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Queer Politics of Representation: Ram Mandir and Kinnar Akhada Controversy

Vol. 55, Issue No. 4, 25 Jan, 2020
Ina Goel examines the tilt towards saffronisation amongst India's LGBTQ+ community. She argues that the burden of being politically correct, which rests heavily on those who come from marginal spaces, raises concerns about the future of queer politics in the country.

Transgender Identities

Vol. 53, Issue No. 36, 08 Sep, 2018
Ina Goel

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What Does it Mean to be a Hijra Mother?

Vol. 53, Issue No. 8, 24 Feb, 2018
Hijras are known as the “third gender” in India. This article aims to understand hijra motherhood, “natural” motherhood, and womanhood in context of a recent advertisement. The author questions the false binaries of sex and gender through hijra subjectivities.

Beyond the Gender Binary

Vol. 49, Issue No. 15, 12 Apr, 2014
Ina Goel

Given the complexity of the hijra identity, its legalisation requires an informed, non-paternalistic, non-partisan and participatory approach. A response to the editorial "The Third Sex" (EPW, 26 October 2013).

Trajectories of the Transgender

Vol. 47, Issue No. 47-48, 01 Dec, 2012
Ina Goel, K R Nayar

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the centre and state governments asking for responses on why such a category as "third sex" should not be created for transgender people. The question starts from an inappropriate positioning of establishing hierarchies in gender and implied gender roles. Mainstreaming the so-called "sexual minorities" by creating a separate category will lead to stigma and discrimination, rather than encourage pluralistic expressions in gender.

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