racism
Out of sight, Out of Mind- The Hidden Problems the Transgender Community of India Faces
Reading Time: 3 minutes Out of sight, Out of Mind- The Hidden Problems the Transgender Community of India Faces India knows transgenders to be the road “beggars” who harass young men for money and dress up as women to evoke sympathy and pity from the drivers on the road. Despite their huge presence in the population, which is roughly […]
Actually, Being Trans Is Fabulous.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever heard of the Japanese transgender fish, also known as Kobudai? The Asian sheepshead wrasse is a member of the wrasse family and is known for changing gender at some point in its life. This is a normal biological process for this animal and nothing extraordinary. Then how is it so appalling when […]
What Really Killed Us In 2020? Discrimination.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been one of the years with the highest death rate between the years 1950-2020. When you take a look at everything that has happened this year, it looks pretty natural that the death rate has increased because of a pandemic. However, the pandemic is not the only factor […]
You Don’t Know You’re Privileged Till You Are Stripped of It
Reading Time: 2 minutes I grew up in a small town in eastern India (which by the way has a population of 1 million!), to an educated and upper middle class family. My family had lived there for over 40 years and my parents were well respected in the community. I lived inside my own bubble- attending the most prestigious […]