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Your Path to Justice : Redressal Mechanisms under the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017 EXPLAINED!
Queer-Trans individuals, often marginalized and stigmatized, face a heightened risk of HIV infection due to systemic discrimination and social inequalities. This vulnerability is compounded by the pervasive stigma associated with both HIV and queer identities, which can lead to exclusion, violence, and limited access to healthcare. According to the UNAIDS, 2023 Global AIDS Update, up…
Read MoreEssential fundraising tips to get you started (LGBTQ+ Edition)
The queer-trans* community in India faces a number of challenges and hurdles, overshadowed by discriminatory laws and societal stigma that is still rampant. These challenges make navigating everyday life an uphill battle. From barriers to education and job opportunities, unsupportive families and non-acceptance to limited access to affirming healthcare and housing, the struggles are multifaceted…
Read MoreA Beginner’s Guide to Tucking
Bottom dysphoria, a common experience among transgender and gender-diverse individuals, refers to the distress or discomfort one might be feeling towards one’s genitalia or lower body. One of the ways that has helped trans and gender diverse people relieve this bottom dysphoria is – Tucking. Tucking is a technique used to reduce or conceal the…
Read MoreHPV and Queer Health – Facts, Myths, and Recommendations
Date: June 15th Day: Saturday Time: 6-6.30 pm Where: Instagram LIVE We’re thrilled to have an incredible panel to discuss the importance of the HPV vaccine for queer and trans communities: Yash (Moderator): Love, Sex, and Stories are the three important words for Yash, a 25-year-old queer person from Delhi. Founder of Official Humans of…
Read MorePower of Peer Support – Indore
Date: May 11th Day: Saturday Time: 5 to 6 pm Venue: TAPISH Foundation, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Indore Register here: https://forms.gle/165qbDUbHBHb4RBR8 (Registration is mandatory) “Power of Peer Support” workshop by Safe Access in collaboration with TAPISH Foundation. The “Power of Peer Support” is part of the Community Wellbeing Project. This session is crafted for the queer and…
Read MoreWebinar: Panel Discussion on Conversion Therapy
Date : June 27th Day: Saturday Time: 4 to 5:30 pm, Over Zoom Safe Access and Law Schools’ Queer Alliance (LSQA) jointly organized a panel discussion on conversion therapy, that people of LGBTQIA+ are continue to be subjected to in India. We put together a holistic panel that includes voices of the LGBTQIA+ civil society,…
Read MoreWebinar : Chest Binding 101
Date : May 23rd Day: Saturday Time: 5 to 6 pm Want to bind your chest but no idea where to start? Do you struggle with your binder? Worried about risk associated with binding? If you are looking for answers to any of above questions then this session is for you! This session will cover…
Read MoreHealthcare Intake Forms At Medical Facilities Aren’t Trans Inclusive And That Needs To Change
#TransFormNow When we talk about inclusion of trans persons and their access to equitable health care services, the conversation often circles and eventually settles on gender-neutral washrooms, inclusive wards, non-discriminatory approach of the staff and much more. On the face, it appears promising. In reality, it is in a vacuum. Much has been said, some…
Read MoreDear Public Health Folks in India!
I moved to Delhi when i was ten years old, back in the 1990s. For most of my life, I have consulted one doctor in particular, who is an excellent homeopathy practitioner. I remember being really young, around 15 years old, when i bought myself a punk, masculine necklace. When i got back home, my…
Read MoreHomosexuality not a psychiatric disorder: Indian Psychiatric Society
Days before Supreme Court’s ongoing hearing on reviewing criminalization of homosexuality under section 377 of Indian Penal Code, Indian Psychiatric Association (IPS) made a notable statement regarding homosexuality. This largest association of psychiatrists in the country, in their first official written stance on homosexuality declared that in their opinion it is not a psychiatric disorder.…
Read MoreWHO Removes Transgender Identities from List of Disorders: Der Aaye Durast Aaye!
The World Health Organization finally removed transgender identities from its list of diseases and health problems. According to the latest revision of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), gender identities disorders have been reframed as “gender incongruence” and is now moved under chapter on “sexual health”, rather then listed under “mental disorders”. Many nations, including India,…
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