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The stepped-up measures follow an outdoor concert in Cairo on September 22 by Lebanese band Mashrou Leila, when the flag representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community was raised.(Photo: AP/Representational)

Reason why some transgender teens delay hormone therapy

Few transgender teens and parents are willing to delay hormone therapy to preserve biological fertility.

5 May 2018 1:54 PM IST

EVMs make the election process transparent. Counting is more efficient and the results can be declared in 3-4 hours instead of the traditional 30-40 hours taken to count votes manually.

Pak court orders ID cards to transgender voters in 15 days

Justice Nisar said he would personally monitor progress and constitute special courts to resolve pertinent issues.

19 Jun 2018 6:35 AM IST

The man decided to seek medical attention only when the pain in his penis became unbearable. (Photo: Pixabay)

Surgeons create penis for transgender man using skin from his forearm

Surgeons have created a penis for a transgender man using skin from his forearm - allowing him to feel full sensation of...

29 Jun 2018 2:13 PM IST

The Centre is keen to get the transgenders bill, which has already been introduced in Lok Sabha, passed in this session. (Photo: PTI)

Government bid to bring transgenders into mainstream

The committee will also look for ways to map the population of the transgenders in the city.

23 Jun 2018 6:51 AM IST

Maharashtra cop undergoing sex change operation to be treated as male...

Salve received a letter from the state Home department last month allowing her to go on leave to undergo the surgery.

5 Jun 2018 4:23 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Transgender people more prone to heart disease risk, finds study

Hormone therapy may be the reason why.

3 Aug 2018 4:07 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctors should ask teens about gender identity, experts

Doctors also need more training on how to sensitively engage transgender youth during medical visits.

4 Sept 2018 1:37 PM IST

The risk was lower for cisgender teens or those who identify with the sex they were assigned at birth (Photo: Pixabay)

Research suggests transgender teens are at a higher risk of suicide

Teens that do not identify as exclusively male or female are at the greatest risk for attempting suicide.

12 Sept 2018 10:02 AM IST

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Now, third gender' option in rail reservation forms

The facility will be included for reservations and cancellations, both online as well offline.

28 Nov 2016 1:31 AM IST

Indian Railways and IRCTC have included transgender as third gender in the option alongside male and female in ticket reservation and cancellation forms. (Photo: PTI/File)

Third gender option for transgenders in Railways ticket booking forms

The decision, which was taken on a representation made by a lawyer, will include the facility for reservations and...

27 Nov 2016 10:07 AM IST

She has already done photo shoots for magazines (Photo: Facebook)

Kerala transgender model to star opposite Mammootty

Anjali Ameer always felt like she had been born in a body that wasn't hers and later transformed into a woman through...

16 Jan 2017 1:29 PM IST

Wall art at the Vivek Vihar metro station in Jaipur

Art for equality

The Aravani Art Project with transgender people in public art installations across many Indian cities, is spreading its...

30 March 2017 6:13 AM IST