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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Tamil Nadu are the most progressive among all states of India. [2] [3] Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to introduce a transgender welfare policy, wherein transgender individuals can access free gender affirmation surgery in government hospitals and various other benefits and rights.
The Telugu gender system differs from other Dravidian languages such as Tamil in that the Telugu feminine shares indexation morphemes with the masculine plural (-ru) and with the neuter singular (-di). What characterises the three-gender system is then the individual behaviour of the singular-plural pairs of suffixes. [163]
Samuthiram is the first Tamil novel about the local aravani community in Tamil Nadu, published in 1994. Transgender activist A. Revathi became the first hijra to write about hijra issues and gender politics in Tamil. Her works have been translated into more than eight languages and act as a primary resource on gender studies in Asia.
On 29 January 2022, the State Government of Tamil Nadu introduced an amendment to the Tamil Nadu Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules of 1964 by incorporating Rule 24-C. [16] [17] No police officer shall indulge in any act of harassment of any person belonging to the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual ...
Telugu is the third most common language in India, right behind Bengali. Telugu is predominantly spoken in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, although it’s also the official language of several other states like Andaman and Nicobar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Orissa, Kharagpur of West Bengal, Bellary Of Karnataka. It is a part of ...
2014: Tamil Nadu Rainbow Coalition formed; 2014: First book on Genderqueer in Tamil and first Tamil book on LGBTQIA from Srishti Madurai was released by BJP's state general secretary Vanathi Srinivasan at the 6th Hindu spiritual service foundation's sixth service fair, Chennai [5] [6] [7] 2014: Nir, queer feminist collective, formed
Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu. [1] It is famous for its annual festival of transgender individuals, which takes fifteen days in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May). [2] The festival takes place at the Koothandavar Temple dedicated to Iravan (Koothandavar).
2006: Conference on third gender organized by Nalamdana. 2006: The website Orinam.net is launched. 2006: March for transgender rights while legislative assembly is in session in Tamil Nadu, organized by Sangama, THAA, SWAM, and other groups. Catalyzed Tamil Nadu government initiatives for transgender welfare.