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In February this year, Danielle underwent a Â£15,000 gender reassignment surgery in Thailand. (Photo: Instagram @cuttingthecaboose)

Fat to fit: Transgender woman spends EUR 54,000 on body transformation

How Danielle Hallett transformed herself from a balding, 220 kg man to a 95 kg brunette woman in just two years.

17 Jun 2019 2:02 PM IST

Intersex people are not to be confused with transgender. (Photo: AFP)

Meet Amie Schofield who raises an intersex child - Victory

Through Victory the family intents to change the way the world perceives intersex people.

10 Jun 2019 10:57 AM IST

Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, a lawmaker for the progressive anti-junta Future Forward Party (FFP), is one of four transgender MPs in the house. (Photo: Facebook/Tanwarin Sukkhapisit)

Not here for decoration': Thai transgender MPs make history in...

Thailand's transgender community enjoys a high profile, but still faces major hurdles in the conservative...

7 Jun 2019 10:37 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

They take massive amounts of drugs: Trump on transgender military ban

The Pentagon says the restrictions are not a blanket ban.

6 Jun 2019 1:20 PM IST

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, introduced by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot, provides a mechanism for their social, economic and educational empowerment. (Photo: File)

Bill to protect rights of transgenders introduced in Lok Sabha

Going by the bill, a person would have the right to choose to be identified as man, woman or transgender, irrespective...

19 July 2019 4:20 PM IST

Bathrooms and housing are some of the most stressful areas on college campuses for transgender students. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Transgender students more prone to mental health disorders

Transgender students experience more mental health problems compared to other students.

17 Aug 2019 11:20 AM IST

Its possible to reverse these effects, but it would take time. (Photo: ANI)

Sperm production could be possible in transgender women

Study shows sperm production could be possible in transgender women.

6 Aug 2019 9:48 AM IST

Inside the Kabul Public Library

In a first, transgender library opens in Madurai

Launched in 2016, the centre focuses on the promotion of transgender people and making people aware of the no-binary...

24 Sept 2019 3:01 PM IST

After my post-graduation course in electronic media from the Trivandrum Institute of Journalism, I was working as an intern with Kairali TV. After interning for a week, the company offered me the post of News Trainee after evaluating my performance, Saadiya said. (Photo: Facebook | Biju Muthathi)

Kerala's first transwoman journalist makers her debut with report on...

This is a profession that I feel has no discrimination. The newsroom feels like a second home to me,' she said.

3 Sept 2019 7:04 PM IST

From Manjunath to Manjamma: The Inspiring Life of a Transgender Folk Artist, By Harsha Bhat and Jogati Manjamma. (Image: DC)

Book Celebrating Jogathi Hero Cuts Corners

The book, From Manjunath to Manjamma, has been written by Harsha Bhat, a journalist and former senior sub-editor of...

1 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

In the West, the traditional prejudice against homosexuality has, at least in law, been abolished. (AFP File Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of trans rights and gay norms in the age of a cancel'...

Those who are sceptic insist that their scepticism doesn't mean that they deny trans people civil rights.

19 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Just over 90 percent of schools had anti-harassment policies by 2014, up from 88 percent in 2010. (Photo:Pixabay)

More US schools offering safe spaces for LGBTQ youth

LGBTQ youths have disproportionately higher risk in physical and mental health than their straight peers.

10 March 2018 4:16 PM IST