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Probing into the Freedoms of Queer Liberation in India

Vol. 55, Issue No. 1, 04 Jan, 2020
Jason Keith Fernandes

Reception of the reading down by the Supreme Court of Section 377 should be more circumspect, since there is much in the decision that offers reasons for concern. Rather than making a rupture with the contemporary majoritarian political climate, the decision is, in fact, a continuation of a longer nationalist project aimed at consolidating the ideal citizen subject of the Indian nation state.

Determination of Citizenship through Lineage in the Assam NRC Is Inherently Exclusionary

Vol. 54, Issue No. 14, 06 Apr, 2019
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam along with being a communal issue is also extremely gendered in nature. In the process of granting citizenship, the state ensures and renaturalises heteronormativity. A process of ascertaining citizenship through lineage can never be inclusive of people who are outside the norms of heterosexual familial structure.

Securing Transgender Rights through Capability Development

Vol. 54, Issue No. 1, 05 Jan, 2019
The panel set up by the government to formulate a welfare policy for transgender persons should consider adopting a capability development perspective to enable access to education and facilitate financial independence.
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