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The graphic shows a circular word cloud formed with terms and expressions used in the accompanying article. For example, ‘domestic violence’, ‘marriage’, ‘coercion’, ‘family violence’, ‘eviction’, ‘threats’, ‘police’, ‘queer’ and so on. The text in the word cloud is in a light colour and stands against a background of deep blue. The circular word cloud is itself placed on a black rectangular shape with fuzzy outlines, and this rectangle is placed on a background made up of the rainbow pride flag colours. The word cloud, the rectangle and their colouration are meant to symbolize a reality check when it comes to the experiences of queer people in India even after decriminalization. Graphic credit: Pawan Dhall

Advice - Rights and Laws

Sep '20

Stay home, stay safe?

By Diksha Sanyal

COVID-19 lockdowns may eventually go, but domestic violence against queer persons not quite so. Diksha Sanyal offers some legal solutions

Quote: The Madras High Court, emphasising on the spirit of the Constitution that enabled inclusion, explained that trans persons were entitled to the benefit of existing social institutions, including State-recognised marriage. This guaranteed their right to a civil union.

Advice - Rights and Laws

Jun '19

Winds of change in marriage law?

By Mihika Poddar

Mihika Poddar explains a recent court verdict on the right to marry for trans persons

Quote: There is no rationale to criminalise 'talaq-e-biddat'. Using penal actions to discourage instant triple 'talaq' will not help in getting justice for women. When a woman reports a complaint about triple 'talaq', she wants to continue staying in the matrimonial home and draw financial support from her marital home. Imprisoning the husband will deprive her of both, making her and her children even more vulnerable.

Policy Matters

Jan '18

Bill against instant triple ‘talaq’: Lose-lose proposition?

By Shampa Sengupta

Shampa Sengupta explains why criminalizing instant triple talaq will not protect Muslim women’s rights On December 28, 2017, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 was passed in the Lok...

Poetry

Jan '17

They woke up in the minute curves of my vagina

By Aparajita Dutta, Shubhrajit Roy

They woke up in the minute curves of my vagina, scared, flustered, baffled, touches and nightmares bewildering the reality; violation is THE rule, resist the circus, laughed the fool. The...

People

Sep '16

Qatha: Recalling dark room discoveries and more (part 2)

By Pawan Dhall

Varta brings you the ‘Queer Kolkata Oral History Project’, an initiative to document five decades of queer lives in Kolkata (1960-2000). Our aim in this project is to go back in...

Tagged Under: Marriage

Stay home, stay safe?

Winds of change in marriage law?

Bill against instant triple ‘talaq’: Lose-lose proposition?

They woke up in the minute curves of my vagina

Qatha: Recalling dark room discoveries and more (part 2)

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