Assam Floods: Trans people face discrimination; struggle to access aid
Queer groups are stepping in to fill the void
BodiesQueer groups are stepping in to fill the void
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When cis-het couples don’t pay tax on gifts they give each other, why should we, ask same-sex couples
Queer RightsHow I started aging backwards because of a queer collective in Chandigarh
RelationshipsThree poems excerpted from All That’s Left Behind, a poetry collection by Aditya Tiwari
DesireIn conversation with artist Harshit Singh about the student agitation and why it’s time to talk about the Trans Amendment Act once more.
Queer RightsInclusion politics takes the most visible figures from marginalised communities and uses them to contain a movement’s radical potential.
CasteAn excerpt from Homo and Juliet: Queer & Lesbian Love Stories by Shruti Chakravarty
RelationshipsA central idea in each story.
A contentious amendment bill threatens to scrap self-determination of gender, impose medical scrutiny, and criminalise trans communities
LawComing out as a disabled queer woman taught me how love, safety, and worth are quietly negotiated in some families.
RelationshipsHow Madhav started from scratch and learnt to love his new pitch
BodiesAn in-depth look into the deaths of two trans women–one in Kolkata and another in Goa–reveals how trans people face systemic violence in death, as they do in life
BodiesIndia’s new criminal code fails to protect LGBTQ+ folks from rape. Everybody agrees it’s a problem. Few agree on the solution. How did we get here?
LawQueer love is often forbidden in small town India. Two women, separated by caste, class, and religion, dared to defy the order.
CasteA campaign by It’s Ok To Talk and queerbeat, featuring personal essays from young people about their experiences with queerness and mental health.
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