MUMBAI: LGBT students at the premier Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have complained of harassment and discrimination by fellow students and support staff on the campus over the past few months.A student from the informal LGBT collective on the campus said they have been subjected to discrimination from their peers, security staff and other support staff.“There has been no instance of physical abuse on the campus, but the taunts and remarks are traumatizing the students,” he said. He added that students have passed comments on their dressing, general demeanour and even appearance. “Sometimes the comments are very nasty,” said the student.Some of them have lodged complaints with the institute’s Gender Amity Committee (GAC) about harassment, specifically due to their non-normative sexual and gender expressions.Consequently, the authorities have decided to take positive measures to create awareness and acceptance among the students.A recent circular issued by the committee said any “discrimination on the basis of caste, gender, minority, sexual orientation, disability and regional differences will not be tolerated, especially remarks, comments on dress, demeanour or appearance addressed directly or indirectly”.A GAC member and the Committee Against Sexual Harassment said there have been a few complaints. “But the committee is generally working on sensitization programmes and creating awareness among students to reduce instances of gender-based discrimination,” said the member. The initiative also is in line with the recent UGC guidelines which has made sexual harassment gender neutral.“Not all students are open to accepting the non-normative sexual and gender expressions, causing a sense of uneasiness. Though the official complaints are not many, the institute is trying to create an atmosphere where no one feels threatened,” said the member.