M ▁and ▁trans w omen , ▁legal ▁recognition ▁of ▁trans gender ▁identity , ▁and ▁other ▁issues . ▁The ▁National ▁Institute ▁for ▁Research ▁on ▁T uber cul osis ▁( N IR T ), ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁community ▁group ▁Sah od aran ▁and ▁Harvard ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁car ries ▁out ▁studies ▁of ▁mental ▁health ▁and ▁H IV ▁prevent ion ▁among ▁men ▁who ▁have ▁sex ▁with ▁men . ▁ ▁Work place ▁sym pos ium ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Chen na i ▁saw ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁brought ▁together ▁employ ers , ▁employees ▁and ▁activ ists ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁challeng es ▁faced ▁by ▁the ▁que er ▁( L GB TI Q ) ▁community ▁at ▁work p laces . ▁This ▁L GB T ▁work place ▁sym pos ium , ▁titled ▁L GB T ▁Work place ▁— ▁Exp and ing ▁the ▁Dialog ue ▁in ▁India , ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁RE L X ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Amsterdam - based ▁Work place ▁P ride ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁Beng al uru - based ▁Sol id ar ity ▁Foundation , ▁with ▁Or in am ▁and ▁Community ▁Business ▁as ▁community ▁partners . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁pan ell ists ▁were ▁Mich iel ▁Kol man , ▁a ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁at ▁Else vier , ▁Par mes h ▁Shah ani , ▁head ▁of ▁God re j ▁India ▁Culture ▁L abs , ▁Sun il ▁Men on , ▁founder ▁of ▁N GO ▁Sah od aran , ▁lawyer ▁Po ong kh ul ali ▁Bal as ub ram an ian ,