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LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Lawyer Rohin Bhatt on Supreme Court’s Marriage Equality Verdict and his New Book
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Lawyer Rohin Bhatt on Supreme Court’s Marriage Equality Verdict and his New Book

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 19, 2024 17:33 IST - 8 MINS READ On October 17, 2023, the Supreme Court delivered its verdict in Supriyo v. Union of India. In October, Bhatt released The Urban Elite versus Union of India, “a first-of-its-kind book” on queer rights. However, the queer person in me and the activist in me would often be conflicted, because …

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Pride Month 2023 | Queering the narrative
1 year, 6 months ago

Pride Month 2023 | Queering the narrative

The Hindu  

Earlier this year, trans-Dalit activist Grace Banu participated in the 46th Chennai Book Fair to represent her newly-launched Queer Publishing House. This is a battle won.” There is no contention that queer literature has been sidelined from mainstream literary platforms, be it at awards functions, literature festivals, book fairs or commissions at publishing houses. Creating their own path are these …

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Giving voice to the LGBTQIA+ community, and others who need visibility
1 year, 7 months ago

Giving voice to the LGBTQIA+ community, and others who need visibility

The Hindu  

In an interview with The Village Voice, published in 1984 titled ‘James Baldwin on Being Gay in America’, the novelist and essayist made a remark that really struck a chord with me, something that I am always cognizant of when I read something that, more often than not, is too-simplistically classified as ‘queer literature’. In an interview with the UK-based …

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Efforts to ban books jumped an 'unprecedented' four-fold in 2021, ALA report says
2 years, 9 months ago

Efforts to ban books jumped an 'unprecedented' four-fold in 2021, ALA report says

NPR  

Efforts to ban books jumped an 'unprecedented' four-fold in 2021, ALA report says Enlarge this image LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR Book banning is not new — in the U.S. alone the practice goes back to Puritan times, when Thomas Morton's book New English Caanan and others opposing this way of life were tossed from Massachusetts. The ALA said that the …

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A new guidebook on mental health for LGBTQ community tackles associated stigma, misinformation
5 years, 5 months ago

A new guidebook on mental health for LGBTQ community tackles associated stigma, misinformation

Firstpost  

White Swan Foundation’s e-book Mental Health 101: LGBTQIA+ Edition aims to serve as a guidebook for members of the community. “Data is what India requires to build on mental health care across the country,” says Manoj Chandran, CEO of the NGO White Swan Foundation, whose work focuses on delivering knowledge and spreading awareness about mental health and well-being. White Swan …

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