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One woman against a thousand superstitions, Birubala Rabha’s battle against the superstition of ‘Witch-Hunting’
Though this pioneering feminist activist breathed her last on May 13, 2024, her work with the Thakurvilla Mahila Samiti and Missiom Birubala has been recognized internationally and May 13 has been declared Anti-Superstition Day in Assam
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Egyptian MPs seek to ban gay sex, gay social activities and rainbow flags
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India’s first transgender Sarpanch vows to turn her village into an ideal village
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Egypt: Somewhere over the rainbow there are police ready to pounce
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Taiwan, 1st Asian Country to Legalize Gay Marriage, Shouldn’t India Follow Suit?
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‘Concentration camps’ opened for Gay Men in Chechnya
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor now proposes what the UPA government never did: A Bill to end discrimination, promote equality
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Women marching worldwide revive a long-sought dream: global feminism
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