This macabre way of dealing with rejection leaves one feeling vulnerable and completely debilitated in the systematic violence meted out against women.

The transgender community has many problems that they have to face. Sometimes, being a member of the community alone is a mortal sin. These people continue to face discrimination, violence and exclusion in society. The need of the hour is for more discussions on this topic. We need to endeavour to break the cycle of […]

The path ahead from darkness to light, can be brighter with more torches joining together, to walk that extra mile, towards an equal and accepting society.

They carry the burden of being gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual or pansexual for as long as they can, just to avoid the discomfort of facing rejection. So once the cat is out of the bag, it is celebration for many.

In many cases, the woman is harassed and is thought of as being of no value. She surely gets the wrong end of the stick to hold.

I asked her, what was the matter? She stared vacantly at me and said no one wanted to give her a pinch of sindoor. It was extremely urgent. She told me she had married Aslam in Bangladesh and he was on his way to Delhi to take her back home.

For very long I believed that I would never get back on my feet, never feel the wet grass under my soles and not walk into streets and alleys to find quaint cafes and mad artists. But I want to assure you that most things pass.