Sep '19
Explorations of ‘self’ pride beyond Section 377
By Pawan Dhall
Stories of pride may be tucked away from all the rainbow glitter going around
Tagged Under: Gender Justice
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Aug '19Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019: Time for a legal challenge?
By Diksha Sanyal
Diksha Sanyal examines the constitutionality of a Bill which the Centre is keen to enact
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Jul '19Of reflexivity and remembrance: 20 years of pride
By Diksha Sanyal, Namrata Mukherjee
Diksha Sanyal and Namrata Mukherjee on the 20th anniversary of ‘Friendship Walk ‘99’ What does an anniversary celebration of a pride walk mean for queer communities who have till recently...
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Multi-layered exclusions for trans persons in Assam NRC process
By Shivalal Gautam
Look at the NRC exercise from trans persons’ points of view, urges Shivalal Gautam
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Jun '19Winds of change in marriage law?
By Mihika Poddar
Mihika Poddar explains a recent court verdict on the right to marry for trans persons Reader queries Based on a recent Madras High Court judgement, can now marriage between a...
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May '19How queer were my elections?
By Koyel Khan
Koyel Khan assesses the ‘queer quotient’ of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls Indian politics has been plagued for a long time with poor representation of marginalized communities, particularly those belonging...
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May '19Trans participation in Manipur for Lok Sabha polls – some hits, many misses
By Bonita Pebam
Trans inclusion in the election process in Manipur needs far more thought, says Bonita Pebam
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Apr '19Queer turn to stand up and be counted
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall wants the ‘queer rainbow’ to resist the saffron t(a)int! Five years ago, the editorial for the April 2014 issue of Varta focussed, in part, on the 16th Lok Sabha elections....
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Apr '19All the world’s a stage, and an act
By Jia Mata
Jia Mata on a new short film that does not tick all the gender boxes in a conventional way It has become fashionable to tell ‘queer stories’ through cinema, the world over....