Gender and Sexuality

Women: Nation builders, missing from the nation’s books

An exploration of the path-breaking verdict delivered by the SC declaring “housewives as nation-builders”[1]. The author, an academic explores, academically and historically, how societies and nations have only imagined economies and valued production through narrow prisms while feminist scholars have spent decades challenging this hierarchy; the real challenge that the June 11 judgement throws is whether we are prepared for a substantive re-set and re-construct

Sanitary napkin distribution stopped in Delhi gov’t schools, HC expresses disappointment

Court holds that cancellation of tender is not sufficient reason to discontinue the facility; issues notice to Delhi government

Kerala court convicts husband in Vismaya Dowry death case

The death of Vismaya had triggered a strong protest in Kerala against dowry and domestic violence

Demand for live streaming of same sex marriage case just an attempt to create unnecessary hype: Centre

HC refuses to accept the affidavit, applicant points to ‘objectionable comments’

Great Bigots Think Alike: Indian Muslima to the Establishment

A poem about the place and perception of Indian Muslim women

Women and children targeted at public toilets, Mumbai POCSO Court suggests appointing women security guards

The court’s observations came in connection with a recent judgment convicting an accused for sexually assaulting a minor girl

Delhi HC demands updates on separate toilets for Delhi’s trans community

Separate toilets are a basic human right, says petitioner appealing to the Delhi High Court

Same-sex marriage: Delhi HC asks Central Government to respond to the plea for live-streaming of proceedings

Multiple petitions filed about different aspects of the recognition of wider rights of the LGBTQIA community

Still no move on marital rape by the Centre

Despite two High Courts ruled against the phenomenon of marital rape, the Centre sits on the fence

Sharp spike in cases of child marriage and child trafficking in 2020!

The number of under-age marriages jumped from 523 to 785 within a year, this even as Covid-19 brought about unprecedented economic hardships on families

BMC reports only 43 vasectomies in 2021-22

Blaming the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities said they will address the issue with new vigour

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