Nel presente contributo si vuole riflettere su alcuni aspetti e dinamiche che caratterizzano
l'attivismo hijṛā nell'India contemporanea, soffermandoci innanzitutto sul ruolo della …

This thesis investigates the centrality of caste in modern Indian English fiction. Although
caste permeates and is relayed through the religiously sanctioned practice of …

Toward a Canon of Modern Indian Queer Literature | The Oxford Handbook of Modern
Indian Literatures | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content Advertisement Oxford Academic …

Conservative religious ideology is a key contributor to the ongoing violence of LGBTIQ2S+
exclusion and discrimination in Canada. This qualitative arts-based research project …

Transgender or people whose gender identity or gender differs from the sex that they were
assigned at birth are generally a class of subalterns. They are deprived of even basic and …

A masculine physique, female attire, loud makeup, provocative walk, they grab our attention
near traffic signals clapping their hands and asking for money, very commonly we see them …

Sex is a biological phenomenon whereas gender is a social construct. This definition is the
key on which the whole notions of individual identity is constructed. This notion tries to bring …

Providing spiritual 'safe spaces', the Sufi shrine-world throughout the Indian Subcontinent is
generally open to those who do not identify with conventional gender categories. Ajmer …

In the twenty-first century, the applicability of the term “transgender” for the hijra community
has been questioned by numerous Indian critics, including Akshay Khanna, Aniruddha …

Performativity theories have seen “dressing” as a powerful tool of gender identity
construction and assertion. In addition to identity creation, performativity has been used by …