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Maha district's New Year gift for transgenders - Rs 12K annual assistance

Fulfilling a long-pending demand, Palghar district has taken the lead in Maharashtra to provide monthly financial assistance to transgenders from New Year 2022, sending waves of excitement

Best of BS Opinion: Celebrating NRI success, reclaiming lost ground & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday.

Not the other

In her book, We Are Not The Others: Reflections of a Transgender Artivist (2021), Kalki Subramaniam opens up about the insensitive questions that transgender people are compelled to hear and answer on

Delhi Metro makes provision of separate toilet for transgenders at stations

Transgenders to have a separate toilet as Delhi metro makes a provision to help them with unhindered access to toilets at the stations.Delhi Metro has made the provision of allowing them access to separate toilets at its stations, which were hitherto meant for Divyanjans only."In its efforts to provide safe space and prevent gender discrimination against transgenders, Delhi Metro on priority basis has designated its existing toilets meant only for Divynagjans so far, to be accessible for the transgenders too," a Delhi Metro official said.Currently, there are 347 such separate dedicated toilets (in addition to the regular toilets for other passengers) at metro stations spread across the network.To guide transgenders to these toilets, bilingual signages (English and Hindi both) along with symbols for both the "Persons with Disabilities" and "Transgenders" have been installed adjacent to these toilets."Besides this provision of a separate toilet for them, any transgender who wishes to ...

Citizens' group starts drive to vaccinate transgender community in Pune

A group of citizens working towards COVID-19 vaccination of the underprivileged people has now extended its reach to the transgender community in Maharashtra's Pune city

Reversing Trump, US restores gay and transgender health protections

The US will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced today, reversing a Trump-era policy

Joe Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health

Govt planning to launch national helpline for transgender community

The helpline is set to be a joint effort between the government and volunteers

Transgenders in India may soon get reservation in education under OBC quota

In 2014, the Supreme Court had ordered the government to provide transgender people quotas in jobs and education, in line with rules for other minorities

Pride Station: North India gets 1st Metro station dedicated to transgenders

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Tuesday officially renamed one of its stations here as "Pride Station" dedicated to the transgender community, a first for Metro services in northern India

Zomato introduces 10 days of 'period leave' for employees per year

In a note for the male employees in the blog, Goyal said, "Our female colleagues expressing that they are on their period leave shouldn't be uncomfortable for us"

Transgenders Bill: Protesters take out march, ask Prez to withhold assent

Raising slogans, the members of the Transgenders Collective Forum said the bill had been passed amid protests and resistance from them, whose rights it claims to protect

How sex change operations could improve mental health of transgenders

While the new study confirms that transgender individuals are more likely to use mental health treatments, it also shows that gender-affirming therapy might reduce this risk

Meet Koushik Hore, a transgender who is giving voice to his community

A transgender student has broken his silence to question taboos and create communities for them to interact, share and earn their livelihood

Sathyasri Sharmila becomes India's first transgender lawyer from Tamil Nadu

Sharmila, who hails from Tamil Nadu, did not have an easy journey, as she was subject to torture and abuse on account of her gender

Karnataka approves policy to safeguard rights of transgenders

The policy aims to create awareness about the transgender community in all the educational institutions of the state

Parliamentary panel favours reservations for transgenders

According to 2011 Census, India has 6 lakh people belonging to transgender community

Apple, IBM, Microsoft back transgender teen at Supreme Court

The case is scheduled to be argued on March 28, but the school board is seeking a delay

Transgenders to participate in Independence Day parade

The Odisha government has allowed transgenders to participate in the state level parade