#family_and_marriage
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#LGBTQ
#inequality_exclusion
Dissecting the same-sex marriage verdict
https://www.newindianexpress.com/explainers/2023/oct/22/dissecting-the-same-sex-marriage-verdict-2626118.html
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#LGBTQ
#inequality_exclusion
Dissecting the same-sex marriage verdict
https://www.newindianexpress.com/explainers/2023/oct/22/dissecting-the-same-sex-marriage-verdict-2626118.html
The New Indian Express
Dissecting the same-sex marriage verdict
Prodded by the bench during the hearing, the Centre offered to constitute a panel headed by the Cabinet Secretary to examine the rights and entitlements of queer persons in the country.
#domestic_violence
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
Can a trans woman invoke the Domestic Violence Act? SC to consider
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/supreme-court-trans-woman-domestic-violence-act-9013661/
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
Can a trans woman invoke the Domestic Violence Act? SC to consider
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/supreme-court-trans-woman-domestic-violence-act-9013661/
The Indian Express
Can a trans woman invoke the Domestic Violence Act? SC to consider
The apex court will consider whether a trans woman, who has undergone a sex reassignment surgery, can be considered an ‘aggrieved person’ under Section 2(a) of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
#sexual_minorities
#inequality_exclusion
#LGBTQ
ICC bans transgender players from taking part in international women’s cricket
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-bans-transgender-players-from-taking-part-in-international-womens-cricket-2465872-2023-11-21
#inequality_exclusion
#LGBTQ
ICC bans transgender players from taking part in international women’s cricket
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-bans-transgender-players-from-taking-part-in-international-womens-cricket-2465872-2023-11-21
India Today
ICC bans transgender players from taking part in international women’s cricket
The ICC, in a new law, banned transgender cricketers from taking part in women’s cricket at the international level.
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
#intersectionality
This Constitution Day, Consider the Queer Dalit
https://thewire.in/rights/queer-dalit-constitution-day-delhi-pride
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
#intersectionality
This Constitution Day, Consider the Queer Dalit
https://thewire.in/rights/queer-dalit-constitution-day-delhi-pride
The Wire
This Constitution Day, Consider the Queer Dalit
Alongside visibility of the more dominant and privileged segments of queer people at Pride, there has to be more consciousness-raising for a wider range of rainbow colours and a queerness of Dalit people.
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ #Constitution_law_and_Social_change
No, one Centre of Excellence in Transgender Care is not enough
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/aiims-transgender-care-centre-conversion-therapy-unscientific-practices-9054488/
#LGBTQ #Constitution_law_and_Social_change
No, one Centre of Excellence in Transgender Care is not enough
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/aiims-transgender-care-centre-conversion-therapy-unscientific-practices-9054488/
The Indian Express
No, one Centre of Excellence in Transgender Care is not enough
Transgender people are legally guaranteed equal access to healthcare. Yet, it is denied.
#gender_inequality
#inequality_exclusion
#LGBTQ
Leaving no one behind: Transgender inclusion in India's sustainable development
https://www.orfonline.org/research/leaving-no-one-behind
#inequality_exclusion
#LGBTQ
Leaving no one behind: Transgender inclusion in India's sustainable development
https://www.orfonline.org/research/leaving-no-one-behind
orfonline.org
Leaving no one behind: Transgender inclusion in India's sustainable development
#intersectional
#LGBTQ
#Caste_system_in_India
The invisibilising of queer Dalits
https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/essay-sumit-baudh-invisibilising-of-queer-dalits-in-yashica-dutt-2019-memoir-coming-out-as-dalit-made-in-heaven-radhika-apte/article67733977.ece
#LGBTQ
#Caste_system_in_India
The invisibilising of queer Dalits
https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/essay-sumit-baudh-invisibilising-of-queer-dalits-in-yashica-dutt-2019-memoir-coming-out-as-dalit-made-in-heaven-radhika-apte/article67733977.ece
Frontline
The invisibilising of queer Dalits in Yashica Dutt’s 2019 memoir
Yashica Dutt claimed that the web series, ‘Made in Heaven’, failed to acknowledge her memoir, ‘Coming Out As Dalit’. But Dutt’s memoir neither acknowledges the queer origins of the phrase “coming out” nor addresses the issues of queer Dalits.
#sexual_minorities
#stratification_and_mobility
#LGBTQ
#intersectional
Case Study: The intersectional discrimination faced by Kalbande
https://feminisminindia.com/2024/02/15/a-workplace-discrimination-nightmare-disabled-gay-obc-employee-not-paid-in-three-years-requests-passive-euthanasia/
#stratification_and_mobility
#LGBTQ
#intersectional
Case Study: The intersectional discrimination faced by Kalbande
https://feminisminindia.com/2024/02/15/a-workplace-discrimination-nightmare-disabled-gay-obc-employee-not-paid-in-three-years-requests-passive-euthanasia/
Feminism in India
A Workplace Discrimination Nightmare: Disabled, Gay, OBC Employee Not Paid In Three Years Requests Passive Euthanasia
Kumar Kalbande, a gay, disabled OBC government employee has requested passive euthanasia after facing workplace discrimination for years.
#Social_movements
#LGBTQ
Chronicling the early years of LGBTQIA+ movement in India
https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/pawan-dhall-kolkata-based-activist-archive-of-early-years-of-lgbtqia-movement-in-india/article67972090.ece
#LGBTQ
Chronicling the early years of LGBTQIA+ movement in India
https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/pawan-dhall-kolkata-based-activist-archive-of-early-years-of-lgbtqia-movement-in-india/article67972090.ece
The Hindu
Chronicling the early years of LGBTQIA+ movement in India
Kolkata-based LGBTQIA+ activist, Pawan Dhall, has built up an archive documenting the LGBTQIA+ movement in its early years in India
#Stratification_and_mobility
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
Criminalising a marginalised group
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/transgender-persons-ban-begging-is-cruel-and-illegal-9276074/
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
Criminalising a marginalised group
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/transgender-persons-ban-begging-is-cruel-and-illegal-9276074/
The Indian Express
Banning transgender persons from begging is cruel and illegal
The policing of transgender persons and begging, are rooted in colonial prejudices, which have no place in a constitutional democracy
#sexual_minorities
#inequality_exclusion
#LGBTQ
A crisis of inclusivity: Spare a thought for transgender students
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/a-crisis-of-inclusivity-spare-a-thought-for-transgender-students-11717000785117.html
#inequality_exclusion
#LGBTQ
A crisis of inclusivity: Spare a thought for transgender students
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/a-crisis-of-inclusivity-spare-a-thought-for-transgender-students-11717000785117.html
mint
A crisis of inclusivity: Spare a thought for transgender students
Those who identify as LGBTQI+ deserve better. We must respect chosen names and pronouns, provide gender-neutral facilities, strengthen legal protections and establish feedback mechanisms. Their upliftment will be a long haul but the principle of equality…
#gender_inequality
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
Why is gender eligibility a contentious issue in women’s sports?
* The gender issue in the Imane Khelif vs Angela Carini boxing match controversy
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sports/explained-the-gender-issue-in-the-imane-khelif-vs-angela-carini-boxing-match-controversy-9491846/
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
Why is gender eligibility a contentious issue in women’s sports?
* The gender issue in the Imane Khelif vs Angela Carini boxing match controversy
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sports/explained-the-gender-issue-in-the-imane-khelif-vs-angela-carini-boxing-match-controversy-9491846/
The Indian Express
Explained: The gender issue in the Imane Khelif vs Angela Carini boxing match controversy
Algeria’s Imane Khelif defeated Angela Carini in 46 seconds. Her gender attracted speculation and abuse, even as the Olympics’ committee supported her admission as a woman athlete. What is the larger issue?
#LGBTQ
#sexual_minorities
#constitution_law_and_social_change
Dignity denied: Ten years after NALSA, the state must do better by transgender people
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/dignity-denied-ten-years-after-nalsa-the-state-must-do-better-by-transgender-people-9491721/
#sexual_minorities
#constitution_law_and_social_change
Dignity denied: Ten years after NALSA, the state must do better by transgender people
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/dignity-denied-ten-years-after-nalsa-the-state-must-do-better-by-transgender-people-9491721/
The Indian Express
Dignity denied: Ten years after NALSA, the state must do better by transgender people
Bureaucratic hurdles in changing gender, name in official documents for transgender persons, betray promise of equality, liberty guaranteed in Constitution