Tag Pehchan

Advocacy, BlogDoes My Community Count?

Bini Philips

As I stood on the podium at Indraprastha University in New Delhi, I was expected to tell my personal story as a hijra who is also a successful professional. Since […]Read More

1
December
2014

Advocacy, BlogInternational Transgender Remembrance Day 2014

Bini Philips

2014 has been a milestone year for transgenders in India. Earlier this year, the third gender was given legal recognition by the Supreme Court of India, an action that inspired discussions […]Read More

20
November
2014

Advocacy, BlogTruth Prevails: Satyamev Jayate and Me

Bini Philips

In a country where most people can’t cope with ‘anomalies’ in sexual and gender identities, Satyamev Jayate has made visible the hidden struggle endured by millions of Indians. An open discussion […]Read More

22
October
2014

Advocacy, BlogIt’s Time We Talk about LGBT Rights

Bini Philips

In India, far too many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people live lives of secrecy and shame. Those who reveal their sexual identities or deviate from gender norms face […]Read More

20
October
2014

Action, BlogCommunity Catalysts: Pehchan Counselors Transform Lives

amrita

Outreach workers and counselors in our Global Fund-supported Pehchan programme play an invaluable and often transformational role for the MSM, transgender and hijra community members they serve. Not only do […]Read More

13
October
2014

Advocacy, BlogDo I Count?

Bini Philips

I was born and raised in Kolkata, when it was still called Calcutta, into an educated middle class family. An only child, I was born male. I think I must […]Read More

27
September
2014

Advocacy, BlogStep Up the Pace Against Section 377 in India

indiaaidsalliance

In December 2013, the Indian Supreme Court upheld Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code recriminalizing homosexuality in the country. The months since the judgement have been a time of […]Read More

22
July
2014

Advocacy, Blog36,656,825 and Counting

indiaaidsalliance

In 1983, Larry Kramer wrote an article for the New York Native filled with righteous anger, brilliant insight and, reading it now more than 30 years later, electric prophecy. It […]Read More

24
May
2014

Action, BlogUnited Against Homophobia: Bringing Pehchan’s Human Rights Model to Uganda

indiaaidsalliance

“It was my view that homosexuality should be punished harshly in order to defend our society from disorientation.” – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, while signing Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law on […]Read More

22
May
2014

Advocacy, BlogTrans-formation to End Discrimination (#IDAHOT 2014)

indiaaidsalliance

May 17th marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) around the world. I am sitting in my office at Alliance India in New Delhi as I gather my thoughts […]Read More

17
May
2014