Posts by Safe Access
Webinar: 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 the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), gender identity disorders have been reframed as “gender incongruence” and are now moved under the chapter on “sexual health”, rather than listed under “mental disorders”. Many nations,…
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Being a transgender not a mental condition: WHO makes a historical shift in stance
Identifying oneself as a transgender is no longer a mental illness, as per the new classification of diseases by the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on 18th June 2018. Until now, ‘gender incongruence,’ where a person experiences conflict in assigned sex and experienced gender was listed under Mental Health conditions in WHO’s global manual of…
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