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17/05/2026

We are pleased to introduce Pooja Nair as one of our trainers for CWP 2026.
Pooja (she/her) is a therapist, researcher and trainer whose practice is rooted in gender, sexuality and mental health.

The Community Wellbeing Project is a peer support training programme for LGBTQIA+ community members. It is designed to build the capacity of individuals from within the community to offer informed, affirming emotional support to their peers. CWP brings together mental health expertise and lived experience to create a grounded and meaningful learning space. Applications for CWP 2026 are open. Visit the link in bio to know more and apply.

16/05/2026

We are pleased to introduce Dr. Shruti Chakravarty as one of our trainers for CWP 2026.
Shruti (she/her) is a mental health practitioner and trainer whose work has long centred gender, sexuality and q***r affirmative practice.

The Community Wellbeing Project is a peer support training programme for LGBTQIA+ community members. It is designed to build the capacity of individuals from within the community to offer informed, affirming emotional support to their peers. CWP brings together mental health expertise and lived experience to create a grounded and meaningful learning space.

Applications for CWP 2026 are open. Visit the link in bio to know more and apply.

15/05/2026

A Kerala High Court ruling has partly allowed a transgender man to preserve his eggs before gender-affirming surgery, after initial denial by a hospital.

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15/05/2026

11/05/2026

Following earlier interim protection granted by the Kerala High Court in a similar challenge, the Karnataka High Court has also issued interim relief allowing continuation of HRT.

The Court has not ruled on the constitutionality of the law yet. For now, ongoing HRT treatment will continue.

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10/05/2026

Q***r and trans communities have always cared for each other through friendship, crisis, uncertainty, joy, grief, and survival. The Community Wellbeing Project (CWP) builds on this legacy of community care by training LGBTQIA+ individuals to become Peer Support Providers (PSPs).

This 12-month virtual training and guided practice program is rooted in empathy, lived experience, and collective wellbeing. Through training, supervision, and real-world practice, participants will learn how to offer structured one-on-one emotional support to q***r and trans community members navigating distress, isolation, identity struggles, and everyday challenges.

- Fully virtual
- Open to LGBTQIA+ individuals across South Asian countries.

If you believe in the power of community-led care and want to support others in meaningful ways, we invite you to apply.

Last date to apply: May 31, 2026, 11:59 PM IST

Link in BIO.

if you have any question write to us at [email protected]

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07/05/2026

Russia is using extremism laws to dismantle LGBTQ+ civil society, group by group. Those who once organised openly are now facing arrest, exile, and prison time.

Source: Courthouse News, Amnesty International

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04/05/2026

A Bench led by Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi today heard challenges to the Transgender Amendment Act, 2026. The Court refused interim relief and granted six weeks for the Union Government to respond.
The matter will now be placed before a three-judge Bench to be constituted by the Chief Justice of India.

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04/05/2026

Multiple petitions related to the Transgender Amendment Act, 2026 are being heard today.

Watch link in our story.
We are monitoring closely. Updates to follow.

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01/05/2026

New research from the 2026 Kantar-DIVA-Curve Report looks at healthcare experiences of LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people.
This carousel covers what respondents in India said about healthcare. Swipe through.
Has your experience looked anything like this?

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