'Our community has lost a giant'

Urvashi Vaid dreamed of a common movement for social justice that could address them all: Racism, gender oppression and homophobia.Sandip Roy salutes the memory of Urvashi Vaid, one of America's......

Section 377 verdict: Those fought the good fight

A Bharatnatyam exponent, a journalist, a chef, a hotelier and a business executive. This motley group of gay rights activists came together to change history, succeeding on Thursday in getting the......

This transgender sprinter's Olympic dream shattered

'We're being hounded' - French transgender sprinter decries Olympics ban IMAGE: French sprinter Halba Diouf, 21, a transgender woman athlete trains in Aix-en-Provence, France. Photograph:......