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Contemporary Trans History / Law / Movement

‘Personal is political’: A trans-exclusionary radical ‘feminist’ slogan past retirement

(With a brief reflection on The News Minute articles by Dr Sumit Baudh and Arvind Narrain on the Trans Amendment Act 2026) Slogans can be powerful tools for building collective…

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May 8, 2026
Movement / News / Research

The Trans Bill 2026 IS the Criminal Tribes Act 1871 (Part II: “Eunuchs”)

The Trans-Intersex Self-Respect Coalition is a group of trans, non-binary, gender diverse and intersex persons who are concerned by the dilution of the single demand for the unconditional withdrawal of…

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March 28, 2026
Policy / Research

Singular fixation on ‘caste census’ in autocratic governance: A transgender position

There can be no doubt that data, in its presence and absence, is an essential tool for understanding the world we live in. However, the current unchecked focus on collecting…

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April 21, 2025
News / Policy

Karnataka guarantee schemes to be made accessible to transgender persons; transgender welfare board to be constituted soon

On January 18, 2025, the Vice Chairman of Karnataka State Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority, S R Mehroz Khan assured the transgender community that he will work with the community and…

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January 19, 2025
Correspondence / Policy

Will Karnataka state protect transgender right to education?

On January 3, 2025 -- the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule -- I placed the following open representation to the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah. The representation seeks intervention by…

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January 14, 2025
Law / Policy

Transgender students to get one-time free changes in educational documents in Tamil Nadu: Government Order

Further to a letter dated 29 February, 2024, submitted by trans person K Arun Karthick to the Higher Education Department, the Tamil Nadu government has now released an order dated…

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August 12, 2024
Law / Research

Eviscerative equality and (the need for) positive discrimination laws

[This paper was submitted, out of competition, via email dated 24.6.2024, to the 11th Annual Conference 2024 of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination to underscore the issues…

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July 5, 2024
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