Even today, in a city like Delhi, women find it hard to freely practice their daily fashion choices for fear of judgemental comments and harassment. Unlike in Mumbai, you won’t find leotards being worn out on the street 

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In this candid conversation with Jayali Wavhal, Dr Aqsa, who is also the first trans woman to head a Covid vaccination centre in India, talks about how life has been different since she transitioned.

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Three years after Section 377 was struck down by the Supreme Court, queer women in Delhi still find it difficult to live and love freely without compromising their womanhood

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Soon, a Bill will be tabled in Parliament to raise the legal age of marriage for girls to 21, at par with boys. It is a false equivalence to say that if they can vote at 18, they can marry. Voting is not a life-changing experience like marriage. It seemed one of those topics on […]

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With the increasing popularity of cycling in the National Capital, the challenge of ensuring the safety of cyclists, especially women cyclists, is a major challenge  On 26 October, a 35-year-old Delhi Police sub-inspector was arrested for sexually harassing and stalking three women and a minor girl in Delhi’s Dwarka between 17 and 20 October. One […]

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With the rise in Sex Reassignment Surgeries in India, can we expect some acceptance from the surrounding cultural milieu? There is a marked rise in Sex Reassignment Surgeries in India over the past few years, despite the long and arduous process involved. India is one of the few countries that offer Sex Reassignment Surgeries (SRS) […]

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When the UN earmarked a day for women to celebrate, it also offered an opportunity for the gender to make an assessment of where it stands in terms of greater equality This International Women’s Day, over 30 women’s groups from across Delhi marched as one unit insisting on “socio-economic and political justice” for all and […]

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