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Transgenders (‘aravanis’ in Tamil) shop for saris, ahead of their annual festival next week at Koovagam, a tiny village in Tamil Nadu, where tens of thousands of the third gender people will attend the celebration of their deity, Koothandavar.

Society

Transgenders go sari shopping

Transgenders (‘aravanis’ in Tamil) shop for saris, ahead of their annual festival next week at Koovagam, a tiny village in Tamil Nadu, where tens of...

by Dev Gogoi in India on 08/04/2011

Society

Gender Minorities seek Equal Treatment

Many Nepalese transgenders do not want to reveal their identities for fear of a social stigma. Nepal. 18/10/2010

by gagan_thapa thapa in Nepal on 18/10/2010

Politics

Gay Nepal MP leads hungerstrike

Led by Nepals only openly gay member of parliament Sunil Babu Pant alongside homosexuals, lesbians and transgenders began a public demonstration in...

by nathan_gross... in Nepal on 14/09/2010

BREAKING NEWS

08/04/2011 - Transgenders go sari shopping - India - Transgenders (‘aravanis’ in Tamil) shop...
14/09/2010 - Gay Nepal MP leads hungerstrike - Nepal - Led by Nepals only openly gay member of...
03/07/2010 - Gay parade in Marseilles divided over slogan - France - The first of two Gay parades took place...

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European Conference of LGBT Families in Spain hold conference

Society

European Conference of LGBT Families in Spain hold conf...

The Second European Conference on LGBT Families want to share the situation of legal rights and inequality suffered by children of LGBT families in different countries across Europe.
by Gianluca battista, on 1st of May 2012
Mars Hill anti-gay church has windows smashed in Portland

Politics

Mars Hill anti-gay church has windows smashed in Portla...

Pastor Mark Driscoll's Mars Hill Portland church openly preaches against homosexuality. The windows were allegedly smashed by angry local activists in memory of Mark Aguhar, a tran...
by Alex Milan Tracy, on 24th of April 2012
Rally against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual lifestyle

Politics

Rally against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual li...

Thousands flooded the sports complex of The Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) campus in Serdang to stage an anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rally.
by ahmadluqman Ismail, on 21st of April 2012
The Dyke March return to London

Politics

The Dyke March return to London

Hundreds of lesbians and LGBT supporters gather in London for the city's first Dyke March in 25 years. Speakers discuss a range of LGBT rights issues in Soho Square before marching...
by melpressmen melpressmen, on 31st of March 2012
Exeter Pride Rainbow Flag Parade 2012

Arts & Entertainment

Exeter Pride Rainbow Flag Parade 2012

Hundreds of people from across Exeter and Devon came together to take part in the Exeter Pride Parade, that marched through the streets of Exeter City to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexua...
by Clive Chilvers, on 31st of March 2012
Protest against the murder of an LGBT activist - Mexico City

Society

Protest against the murder of an LGBT activist - Mexico...

Activists, friends and defenders of the rights of the LGBT community in the state of Puebla and the country demanded punishment to the murderers of transgender activist Agnes (Abraham) ...
by LUIS RAMON BARRON TINAJERO, on 18th of March 2012
New Yorkers turn out in green for annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade

Society

New Yorkers turn out in green for annual Saint Patrick’...

New York’s Fifth Avenue is thronged for more than twenty blocks with parade-goers, many of whom are clothed and decorated in green, for the city's 251st annual Saint Patrick’s Day ...
by Ed Lefkowicz, on 17th of March 2012
Ken Livingstone speaks at Gay and Lesbian fundraiser for Mayoral Bid

Politics

Ken Livingstone speaks at Gay and Lesbian fundraiser fo...

Ken Livingstone, candidate for Mayor of London, attended a fundraising event with over 200 people in Soho, an area famous for being the centre of the city's gay scene, in an effort...
by Vivienne Elisabeth Breton, on 12th of March 2012
Ken Livingstone campaigns for Gay and Lesbian vote in Mayoral Race

Politics

Ken Livingstone campaigns for Gay and Lesbian vote in M...

Ken Livingstone, candidate for Mayor of London, went on a 'walkabout' around Soho's Old Compton Street, an area famous for being the centre of the gay scene in London, in...
by Vivienne Elisabeth Breton, on 12th of March 2012
Sex workers demonstrate against police harassment - Dhaka

Society

Sex workers demonstrate against police harassment - Dha...

Sex workers demonstrate on city streets, demanding better protection and less harassment from the police and the city authorities.
by firoz ahmed, on 3rd of March 2012
Sex workers in Peru demand rights and protection

Society

Sex workers in Peru demand rights and protection

Sex workers marched through the streets of the Peruvian capital, Lima, to call for better protection and less harassment from the police and the city authorities.
by Mattia Cabitza, on 1st of March 2012
Action against anti-gay censorship in Russia - Berlin

Politics

Action against anti-gay censorship in Russia - Berlin

Next week conservative lawmakers in St. Petersburg will vote on a bill that will make it a crime to read, write, speak or meet to discuss anything considered “gay”. Against that, gay ri...
by Theo Schneider, on 28th of February 2012
London to host World Pride Parade

Our World

London to host World Pride Parade

File photos. As well as hosting the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, London will also be hosting World Pride and its main parade. Over one million people are expected. London, UK....
by Ray Sparra Everingham, on 4th of July 2009
Occupy Philadelphia Celebrates "Peoples' Awakening"

Politics

Occupy Philadelphia Celebrates "Peoples' Awakening"

The Occupy movement in Philadelphia marches through Center City to celebrate what they term a "global awakening" of peoples' movements which started in Tunisia and Egypt,...
by Dustin Slaughter, on 31st of December 2011
Rolling round Mt Arunachala - a transgender's penance - Tiruvannamalai

Society

Rolling round Mt Arunachala - a transgender's penance -...

Sangeeta, 27, performs 'anga pradakshina,' rolling her body all along the 13-km road around Mt Arunachala, to invoke the blessings of Lord Shiva and in gratitude for her mento...
by Dev Gogoi, on 28th of December 2011
Launch event of Pride House

Sports

Launch event of Pride House

Pride House London on 26 July 2012 will open its doors on 26 July 2012 in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during the London Olympic and Paralympic...
by Nicolas Chinardet, on 9th of December 2011
Fourth annual Delhi Queer Pride parade

Society

Fourth annual Delhi Queer Pride parade

queer, intersex, transgender, lesbian, gay, and bisexual people take to the streets for the fourth annual Delhi Queer Pride parade, demanding equal rights people marginalized due to gen...
by ROHIT GAUTAM, on 27th of November 2011
World AIDS Day commemorated in Indonesia

Society

World AIDS Day commemorated in Indonesia

Members of the transgender community staged a World Aids Day rally in Solo to highlight HIV/AIDS discrimination they feel is shown by managers of health facilities, and insurance provid...
by rudianto a, on 2nd of December 2011
World AIDS Day - 'HIV/AIDS cases rising'

Society

World AIDS Day - 'HIV/AIDS cases rising'

People celebrate World Aids Day 2011, organising a human chain in red masks in front of the national press club. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1st December 2011
by A.M. Ahad, on 1st of December 2011
World AIDS Day marked in Dhaka

Society

World AIDS Day marked in Dhaka

The number of new HIV/AIDS-affected people is soaring, as the health minister has revealed 445 new HIV positive cases and 251 AIDS patients detected in 2011. Bangladesh. 1st December 20...
by firoz ahmed, on 1st of December 2011

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