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Though there is always room for questions, discussions and even arguments in any group, when such thoughts clearly go against the common ethical principles on which the group’s foundation rests, they need to be checked, their source needs to be given counseling and if required severed to protect the group.
The recent expose of Delhi’s “conversion therapy” racket highlights the substandard quality of medical practitioners in India and their lack of understanding of mental health science.
Adding a third gender or “T” category does not suffice to make the Ministry of External Affairs NALSA-compliant if it stills requires proof of surgery for recording a change of gender. Further, not all transgender people seek to identify as “T”, and are at liberty to identify as M or F, per the judgement.
In the world we live in, caste cannot be separated from the hierarchical ordering of society. Unless we recognize that, we will be party to the perpetuation of caste-based hierarchies in India.
In my opinion, it is baseless to claim that caste preference pertains to urban lifestyle choices and practices. To believe that participation in the family’s rituals and practices should be restricted to members of their own caste, and justifying it by saying that outsiders may not understand it, is unfair and unjust. Ritual is not Quantum Mechanics, is it? Can one not learn it, and live by it?
On the occasion of IDAHOT 2015, student initiative Techfest and Saathi at IIT Bombray launched ‘A Hesitant Hug’, a campaign to end homophobia and transphobia.
On 24th April 2015, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the “Rights of Transgender Persons Bill 2014”. This primer described whom the bill covers, what are the rights guaranteed under the bill, who are the duty bearers under the law and what is the enforcement mechanism. Written by Danish Sheikh.
Sappho for Equality seeks submissions for the fourth National Queer Conference ‘Femininities and Masculinities’ scheduled for 11th to 13th September, 2015, Kolkata.
Transgender activist and writer A. Revathi shares her thoughts on the NALSA anniversary and way forward.
For the last two years, my phone has led dual lives. Two of my strongest identities – one male and one female – have been enabled on my phone. From Whatsapp to Gmail, from Tumblr to facebook, tinder and OkCupid, and a lot more apps and services have allowed me to carry on living my female life inside an office where gender roles are rather strictly enforced, more out of tradition and fear than by policy, but nonetheless.
