In 2017, Dalit-transgender activist Grace Banu began her journey to publish her book, Talks of Grace Banu, only to face two years of casteist and transphobic rejections from publishing houses. Earlier this month, she founded Queer Publishing House for transgender writers to publish their words with the dignity and celebration that they deserve, a basic right that was inaccessible to …
Violence and protests have marred Afghanistan since the Taliban have taken control over the country. 10 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 1) Resistance forces recapture three districts in Afghanistan from the Taliban Public Resistance Forces under Khair Muhammad Andarabi claim they gave recaptured three districts -- Pol-e-Hesar, Deh Salah and Banu -- from Taliban control. 8) Taliban enter Afghanistan Cricket Board headquarters Afghanistan …