Jan '21
Sex, commerce and queer rural India
By Dr. Kaustav Bakshi
Dr. Kaustav Bakshi reviews social researcher Niloy Basu’s new book ‘Launda Dancer: Anyo Hijrer Bhinna Bhuban’, an important addition to queer literature in Bengali
Tagged Under: Sexual Assault
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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 '19Legal facts on transmitting, viewing and reporting online child pornography
By Kaushik Gupta
Kaushik Gupta explains the law on online child pornography
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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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Aug '18Why children don’t talk about their experience of sexual abuse
By RAHI Foundation
RAHI Foundation is back with more issues to discuss around incest and child sexual abuse
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Jun '18For your well being!
By Pawan Dhall
Varta’s online locator for queer friendly health and legal aid service providers is formally launched!
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Jun '18Talking about incest and child sexual abuse
By RAHI Foundation
In a new bi-monthly column RAHI Foundation discusses a range of issues around child sexual abuse
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Apr '18When will the tide turn?
By Pawan Dhall
Both photographs in this article were clicked during an event organized on April 18, 2018 by Maitree, a pioneering women’s rights network in West Bengal The event was called ‘MyNameKeepsChanging –...
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Dec '17In rage, and in hope, we fight
By Ajita Banerjie
Delhi witnesses a collective voice of dissent against the central government’s Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016. Ajita Banerjie reports Delhi, December 17, 2017: “Reservations nahin diye, aur rozi roti bhi...
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Nov '17Cinema, commerce and causes
By Nitin Karani
Campaigns and dates to highlight different human rights issues are just past, ongoing or round the corner. Last year saw a spate of Bollywood films with leading actors that portrayed...