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“Layered Oppression, Vertical Reservation” Trans Community Objects Govt’s Categorization Under The OBC Quota

Shivangi Sharma08/12/2024026 views

Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment sought the National Commission for Backward Classes’s advice on the issue of including transgender people in the OBC list. This move if implemented will amount to providing transgender persons ‘vertical reservations’ within the OBC community, effectively dispossessing them of their Constitutional Right of reservation under the already existing categories.

Abortion Law in India: Not Quite There Yet

Mani Chander08/12/2024024 views

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was approved by the upper house of the parliament and received presidential assent in March, 2021. Some of the amendments brought in by the new Act were hailed by many for further liberalizing access to abortion in India. On the other hand, some leaders of the opposition had voiced concerns, demanding a detailed scrutiny of the Bill by a parliamentary standing committee. The Bill, however, was passed without any further deliberation or amendments.

Devolution of Intestate Transgender’s Property

Guest Author08/12/2024031 views

Where there exists a property, inheritance of the same shall always be a pertinent question. An heir is a person who is entitled to receive intestate deceased’s property under the laws in intestacy. Succession can follow only after death of a person.

A person of Pride- Joyita Mondal India’s first transgender Judge

Guest Author08/12/2024034 views

By Muskan Rani Achieving a position or being a first in any field would make anyone feel great, but no one sees the hardships faced to be the first. Today…

Confronting Marginalization of the LGBTQ+ Community

Guest Author08/12/2024023 views

By Samiksha Jain Despite being the world’s largest constitutional democracy, India continues to struggle with heteronormative constraints that undermine different sexualities. For many years, the LGBTQ community has been at…

First transgender artiste to receive a Padma Shri, Narthaki Nataraj now gets appointed in TN Advisory Committee

Ashmi Sheth08/12/2024023 views

Ashmi Sheth At times we come across stories that fill us with feelings of #pride, in all its senses. The story of Dr. Narthaki Nataraj, who was disowned by her…

Queering Menstruation: Freda launches “Cycle,” a new line of de-gendered period care products

Ashmi Sheth08/12/2024024 views

Ashmi Sheth Freda, a UK-based period organic period product brand has launched Cycle, a new line of period products designed to be inclusive and raise awareness about communities who are…