You can buy 2020’s best-shot images to raise funds for children
By IANS| Published: 17th January 2021 1:12 pm IST
By Siddhi Jain
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANSlife) When Covid-19 forced a ‘new normal’ globally, the situation became only worse for children living on the streets, those getting trafficked and abused, those who are severely malnourished and for girls who get married even before they turned adults. In the wake of the pandemic affecting various aspects of children’s lives, Leica Camera India and child rights organisation ‘Save the Children’ are jointly raising funds for children from the sales of Leica’s 20 best-shot images of 2020.
‘Simmering discontent between LGBTIQ members and parents leads to crisis cases’
Stressing on why LGBTIQ members go through a tough time, Dr Arvind Panchanadikar, psychiatrist, said, “When the families are finding it difficult to make ends meet, they unfortunately treat LGBTIQ members as a burden. In such cases, it is likely that there is violence.” December 23, 2020 10:57:40 pm
(Source: Neeraj Priyadarshi)
During the lockdown and subsequent physical distancing guidelines due to Covid-19pandemic, queer rights groups have found that there has been simmering discontent between parents and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer/Questioning (LGBTIQ).
“We have seen five cases so far,” Bindumadhav Khire, founder of the Bindu Queer Rights Foundation told The Indian Express. These are mainly related to domestic violence or confrontation of the LGBTIQ members with their parents. “For some, living for months to
Anticipating trouble, Pune pride organisers mull action
The tenth edition of the march, usually held in June, could not be organised this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Updated: December 17, 2020 6:29:03 pm
In its 10th edition, the Pune Pride would be honouring the COVID warriors in form of police healthcare worker who had taken up many roles during the pandemic. (File/Express photo: Neeraj Priyadarshi)
Keen to avoid their platform being hijacked by politically-motivated groups, organisers of the Pune Pride walk, the annual march in the city to express solidarity with the LGBTIAQ community, are contemplating a series of steps to keep the potential troublemakers at bay.