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Complications differ in reconstruction surgery for transgender patients

The study also focused on increased phalloplasty risks for trans-male patients and with staged-urethral surgery.

31 Jan 2018 11:32 AM

Tasneem a social activist with over 15 years of cooking experience, Suchitra, an expert in Indian cuisine and Yamini would prepare items such as sandwiches, frankies, burgers, pakodas, biriyani and juices in the fully equipped truck for sale. (Representational Image)

Trans Pride: Coimbatore students start food truck for 3rd gender livelihood

The truck would be on the rounds for a fortnight offering yummy food items prepared by the three transgenders.

30 Jan 2018 7:53 PM

Realbotix is also constantly working on AI that can make robots more lifelike (Photo: AFP)

Male sex droids may soon be followed by transgender sex robots

An activist warned that such exploitative fantasy creations may promote the notion of trans women as sexual objects.

18 Jan 2018 1:44 PM

She claimed that she was absent from service without leave several times as she suffered from bouts of depression. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi HC seeks reply on transgender sailor plea

Sailor removed from service after sex change surgery.

15 Jan 2018 1:51 AM

Her cover has already proven very popular on Instagram, gaining almost 10,000 likes. (Photo: Facebook/ Giuliana Farfalla)

Transgender woman to feature on German Playboy cover for first time

Born, Pascal Radermacher in the southwestern German city of Breisgau, she underwent a gender reassignment surgery at 16 to become Giuliana

11 Jan 2018 11:02 AM

Sreekutty, president of the Sexual and Gender Minority Federation, says the new bill is not in the interest of the community. (Photo- G .G. Abhijith)

Making new laws without empathy

The Transgender Persons Bill, 2016, which is meant to uplift an oppressed community, seems to be an eyewash.

24 Dec 2017 12:08 AM

In an August memorandum, Trump gave the military until March 2018 to revert to a policy prohibiting openly transgender individuals from joining the military and authorizing their discharge. (Photo: File)

Win for LGBTQ: Court rejects Trump’s bid to stop transgender military recruits

Four federal judges around the country have issued injunctions blocking Trump’s ban on transgender people from the military.

23 Dec 2017 12:10 PM

Each transgender person has a different story and different need — including general healthcare and support system that is unrelated to his/her transition status.

Live and let live

One needs to understand that all transgenders are not alike and need different things from healthcare.

17 Dec 2017 2:47 AM

An extraordinary mother: Gauri Sawant, the transgender mother who adopted Gayatri, an orphan, after her mother, a sex worker died of AIDS in Kolkata.

Transgender persons deserve respect and support

A transgender person feels distressed from the time of puberty and feels that he/she is imprisoned in the body of the other gender.

17 Dec 2017 2:44 AM

Time to bring about a positive change

The government needs to listen to the various histories and lived realities of the various segments of this constituency.

17 Dec 2017 2:36 AM

Why do we focus on gender as early as pregnancy, and if it’s planning, what are we planning? (Photo: Pixabay)

Baby-gender 'reveal' parties may have a dark side

Expectant parents are bringing a surprise element of having a baby by learning the gender in “gender-reveal” parties.

25 Nov 2017 2:38 PM

29-year-old Lalita , a Beed constable had sought permission from her seniors but was denied, she now plans to move to the courts. (Photo: File photo)

I can't afford to lose this job: Maharashtra cop waiting on gender-reassignment surgery

Lalita worked with the Maharashtra police for eight years.

21 Nov 2017 12:30 PM

Molly who has walked the runway with the likes of Ashley Graham, was named one of the Vogue Rising Model Stars in 2017. (Photo: Instagram/Playboy)

Plus-size model Molly Constable cast in risqué Playboy photoshoot

The images which were shot in the 22-year-old's native upstate New York home by Heather Hazzan showed the size 14 model look flawless.

21 Nov 2017 11:34 AM

Theo's journey: Transgender teen is still finding himself

Always a tomboy even before he even knew the word transgender.

18 Nov 2017 1:43 PM

Constable Ganga Kumari was appointed as the first transgender woman constable after Justice Dinesh Mehta issued the order. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Constable Ganga Kumari, first transgender appointed in Rajasthan Police

This is the first time in Rajasthan and third time in India when a transgender woman has been appointed at a government position.

14 Nov 2017 9:52 AM

The transgender in her PIL claimed that the airline refused to consider her for a job because of her gender. (Photo: File)

Air India rejects aspiring transgender air-hostess, SC questions why

Supreme Court seeks response asking why the Air India recruitment application has no space for the third gender.

06 Nov 2017 4:17 PM

Playboy features first transgender model as its playmate

Ines Lau said it took her a lot of time to accept her gender identity publicly.

20 Oct 2017 3:15 PM

UK school allows transgender pupils to stay in girls section

Several pupils have already explored their gender identity in the school, which has 10 boarding houses, five for boys and five for girls.

15 Oct 2017 3:20 PM

Stiles Zuschlag, a transgender Maine teen who was crowned homecoming king at his new school says he wants to use the attention to spread love and tolerance. (Photo: AP)

Transgender teen named homecoming king wants to spread love

Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, named Stiles Zuschlag homecoming king on October 6.

10 Oct 2017 11:11 AM

Couple in Nepal's 'first transgender marriage' finds acceptance

Born and raised as a boy in rural Nepal, Monika Shahi Nath never dreamed she would be a bride, accepted as a wife and daughter-in-law.

09 Oct 2017 1:05 PM

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