Gender Question

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Gender Question episodes

June 22, 2020 14: Pride Month 2020 | Living through the 90s | Lesbian groups - Part 2
Continuing with the special series on Pride Month, in this episode of Gender Question, Dhamini Ratnam talks to the some of the country's most influential queer activists - Lesley Esteves, Shals Mahajan and Chayanika Shah on lesbian movements and communities across the country in the 1990s.

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17 min
June 15, 2020 13: Pride Month 2020 | Living through the 90s - Part 1
In this episode of Gender Question, Dhamini Ratnam talks about the journey of the pride community in the 1990s. She talks about how their struggles and initiatives helped them destigmatize the community and gain recognition across society.

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14 min
June 08, 2020 12: Pride month 2020
In this episode of Gender Question, Dhamini Ratnam talks about the story of the Indian queer movement through the month of June.

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14 min
June 01, 2020 11: How Conversion Therapy affects the LGBTQA+ community | Part-2
This week, Dhamini addresses the issue of Conversion Therapy that haunts the members of the LGBTQA+ community. This practice has prevailed for longer than we can imagine and even has the backing of institutionalised science but is slowly being exposed.

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13 min
May 26, 2020 10: How Conversion Therapy affects the LGBTQA+ community | Part-1
This week, Dhamini addresses the issue of Conversion Therapy that haunts the members of the LGBTQA+ community. This practice has prevailed for longer than we can imagine and even has the backing of institutionalised science but is slowly being exposed.

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12 min
May 23, 2020 9: Trans communities seek to protect their rights | Part - 2
A draft ruled out for the empowerment and safety of transgender persons by the government has given the trans community time till May 18 to respond with their suggestions. Tune in to know what they're doing!

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15 min
May 18, 2020 8: Trans communities seek to protect their rights | Part - 1
A draft ruled out for the empowerment and safety of transgender persons by the government has given the trans community time till May 18 to respond with their suggestions. Tune in to know what they're doing!

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19 min
May 11, 2020 7: Bois Locker Room: How does consent draw a line between sexism and sexualness?
In this episode, Dhamini addresses the outed Instagram group, Bois Locker Room. She talks to Bisakha Datta @busydot, Jaya Sharma, and Fareeha Iftekhar about issues like consent, adolescence, and sexual freedom.

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25 min
May 01, 2020 6: Ghar ki Baat | Domestic Violence | Help available in Lockdown
During the lockdown, domestic violence has been of particular concern especially because the survivors have not been able to access the usual channels of help. How did the situation come to this point? Let's find out with Dhamini.

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17 min
March 18, 2020 5: Gargi College Sexual Assault: A classic example of attitude towards masculinity | DU | Cultural festival | Women’s college
This week, Dhamini addresses the issue of what happened on 6th February, the last day of a cultural festival at Gargi, a women’s college in Delhi University. She also spoke to Nandita Gandhi, who is the co-founder of Akshara Centre & also has been part of the women’s movement since the 1980s.

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18 min

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Gender Question is a weekly podcast in which Associate Editor Dhamini Ratnam addresses blindspots around gender and sexuality, by taking an issue that's in the news, and looking at it differently, with the help of experts.