Tag Pehchan

BlogA Tribute to Agniva Lahiri: A Life That Inspired

asaxena

To lose a friend is the greatest of all losses. − Pubilius Syrus  It is with great sadness that we write in tribute for Agniva Lahiri whose strength and valour […]Read More

20
September
2016

Advocacy, BlogAct Against Homophobia and Transphobia!

asaxena

May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and the theme for 2016 is “Mental Health & Wellbeing.” As I hear this theme, I am reminded of a […]Read More

17
May
2016

Advocacy, BlogWe Live on a Rainbow: IDAHOT 2015

James Robertson

“None of us should face discrimination based on what we are or whom we love.” — Max Baucus, US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, 2014 Since the Indian […]Read More

16
May
2015

Advocacy, BlogToo Miniscule for Human Rights and Basic Dignity?

Sreekumar V

“…a miniscule fraction of the country’s population constitute lesbians, gays, bisexuals or transgenders…” From the Supreme Court of India’s ruling in December 2013 upholding Section 377 of Indian Penal Code […]Read More

23
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogGone with the Wind: A Year of Rights for Transgenders

Sreekumar V

On April 15th 2014, India witnessed a historic victory for the Third Gender movement. The Supreme Court of India recognized transgenders as the “Third Gender” and protected our rights. The […]Read More

14
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogTreat Me with Respect!

Sreekumar V

An HIV-positive MSM commented during a Pehchan-supported study on discrimination and stigma in healthcare settings: “I went to a government hospital. The doctor did not treat me well when he […]Read More

9
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogThe Visibility of Who We Are

Sreekumar V

We have all read that we need to treat transgenders like everyone else…but do you? Every day transgenders and hijras are heckled, cornered, disowned by their families and thrown out […]Read More

31
March
2015

Advocacy, BlogI’m a Gay Man, and I am Not a Criminal

Bini Philips

You don’t always have to commit a crime to be treated as a criminal in India; sometimes just being yourself will suffice. When two cops saw me all alone in […]Read More

15
December
2014

Advocacy, BlogFirst Anniversary of India’s Gay Sex Ban: LGBT community gathers to protest human rights violations

Bini Philips

The Supreme Court of India recriminalised same-sex sexual behaviour on 11 December 2013. The consequences of this judgment have been multiple and far-reaching. Over the past year, this ruling has […]Read More

12
December
2014

Advocacy, BlogIt’s not about us and them – If it affects a few, it affects us all

Bini Philips

It was an eventful Sunday evening. I had just returned from the Pride walk in Delhi. The colours and slogans of the day were still fresh in my head when […]Read More

10
December
2014