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

Rape survivor dies by suicide, family allege police inaction

A woman in Madhya Pradesh was sexually assaulted by three people while the country raged against the Hathras case.

Mumbai stands with Hathras victim’s family; demands that UP CM resign

Demanding the resignation of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, citizens of Mumbai observed protests in various parts of the city to condemn the heinous sexual assault of Dalit minor girl.

India Unsafe: The escalating heinous crimes against women

Is this a sign of lawlessness and anarchy?

Courts upholds dignity of sex-workers in two important orders

First the SC directed the government to provide Monetary assistance and rations to them without demanding IDs, and now Bombay HC set three of them free recognising prostitution is not an offence

Why Are gay Muslims held to standards that not even prophets fulfil?

There is no dearth of online YouTube videos and...

Why do the mighty cry ‘defamation’ when accused of sexual harassment?

“It was important and necessary for women to speak up. Women are taught that silence is a virtue,” Priya Ramani told a Delhi court hearing MJ Akbar’s defamation allegations 

Alt-News co-founder granted protection from arrest in Tweet related case

A twitter user who has constantly posted abusive comments on Mohammed Zubair’s posts has accused Zubair of sexual harassment

How many rapes and murders will it take before the UP govt takes action?

The third case of rape and murder in just three weeks, reported from the Lakhimpur Kheri district, the victim was 3 years old

Molestation FIR against Dudhwa National Park Deputy Director cancelled!

The police stated that they found the allegations of molestation to be false and the villagers are extremely agitated by this development 

Molestation charges against Dudhwa National Park Deputy Director

The Deputy Director allegedly molested a woman belonging to Tharu tribe while she was rearing goats in the forest

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