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New Rule Prohibits Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Transgender Youth Care
The Trump Administration is threatening life saving healthcare for vulnerable trans children by publishing a rule on August 11, 2026, that prohibits federal Medicaid funds from being used to provide medically necessary care to transgender youth under age 18 (and Children’s Health Insurance Program [CHIP] funds under age 19). We stand with the parents and families facing attacks on their health care by the Trump administration. We urge health care providers and hospitals to co

Desi Rainbow
Aug 152 min read
Statement on Indian government's passing of the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026
Desi Rainbow strongly condemns the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill on March 26, which significantly rolls back rights that were established a decade ago. This bill actively harms transgender people by denying self-identification, narrows the legal definition of a transgender person to erase trans men, non-binary, and gender-fluid individuals from legal recognition and subjects trans people to scrutiny by state-appointed medical boards

Desi Rainbow
Mar 311 min read


Let's Talk About Love
Today, like everyone trapped by flashing red hearts that jump out at you from every corner of the media, I’m thinking about love. Over...

Aruna
Feb 14, 20232 min read


An Indian American Queer Sikh CEO’s Story: Pride Begins (or Ends) With Family and Community Support
by Rayman Kaur Mathoda first appeared in American Kahani on June 1st, 2022 This Pride Month, if you are LGBTQ+ or have someone who is in...

Desi Rainbow
Jun 10, 20225 min read


Desi Festivities and the Rainbow
Desi Rainbow provides a space where a Queer or a Transgender person can be their complete, unadultered self and be celebrated for it.

Anupam
Nov 27, 20203 min read
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