By Pawan Dhall
Calcutta High Court has given the Government of West Bengal a month to clear the long-pending backlog on transgender identity certification in the state
By Srabasti Majumdar
Srabasti Majumdar explains how queer affirmative therapy takes into account the inter-dependence between mind and body in ensuring well-being for queer people
By Srabasti Majumdar
Srabasti Majumdar dwells on what queer affirmative therapy means and its significance for the well-being of queer people
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Why does West Bengal have such a poor rate of transgender identity certification? Debjyoti Ghosh raises pertinent questions
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh on the politics around withdrawing the draft NCERT manual on transgender children’s inclusion in schools
By Shivalal Gautam
‘Sab Rab De Bande’ is an impressive debut film on a sensitive subject by queer activist Sukhdeep Singh, says Shivalal Gautam
By Pradosh Dash
What has changed for the transgender women in Odisha since the COVID-19 pandemic led to the crippling lockdowns of 2020? Pradosh Dash spoke to S. Lipsa Rao, a transgender community...
By Sudipa Chakraborty, Pawan Dhall, Pradosh Dash
Transgender social worker Sudipa Chakraborty has had a harrowing time applying for Swasthya Sathi, West Bengal government’s ambitious health insurance scheme for one and all
By Debjyoti Ghosh, Jia Mata, Pawan Dhall
Excerpts from the report of a recent webinar on transgender rights in South Asia organized by Partners for Law in Development and Varta Trust
By Debjyoti Ghosh
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown new light on food (in)security for transgender persons, says Debjyoti Ghosh
By Diksha Sanyal
COVID-19 lockdowns may eventually go, but domestic violence against queer persons not quite so. Diksha Sanyal offers some legal solutions
By Namrata
Namrata on policy and legal failures to address the concerns of transgender minors in need of crisis shelter – with inputs from Madhuja Nandi and Pawan Dhall
By Brindaalakshmi K.
‘Gendering of Development Data in India: Beyond the Binary’ – study reveals how structural gaps keep out transgender persons from the social welfare net, not just poor data collection
By Pawan Dhall
There couldn’t have been a better time for ‘Varta’ webzine to complete seven years
By Bana, Chandan Kumar Nayak, Pradosh Dash
Health worker and community organiser Bana reports on the situation of trans masculine people in Odisha during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown – with inputs from Chandan Kumar Nayak, Pradosh...
By Shivalal Gautam
In the first of paired narratives of queer lives during the lockdown in Assam, Shivalal Gautam brings you the stories of two queer men