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Thousands gather for Seoul queer festival, counter-rally
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (243+ words) Published - June 13, 2026 01: 03 pm IST - SEOUL Thousands of people gathered in central Seoul on Saturday (June 13, 2026) "for an annual LGBTQ pride parade, while "a conservative Christian group held "a nearby counter-rally, organisers and "police said. The Seoul Queer Culture Festival has…...
Review | Asako Yuzuki's Hooked cuts closer to the bone than her previous bestseller, Butter
2+ week, 1+ day ago (18+ words) Asako Yuzuki's "Hooked" explores modern womanhood and connection within a facade of perfection, surpassing her previous work, "Butter."...
Trans rights, progressive groups come together to launch new collective
3+ week, 5+ day ago (41+ words) To mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Trans Feminist Collective (TFC) -- a platform aimed at bringing together transgender persons, feminists, Dalit rights groups and other progressive movements to advocate for gender justice and democratic rights, was launchedon…...
Mt. 200 " life comes a full circle for seasoned pro'Bhuvneshwar
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (206+ words) Mt. 200 " life comes a full circle for seasoned pro Bhuvneshwar'The Hindu Were he plying his wares in another era, Ayush Mhatre would have been the talk of the town Since making his first-class debut a year and a half back,…...
Transgender persons Amendment Bill opposed by community collectives
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1205+ words) The Hindu A coalition of transgender, intersex, and gender-diverse organisations gathered at Azad Maidan on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) to oppose the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 The protesters demanded that the Bill be referred to a parliamentary standing committee,…...
Karnataka better placed than its progressive neighbour in fiscal deficit: Siddaramaiah
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (450+ words) Updated - March 25, 2026 09: 49 pm IST - Bengaluru Chief Minister Siddaramaiah replying on the Budget discussion in the Legislative Assembly in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Blaming the Centre's policies for Karnataka recording revenue deficits since 2023-2024, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that State's fiscal…...
Feminists, lawyers urge MPs to reject "unconstitutional" amendments'to transgender Act
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (195+ words) Updated - March 21, 2026 10: 13 pm IST - New Delhi Last week, the Union government introduced a Bill to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, which takes away the transgender people's "right to self-perceived gender identity, and alters the definition of a…...
Varsity created needless controversy, says renowned feminist historian Uma Chakravarti
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (229+ words) Updated - March 14, 2026 11: 17 pm IST - Mumbai Taking a swipe at the SNDT University, the varsity that allegedly cancelled her lecture without providing any reason, feminist historian Uma Chakravarti, 84, who delivered the Neera Desai Memorial Lecture on Saturday (March 14, 2026), said that the…...
French first lady apologises for slur after feminist backlash
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (385+ words) Published - December 16, 2025 07: 25 am IST - Paris France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, apologised on Monday (December 15, 2025) for using a slur against activists that sparked a feminist backlash, trying to quell an incident that generated a social media trend against her. "I am…...
A play about everyday feminism
10+ mon, 22+ hour ago (599+ words) Medea, says Shatarupa, interested her because she (Medea) had empowered herself. "I was intrigued by the storyline, the character's agency and the emotional drama, but I also wanted to make it a simpler version because Medea has been done a…...