Transgender Persons in Science
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Recording sex and gender data in clinical settings
While human sex is a combination of many attributes, it typically refers to sex-assigned-at-birth in clinical settings. But, genitals are neither the only markers of sex nor does sex development begin — or stop — at the birth of an individual.
October 24th 2025
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Science journalism, education and activism: An interview with Sayantan Datta
Lab Hopping editor Sayantan Datta shares their journey as a queer-trans person in STEM highlighting the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science.
December 27th 2024
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Navigating STEM with Bittu K. Rajaraman: A journey of inclusion and inquiry
A genderqueer biologist’s motivations, experiences, and insights into the challenges and triumphs of being a queer and trans scientist in India.
November 1st 2024
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SWATI portal: 20 questions and a bit more
The new portal SWATI “endeavours to have data of all women scientists of the country included”. Here’s what you need to know before signing up.
March 8th 2024
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Tremors from Within – Part III
In this excerpt from ‘Lab Hopping: Women Scientists in India’, meet voices from the caste and gender margins who are working to make the Indian science ecosystem a more welcoming space for Dalit and transgender persons.
February 20th 2024
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Fire burning bright: Aparna’s and Amrita’s work in public health
Amrita Sarkar and Aparna Banerjee set out to demand for transgender-affirmative public-health system in India, and in the process, discovered themselves.
January 14th 2022
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“I have only brought them pride”: A trans doctor’s journey in medicine
What does it mean to be a transgender person in medicine? A researcher in community medicine and a transgender woman, Aqsa Shaikh tells her story through this comix.
August 27th 2021
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Indian news media has a representation problem—Let’s do something about this!
Journalists can either continue to blame historical injustices and persist with their old habits, or they can actively start diversifying their reports. A new crowdsourced list aims to accelerate change.
June 29th 2021
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Your silence is an apartheid for us: Grace Banu
As Pride Month comes to a close, we are reminded of a recent powerful speech by engineer Grace Banu. Spare a few minutes for her message to Savarna and cis-gender allies.
June 26th 2021
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A calendar featuring women, transgender & non-binary folks in science
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February 1st 2021