India

After radio silence from the government, staff say they are spending their own money to keep the shelters afloat.

The ad is just the latest show of trans inclusion by the global coffeehouse chain.

The litigants spoke with LGBTQ Nation about their fight for equal rights.

It took Priyanka’s business skills and a lot of flowers. Now residents at Garima Greh are working on a bold endeavor.

The plaintiffs are taking on a government that is hostile to the idea of marriage equality.

“It’s good, it’s fabulous. Because we are here to celebrate ourselves.”

When catering to clients, she can be herself. But when she leaves her studio for home, she is forced to disguise herself as a man.

Yoga, prayer, and “wellness treatments” don’t fall under conversion therapy bans since they aren’t performed by a medical professional, but they’re still used to try to “cure” queer people.

Despite significant geographical and linguistic differences, Australia, Europe, and Asia share at least one strong bond – plenty of activists dedicated to equality for LGBTQ+ people.

“The boys in my class blindfolded me and made me strip. I can’t take it anymore.”

The day after coming out to his family, Sahil was tied up with iron chains and locked in an eerie shelter as smoke from incense sticks gave him trouble breathing.

LGBTQ Nation dives into some recent global discussions on marriage equality. 

While drag as Americans know it may have only existed for a decade in India, the history of gender subversion goes way back and the audience may be as important as the performers.

“The name-change request shows how deeply rooted the homophobia is,” an LGBTQ advocate argued.

The son tried to frame three other people before he admitted to killing his own father.

The grandmother gave Kali her jewelry to show “I love and accept her.” “If I can be 87 and accepting, I’m sure so can you!”

Like many LGBTQ Muslims, these four people don’t have many options to live out and proud.

Not only did they “thrash” the killers until they confessed, but they also dragged them to the police station and turned them in.

Instead of working with “terrible cramps,” cis women and trans men are now encouraged to take some time off.

Worldwide, people generally liked lesbians more than gay men.