What the experiences of trans men can teach us about masculinity
Equating masculinity with toxicity is a dangerous, transphobic attitude that leads us away from collective liberation.
BodiesEquating masculinity with toxicity is a dangerous, transphobic attitude that leads us away from collective liberation.
BodiesWe conducted 32 in-depth interviews with queer people across the country to find out which political parties they voted for and why.
Queer RightsMainstream narratives of the trans and gender-diverse people tend to focus on resilience in the face of hardship. It is time to move past this one-dimensional narrative and ask why the hardships never seem to go away
CultureIn the hustle and bustle of a busy North Delhi neighborhood, a trans woman asserts her identity while grappling with the precarity of life and livelihood.
CultureEquality of all is one of the founding principles of Sikhism. In practice though, patriarchy and heteronormativity reign supreme.
CultureMany transgender people in India face discrimination in accessing livelihoods. Yet, those from marginalised castes are more likely to end up begging for a living.
CasteWhen Indian gynecological healthcare fails to see beyond the gender binaries, where do the neurodivergent queer bodies find care? Where does the rainbow rise?
HealthProtection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is being misused by families to control the identity of their child who might be queer and to threaten queer organisations who step in to support the minor.
LawTrans and nonbinary people cannot access abortion safely in India. Now, the growing anti-choice movement is making matters worse for everyone.
LawWhen you’re neither ‘Dalit enough’ nor ‘queer enough’, which place do you call home?
CasteQueer love is often forbidden in small town India. Two women, separated by caste, class, and religion, dared to defy the order.
CasteLarge companies roll out DEI hiring drives for transgender persons. But sustainable employment hardly follows
WorkThe enforcement of binary ideas of transitioning in the Indian medical system deprives nonbinary folks of life saving and gender affirming medical care.
HealthTransitioning from one gender to another requires grappling with a whole new set of absurd social norms.
BodiesTaking up space is a radical act of liberation for fat people, who face systemic discrimination wherever they go, including queer spaces.
BodiesA multilingual anthology by The Chinky Homo Project and Mariwala Health Initiative captures nuanced and revealing narratives of what it means to grow up and live as an LGBTQIA+ person in Northeast India
HealthPatchy implementation of laws, lack of awareness, and stigma leave genderqueer Indians vulnerable to violence in their battle to fulfil a basic human need.
BodiesDesi lesbian and ‘transgender’ porn transgress societal norms of gender and sexuality, but fail to challenge the heteronormative ideals of family and marriage.
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