Menaka Guruswamy became first openly queer MP in Rajya Sabha.

Exam-focused facts from the 8 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Menaka Guruswamy took oath as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.
She is India’s first openly queer MP.
Guruswamy is a Senior Advocate and a constitutional law expert.
She played a key role in the 2018 Supreme Court judgment that decriminalised homosexuality.