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Gender stereotypes must not cloud judicial opinion, says Delhi High Court
The court emphasized that professional achievements should enhance, not diminish, an individual's standing, and noted that despite their success in the workplace, women can still face power imbalances and mistreatment in their personal lives
Delhi HC throws its weight behind ‘gender-neutral’ POCSO laws
The judge emphasized that laws shouldn't be discontinued due to potential misuse, as they aim to prevent offenses and provide justice to genuine victims
Pedalling to move up in life
Power The Pedal, a campaign by Greenpeace India, empowers working-class women by offering them cycles and creates a much-needed dialogue around city’s unequal infrastructure
Against all odds, a Trans candidate puts up resolute fight
Bobby Kinnar, a transgender candidate, is looking to break the stereotype as she hopes to improve people’s plight in her ward
Patriot wins 2 Laadli Awards for reportage in gender sensitivity
The award ceremony was held after a hiatus of two years as an on-ground event at MANUU, Hyderabad on 2 November
How inclusive are city’s queer spaces?
Queer spaces are usually imagined as class-less and caste-less spaces where sexual identity predominantly rules. However, these sexual identities are mostly interwoven with class or other social landscapes that are often ignored within the framework of sexual politics
Tracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow
Pride Month seems an apt time to recall the love of Ameer Khusrow Dehlawi, the great poet and Sufi mystic, for Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. His outpourings became an integral part of Hindustani literature and are still re-enacted during Basant Panchami
DCW rescues 13-year-old girl being forced to work as domestic help
The Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) on Monday rescued a 13-year-old orphan girl from a house in northwest Delhi's GTB Nagar who was being inhumanely treated and forced to work as a domestic help, it said in a statement.