Mar '21
‘Bengal Trans* & Queer Charter of Demands’ released
By Chand
West Bengal’s trans* and queer communities are formulating a policy and political participation advocacy plan. Chand takes us through the first step taken recently
Tagged Under: Mental Health
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Feb '21The gender of education, inclusion and exclusion
By Pawan Dhall, Shivalal Gautam, Sudipa Chakraborty
Pawan Dhall has some random thoughts on education, gender bias and socio-economic exclusion – with inputs from Shivalal Gautam and Sudipa Chakraborty. Trigger alert: Suicide
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Oct '20Lockdown takeaways: Achieving higher ground
By Shivalal Gautam
In this second paired narrative of queer lives during the lockdown in Assam, Shivalal Gautam tells us how two queer women negotiated multiple trials and reached a better place in...
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Oct '20A lesser known lockdown reality
By Sudipa Chakraborty
Sudipa Chakraborty narrates the story of a gigolo in Kolkata – before and during the coronavirus lockdown
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Sep '20Better mental health for safer dating?
By QFLN - West Bengal
Festive season’s round the corner, coronavirus lockdowns have eased up – have fun dating but don’t let your heart and wallet become easy game! Queer Friendly Lawyers Network – West...
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Sep '20Stay 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
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Jul '20Trans masculine persons in Odisha respond to lockdown with resilience
By Bana, Chandan Kumar Nayak, Pradosh Dash
Health worker and community organiser Bana reports on the situation of trans masculine people in Odisha during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown – with inputs from Chandan Kumar Nayak, Pradosh...
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Jul '20Amid pandemic of struggles, no lockdown on aspirations
By Shivalal Gautam
In the first of paired narratives of queer lives during the lockdown in Assam, Shivalal Gautam brings you the stories of two queer men
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Jun '20Calling out ‘family values’
By Sudipa Chakraborty, Sukanta Banerjee, Joyita Mondal
Sudipa Chakraborty, Sukanta Banerjee and Joyita Mondal point out that the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown have heaped both ‘abuse’ and ‘responsibility’ on trans persons, perhaps more than ever before. With...
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Jun '20COVID-19, quarantine and coping: A mental health perspective
By Srabasti Majumdar, Nilanjan Majumdar
Srabasti Majumdar on connecting, caring, creating and coping with the multiple crises engulfing us
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May '20Epidemic of wins and losses over viruses (and disabilities)
By Ishan Chakraborty
Ishan Chakraborty opens up about multiple distresses as a person with disabilities during the coronavirus lockdown but wishes not to be crowned a ‘hero’
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Mar '20Coronavirus outreach news from ‘Varta’
By Pawan Dhall
An audio roundup of how queer individuals, support groups and their allies are helping people face survival challenges thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic in India
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Feb '20Hope makes a good breakfast. Sip N Bite does it better
By Duncan Rice
Duncan Rice is bowled over by the breakfast and motivation served up at café Sip N Bite
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Jun '19Queer lives matter!
By Sadam Hanjabam
Sadam Hanjabam on the unaddressed mental health needs of queer youth in Manipur
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Feb '19What if it’s neither?
By Koyel Khan
Koyel Khan sums up the report of an historic meet on intersex issues in India
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Jan '19For that mental connect over cake and coffee
By Jia Mata
Jia Mata was at café Crust & Core to start off our new column 'Thought for Food'