The Indian Govt Conflates Sex Workers With AIDS Control, Further Marginalizing Them

When the state sees a population solely through the lens of disease and contagion, it stops engaging with them as citizens.

Brainwashing Lies

Mumbai Court Calls HIV+ Sex Workers a ‘Danger to Society’

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Did 1990s' Anti-Aids Campaigns Empower Indian Sex Workers?

How did the government's HIV/AIDS programs change the relationship between Indian sex workers and the state? Dr. Chaitanya Lakkimsetti, sociologist, explains.

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Ration-ality Prevails

Provide Ration to Sex Workers Impacted By Covid19, Gauhati HC Says

The court responded to a petition noting the lack of ration cards and other civic entitlements prevent sex workers in Panpatty from availing government aid.

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Why Did the State Start Regulating Prostitution in 19th Century India?

Why did the state start regulating sex work in 19th century India? Dr. Ashwini Tambe, gender and sexuality studies scholar, explains.

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How Did Indian Nationalists Impose ‘Chastity’ on Prostitutes?

How did nationalists like Gandhi debate prostitution in 20th-century India? Dr. Ashwini Tambe, gender and sexuality studies scholar, explains.

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Sex Work is Work

Bombay HC Orders Release of Sex Workers, Says Adult Women Have The Right To Choose Their Profession

The HC ordered the immediate release of the three sex workers who have been detained at a shelter home for almost one year now.