Queer-Trans Care

TW: Use of slurs

As a gender non-conforming (GNC) person, I am often asked, “When did you realise that you identified differently?” The question is not always asked politely. There was never an ‘Aha!’ or a ‘Eureka!’ moment in my life but rather a slow gradential acceptance of self. The vocabulary for verbalising that I am GNC came first from bullies than from my own self. The vocabulary of the bully is colourful but not necessarily in the shades of the rainbow. What I mean is, that it was always a very reductive ‘gay’ or ‘chhakka’. It is obvious that my bully will not spend much time in demistifying my gender-identity, and the closest approximation for a slur is just enough to tell you that there’s a club and I’m not in it. I often wonder, how did they arrive at these words faster than I did? 

The fact that…

To whoever that might be reading this, I plead you to have some grace. Since the introduction of the Trans Act 2026 the community fell apart majorly, while the community never had enough protection this new Act rips apart whatever little we had and adds more weapons for the state to use against us. The entire Act, its functioning and purpose is a legalized state mandated erasure of the trans community in India.

Since the day the Act was introduced as Bill 79 of 2026 in parliament, people have been organizing, protesting, lobbying politicians, holding community spaces, holding legal meetings,security meetings, fundraising, care giving, losing jobs, connections, friend, family and being shaken up by the full force of the state erasing you overnight, and all this is happening in midst of people losing their voting rights, a looming war all across the world, oil and gas shortages, the regular job…

A place to reflect how queer-trans stressors impacts the shape of our lives and what our core care needs are as queer people. The context of care can be home, relationships, friendships and work. Community-driven conversations that help everyone learn and grow.

A place to reflect how queerness impacts the shape of our lives and what our core care needs are as queer people. The context of care can be home, relationships, friendships and work. Community-driven conversations that help everyone learn and grow.

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