionnaire categorises castes into 214 different groups. Bihar government had earlier included transgenders as a caste category.

‘Discriminatory’: Activist questions inclusion of ‘transgender’ as category in Bihar caste census, moves HC

Petition submitted in Patna High Court says allocating a code to transgender people alongside caste categories is a violation of their fundamental rights under Constitution.

‘Advocacy best profession to raise voice,’ says Kerala’s first transgender lawyer Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi, 27, was enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala Sunday. She says her family and her teachers have been extremely supportive throughout her journey so far.

In a first, RSS affiliate invites transgenders to Holi Milan, welcomes ‘Shikhandi bhai, behene’

Presence of transgenders in Sunday's event, organised by social welfare organisation Sewa Bharati, comes amid fear of 'conversion to Islam by community members for social acceptance'.

Accused of ‘biased’ coverage of transgender & allied communities, NYT says ‘proud’ of stories

Over 1,000 contributors, and subscribers & readers of the Times have criticised the organisation for its coverage of transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people.

He gave birth, she became a mom: How transgender couple broke barriers to become parents

Kerala couple Zahad and Ziya became India’s first transgender couple to have a biological child this week. But before the happiness, there was heartbreak and struggle.

‘Don’t enforce gender binaries in classroom’: NCERT’s new module to sensitise teachers

Draft training module focuses on transgender children in 8-18 age group, includes counselling students unable to come to terms with their situation & protecting them from violence.

Allahabad HC suggestion to include transgenders in OBC list will be a disaster

A better way to take care of transgender rights will be to give them horizontal reservation within their respective caste categories.

‘She’ll think for everyone’ — flowers & hope as Bobby Kinnar becomes Delhi’s 1st trans councillor

AAP's Bobby Kinnar, a well-known community leader who has worked with local groups for past 15 years & organised rations for poor during lockdown, was elected from Sultanpuri-A ward.

Transgender women at Miss USA contest will impact ‘ideal vision of American womanhood’, says court

While ruling that the pageant can't be forced to allow transgender women, a US court rejected claim that policy allowing 'natural born' women violates an Oregon anti-discrimination law.

On Camera

Digvesh Rathi’s suspension should be a wake-up call. T20 cricket is also a gentleman’s game

The suspension should serve as a wake-up call — not just for Rathi, but for every young gun in the league. Celebrate your success, but know where the boundary is.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

Reliance Defence ties up with German arms maker Rheinmetall AG to make explosives for export markets

Reliance Defence Ltd to set up greenfield manufacturing facility for the collaboration in the Watad Industrial Area of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.

Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here’s a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it

Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.