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Transgender Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Makes History at Tokyo Olympics
03 Aug 2021
Laurel Hubbard Hubbard couldn’t complete any of her first three lifts on Monday night, which ruled her out of medal contention. But her outing at the Tokyo Olympics is significant beyond the medals…
Sumedha Pal
Draft Anti-Trafficking Bill: Vague Provisions Will Lead to Criminalisation of Victims, Other Activities, Say Activists
02 Aug 2021
Activists and unions fear some provisions are open to misuse and have also critiqued the proposed Bill for mixing up the issue of trafficking and sex work.
Prashant Padmanabhan
A Transgender Woman’s Death, and the Need for Urgent Revamp of Sex Reassignment Surgery
31 Jul 2021
Section 15 of the TG Act mandates the appropriate government to provide various types of healthcare facilities for the trans community.
Taroa Zuñiga Silva
Sex Workers and COVID-19: Resisting the Pandemic and Criminalisation
27 Jul 2021
In Latin America, many countries do not have legislation criminalising sex work. The lack of a legal framework in this regard lends itself to all kinds of abuses.
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Gender Gap in Newsrooms: 3 Out of 4 Bylines in English Dailies, 85% Slots in TV Panels Dominated by Men
23 Jul 2021
The report “Gender Representation in Indian Newsrooms 2021”, based on data collected between August 2019 and July 2020, highlights that across print, digital and broadcast media, men still dominate…
Abhinav Mehrotra, Konina Mandal
Marital Rape: Finding the Right to Say No
23 Jul 2021
The reason cited for this is that the aftermath of marital rape is as horrendous as the act itself.
Vasanth Adithya. J
Flipside of New Human Trafficking Bill
23 Jul 2021
The Bill proposes a common law that would bring into its ambit all forms of human trafficking, including sexual exploitation, indentured labour, slavery, sexual servitude and organ trade.
Ravi Singh Chhikara, Navneet Singh
Policy Reforms to Make the LGBTQ+ Community Prouder by Pride Month Next Year
05 Jul 2021
With Gay Pride month behind us, NAVNEET SINGH and RAVI SINGH CHHIKARA suggest four immediate policy measures that must be undertaken by the I
Renuka Kad
Plight of ‘Covid Widows’ Worsens in Absence of Support System
27 Jun 2021
Testimonies of women from rural areas of Maharashtra reveal their suffering due to widowhood caused by COVID-19 and the discrimination, abuse and stigma they face thereon.
Neelambaran A
Puducherry: Mother of 17-Year-Old Who Died after Alleged Rape Faces Threats from Family of Accused
26 Jun 2021
The girl died from internal injuries in Trivandrum on June 19. Her mother reached Puducherry on June 21 for her daughter's burial when the relatives of the accused, said to be close to a BJP MLA,…