India's first archive of politicians supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Stay tuned for updates on the intersection of queerness and politics!
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#Budget2024 mentions LGBTQ+ rights in just one place.
The allocation for "Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons" under the SMILE program increased from 52.91 crores in FY24 to 68.46 crores in FY25 (remember that actual expenditure on the program was only 22.82 crores for FY24).
This scheme is supposed to fund Garima Grehs, scholarships, and the running of the National Council for Transgender Persons. Most Garima Grehs have shut down because of a lack of funding, and the NCTP is barely functional.
The 2011 Census said that the transgender population in India is approximately 4.9 lakh (a gross undercounting). Even if you took that number at face value, this means a paltry budgetary allocation of around Rs. 1,400 per person from the trans community.
If you take more realistic figures, which peg the trans population in India at around 1.22 crores out of 144 crores, then the average allocation to each member of the trans community is a disgusting Rs. 56.
Claims to stand for transgender rights mean little when you don't put your money where your mouth is.
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A historic day for the #LGBTQIA+ community in India. @INCIndia becomes the second national party (after @cpimspeak) to promise civil unions.
While this isn't enough, the pledge of wide consultations keeps the door open for engagement on the other issues that affect our lives.
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Congratulations to so many tireless voices within the Congress, including the fabulous @mleccha, who have ensured that the party makes non-discrimination and civil unions a part of their national manifesto.
We need queer rights to be taken seriously by political parties.
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Wrote on how much the marriage equality judgment can be used in other queer demands including the challenge to the Trans Act, anti-discrimination law, horizontal reservations and more.
DM if any access issue.
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I argue that the question of the existence of a "right to marry" was a red herring in the marriage equality judgement, and the never-before-seen standards testing this right's existence were designedly developed to defeat the petitioners' case before it could begin. Please read!
New blog post, the first in a series of guest posts on the equal marriage judgment.
The Supreme Court’s Marriage Equality Judgment – I: On the Right to Marry and a Case of Abstention through Delegitimisation
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[A guest post by Kartik Kalra.]
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In today’s @timesofindia, I write about why we should rage against the judgement in the Supriyo Chakraborty, and the issues with the judgement and everything that the court gets wrong.
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Not our job says SC for marriage equality. But triple talaq, Vishakha guidelines were court orders predating the law…. – at Manhattan, NY
#HTMindTheGap | Not our job: #SupremeCourt rules on marriage equality by @namitabhandare
Arguably the most significant hearing on LGBTQI rights in recent times, the Supreme Court judgment on marriage equality made rousing statements on equality and discrimination. But then it passed the buck to Parliament. Plus the week’s other gender news in @namitabhandare’s newsletter, Mind the Gap
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Wrote a piece on the marriage equality judgment for the Indian Express.
#ExpressOpinion | The #samesexmarriage judgment in effect asks that queer citizens wait for true equality. A “wait”, that given the UoI’s arguments in Court, may actually mean “never”.
@KunalAmbasta writes
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We have signed this statement asking our elected politicians to act and pass laws that legally recognise our relationships, our chosen families and protect us from discrimination and violence. Add your signature too and reshare please: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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I had live-tweeted a critical account of the #MarriageEquality hearings. Linking those 10 threads here.
Also, if the judgment comes tomorrow, any interest in a Twitter Space(?) after the pronouncement for those who may not have a physical community to vent with?
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A privilege to support LGBTQIA India's Pink List last night (amazing venue in H & F too! @StephenCowan @ChelFulhamBen historicengland.org.uk/listi… ) as they begin a journey of monitoring all Indian MPs & candidates comments about our human rights. @GINindianUK @Tim_Roca @AdamHug
Great to be with friends at the launch of Pink List India in London. This is an important archive of politicians supporting #LGBTQIA rights in #India.
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Great to be with friends at the launch of Pink List India in London. This is an important archive of politicians supporting #LGBTQIA rights in #India.
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GIN were proud to be at the launch of Pink List India in London. This is an important archive of politicians supporting #LGBTQIA rights in #India.
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It has landed! @PinkListIndia
launching in style with amazing speeches & a whole lot of love ❤️ 💕 💗
@jonahalbert & I hid among @anishgawande ‘s flowers and it was fabulous to bump into @SmitaTharoor and @djritu1
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Great to be at the launch of the docket of @PinkListIndia which is #India's first archive of politicians supporting #LGBT+ rights.
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.@PinkListIndia is the #India first archive of politicians supporting #LGBTQIA+ rights.
It is situated at intersection of politics, queerness & technology.
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Congrats on the launch of The Docket
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Detailed thanks (and gorgeous photos) must wait as I head to the @rhodestrust reunion (fashionably late, of course). Here's hoping there are no more travel disasters...
Until then, read the Docket at pinklistindia.com/docket! And don't forget to donate at pinklistindia.com/donate.
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GRATEFUL to everyone who came yesterday to support @pinklistindia's FIRST Docket on the political landscape of LGBTQ+ rights in India!
Woke up with a vanilla chocolate milkshake feeling - despite everything that could possibly go wrong going wrong on this trip - of true joy 🌈
