The vibrant @akkaitg is speaking about the role of the Supreme Court in upholding the rights of gender and sexual minorities in India at the #NationalConstitutiomSociety#NCS2018
Today's #Section377 hearing at the Supreme Court was empathetic and invigorating, a far cry from the 2012 hearings that reduced the LGBT community to a series of acts, then refused to provide any kind of safeguards against state abuse because who after all was targeted? (Thread)
The #law isn't straight, it's queer, and this beautiful new manual from @Vidhi_India tells you everything you need to know about it https://t.co/UIn89tPfch
The Centre had filed a petition in the Supreme Court, requesting four more weeks to file its response in the matter. The court, however, refused the government's plea. The hearing will commence as scheduled from July 10 https://t.co/YfMpDhT8Sc
Follow the link below to read our report (in Kannada) on domestic and sexual violence against trans and queer persons in Bangalore. An English version is also available on our website.
https://t.co/CWMKpAUlFm
In our Transform Speaker Series, a video of the fantastic talk by the inimitable Akkai Padmashali on Sex, Gender & TransEquality under the Constitution. #transform
CLPR | Transform International Conference Speaker Series: Akkai Padmashali https://t.co/zDntVVc8kq via @YouTube
Follow the link below to read our reports on domestic and sexual violence faced by the trans community, human rights violations against transgender women in Karnataka, and the SRS (sex-reassignment surgery).
https://t.co/OSL2umzuph