Category: LGBTQ

Transgenders deprived of income as vehicles don’t stop at traffic signals

Padmini Dhruvaraj47Leave a Comment on Transgenders deprived of income as vehicles don’t stop at traffic signals

NGOs reach out  to members of  the community Bengaluru: Kavitha, a transgender woman living in Hebbal who begged to earn money at traffic signals, has lost all her savings to survive during the lockdown.  “There are very few people on the streets now. Vehicles don’t stop as there is no signal. I have no income, and […]

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LGBTQ community has no law to protect its workplace rights

Upasana Banerjee108Leave a Comment on LGBTQ community has no law to protect its workplace rights

Their colleagues continue to be insensitive Bengaluru: Employees from the LGBTQ community receive no legal protection from their employers in case of discrimination meted out on them by their colleagues or superiors in the company. Soumitra Iyer, a recruiter at BXC Technology, informed The Observer: “We are not aware of any anti-discriminatory law for LGBTQ […]

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