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India: Rs 500-crore plan drawn up for welfare of transgenders

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The ministry of social justice and empowerment has earmarked ₹500 crore – ₹ 100 crore per year – for the the welfare of transgenders which includes student scholarships, skilling programmes to provide livelihood opportunities, setting up of welfare homes and health initiatives, among other measures.

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India: Govt to launch portal for giving I-cards, special homes to transgenders

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A year after Parliament passed a bill on Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights), the Centre has launched a simplified certification process to provide identity cards and special homes to transgenders in every state.

India: How constitutional courts can recognize same-sex marriage

In Part 1, DORMAAN DALAL examined the provisions of the Special Marriage Act to gauge its heteronormativity and gender neutrality. IN Part 2, he plays the role of a devil’s advocate to examine the probable arguments of the respondents by analysing the Third and Fourth Schedule of the Act.

TMM Update Trans Day of Remembrance 2020

350 trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered in the last year

IGNITE! Empowerment Grants recipients

Youth Voices Count is glad to welcome November with a fabulous update in our IGNITE! Empowerment Grants programme. The IGNITE! Empowerment Grants was founded and first launched back in December 2019. Until today, it intends to provide seed grants to youth-led LGBTIQ organizations and initiatives from the Asia-Pacific region.