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All About Nepal's First Transgender Candidates Running For Local Office
Two transgender candidates -- Honey Maharjan and Mouni Maharjan -- are contesting the by-elections to local bodies in Nepal. The voting in 32 districts across the Himalayan nation is scheduled for Sunday.
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All Transgender Candidates Lose Security Deposits In Lok Sabha Polls
All three transgender candidates who contested the Lok Sabha elections have lost their security deposits, highlighting the challenges faced by the community in gaining political representation in the country.
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Transgender Sunaina Singh To Contest Against BJP's Dulu Mahto In Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Sunaina Singh, a 35-year-old transgender, is all set to contest against BJP candidate Dulu Mahto from the Dhanbad seat in the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand.
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Anowara Islam Rani Is Bangladesh's 1st Transgender To Contest An Election
Anowara Islam Rani, a young transgender from Bangladesh's northern region has emerged as the first candidate of her gender to enter electoral politics, a symbol of resilience and change in the country, according to a media report on Saturday.
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Miss Universe To Feature 2 Transgender Contestants For The First Time Ever
The Miss Universe Organization changed its rules in 2012 to allow trans contestants to become part of the competition.
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Miss Italy Beauty Pageant Says No To Transgender Contestant Entries
"Must be woman from birth," Miss Italy says no to transgender contestants
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Rikkie Valerie Kolle Becomes First Transgender Model To Be Crowned Miss Netherlands
The historic win cements her spot as a contestant for the coveted 72nd Miss Universe title.
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Sofia Saloman Could Be The First-Ever Transgender Contestant At The Miss Venezuela Pageant
Sofia Salomon is an influencer and a Venezuelan model who has applied to take part in this year's Miss Venezuela beauty pageant.
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"Fighting For My Community": Meet Miss South Africa's First Transgender Contestant
The first transgender contestant in South Africa's national beauty pageant, 24-year-old Lehlogonolo Machaba hopes she will inspire greater acceptance of the LGBTQI community.
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Tokyo Games: New Zealander Weightlifter Selected As First Transgender Olympian
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was selected as the first transgender Olympic athlete after Kiwi officials made a groundbreaking call on "a highly sensitive and complex issue".
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In A First, Transgender Candidate To Contest Kerala Assembly Polls
Anannyah Kumari Alex, a 28-year-old is set to create history by becoming the first transgender person to contest an Assembly election in Kerala.
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AAP Picks Transgender Candidate From Prayagraj To Fight National Election
AAP's Bhawani Nath Valmiki, popularly known as Bhawani Ma, is contesting against BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Rajendra Pratap Singh of Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance.
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Telangana's Missing Transgender Candidate Turns Up At Police Station
Transgender candidate M. Chandramukhi, contesting the Telangana assembly elections from a constituency in Hyderabad, turned up at a police station late on Wednesday night.
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Telangana Transgender Candidate Feared Kidnapped, Cops Launch Search
A 32-year-old transgender activist who is contesting the Telangana assembly elections on a Left party ticket has gone missing, the police said. A "missing person" case has been filed, a police officer said. Chandramukhi M is a candidate of the Bahujan Left Front, led by the CPM, on the Goshamahal seat in Hyderabad. Her supporters say they went look...
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Telangana Police File Case Over Disappearance Of Transgender Candidate
A 32-year-old transgender activist, who is contesting the December 7 Telangana Assembly elections, has allegedly gone missing on Tuesday, following which a missing case was registered, the police said.
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All About Nepal's First Transgender Candidates Running For Local Office
Two transgender candidates -- Honey Maharjan and Mouni Maharjan -- are contesting the by-elections to local bodies in Nepal. The voting in 32 districts across the Himalayan nation is scheduled for Sunday.
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All Transgender Candidates Lose Security Deposits In Lok Sabha Polls
All three transgender candidates who contested the Lok Sabha elections have lost their security deposits, highlighting the challenges faced by the community in gaining political representation in the country.
-
Transgender Sunaina Singh To Contest Against BJP's Dulu Mahto In Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Sunaina Singh, a 35-year-old transgender, is all set to contest against BJP candidate Dulu Mahto from the Dhanbad seat in the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand.
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Anowara Islam Rani Is Bangladesh's 1st Transgender To Contest An Election
Anowara Islam Rani, a young transgender from Bangladesh's northern region has emerged as the first candidate of her gender to enter electoral politics, a symbol of resilience and change in the country, according to a media report on Saturday.
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Miss Universe To Feature 2 Transgender Contestants For The First Time Ever
The Miss Universe Organization changed its rules in 2012 to allow trans contestants to become part of the competition.
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Miss Italy Beauty Pageant Says No To Transgender Contestant Entries
"Must be woman from birth," Miss Italy says no to transgender contestants
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Rikkie Valerie Kolle Becomes First Transgender Model To Be Crowned Miss Netherlands
The historic win cements her spot as a contestant for the coveted 72nd Miss Universe title.
-
Sofia Saloman Could Be The First-Ever Transgender Contestant At The Miss Venezuela Pageant
Sofia Salomon is an influencer and a Venezuelan model who has applied to take part in this year's Miss Venezuela beauty pageant.
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"Fighting For My Community": Meet Miss South Africa's First Transgender Contestant
The first transgender contestant in South Africa's national beauty pageant, 24-year-old Lehlogonolo Machaba hopes she will inspire greater acceptance of the LGBTQI community.
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Tokyo Games: New Zealander Weightlifter Selected As First Transgender Olympian
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was selected as the first transgender Olympic athlete after Kiwi officials made a groundbreaking call on "a highly sensitive and complex issue".
-
In A First, Transgender Candidate To Contest Kerala Assembly Polls
Anannyah Kumari Alex, a 28-year-old is set to create history by becoming the first transgender person to contest an Assembly election in Kerala.
-
AAP Picks Transgender Candidate From Prayagraj To Fight National Election
AAP's Bhawani Nath Valmiki, popularly known as Bhawani Ma, is contesting against BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Rajendra Pratap Singh of Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance.
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Telangana's Missing Transgender Candidate Turns Up At Police Station
Transgender candidate M. Chandramukhi, contesting the Telangana assembly elections from a constituency in Hyderabad, turned up at a police station late on Wednesday night.
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Telangana Transgender Candidate Feared Kidnapped, Cops Launch Search
A 32-year-old transgender activist who is contesting the Telangana assembly elections on a Left party ticket has gone missing, the police said. A "missing person" case has been filed, a police officer said. Chandramukhi M is a candidate of the Bahujan Left Front, led by the CPM, on the Goshamahal seat in Hyderabad. Her supporters say they went look...
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Telangana Police File Case Over Disappearance Of Transgender Candidate
A 32-year-old transgender activist, who is contesting the December 7 Telangana Assembly elections, has allegedly gone missing on Tuesday, following which a missing case was registered, the police said.
