Indians 4 Social Change

You don’t have to be gender queer to support those who are. Somehow, this concept has never been understood, nor accepted by all humans and hence, gender discrimination has gotten worse with the changing times. Over the years, humans have been able to say the word ‘homosexual’ or its informal …

As the old year turns a corner and stops at the new year, hoping that the ride will have minor bumps and fewer parking tickets, we all resolve to magically transform this year. New Year resolutions rarely work because we still do lug our old selves into the new year. …

“Who would give a law to lovers?  Love is unto itself a higher law.” Homosexuality is an issue which still raises a lot of eyebrows in our society. Despite annual gay parades and the judiciary’s (failed) attempt to decriminalize Gay/Lesbian sex, the word still evokes strong response from the society. …

 “Gender preference does not define you. Your spirit defines you.” Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 reads, “…of unnatural offences i.e. whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of …

Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who is happily a single mother of two daughters! #WomenPower! Today, November 19th, is her birthday, and we’d like to wish her by celebrating her life! 1. On Being Courted by Another Woman “I’d say, ‘thank you’. Another human being likes you, what’s wrong with …

The BJP is starting to undo the equality that was barely achieved for the substantial portion of the Indian population that identifies with the third gender. In April, India’s Supreme Court ruled that the third gender would be recognized by the government. Although this didn’t do much to tackle the …