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.