Brindaalakshmi. K
Brindaalakshmi. K is a queer-feminist journalist, researcher and advocacy professional working at the intersection of human rights, identities and technology. Brindaa’s advocacy efforts are informed by their experience as a queer rights activist and peer supporter working with the LGBTIQA+ community. They also lead workshops on consent, intersectionality and digital security. In 2023, they authored the study, ‘Gendering of Development Data in India: Post-Trans Act 2019’ for the Association for Progressive Communications as part of the Our Voices, Our Futures Project.
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Online Misinformation taps into the financial vulnerabilities of the LBQT+ community in India
This article explores how online misinformation exploits the financial precarity of LBQT+ communities in India. Excluded from formal banking and welfare systems due to identity-based barriers, many are pushed towards unsafe digital loans, scams, and fraudulent job offers. Predatory apps weaponise disinformation to harass and extort, while limited digital literacy and fear of exposure leads to…
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Gendering of Development Data in India: Post-Trans Act 2019
Against much uproar from the transgender community, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019 was enacted by the Government of India in December 2019 to recognise and protect the rights of transgender persons. Opposition from the transgender community was due to several problematic provisions in the statute including the demand for surgical intervention…
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Transgender Act in India: A law that replicates existing challenges with digitisation?
In India, the digitisation drive of services interlinked with offline violence, marginalisation and stigma make it almost impossible for transgender persons to be considered as people who deserve equal rights. Through the provisions mentioned in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019, this article gives us a glimpse of human rights violations and denial of a life with dignity…
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Using the internet during a pandemic: Is it a choice?
During the lockdown in India, the circumstances of marginalised population groups, including gender and sexual minorities (GSM), has worsened. Community and peer support has been critical, but in many cases it depends on phone and/or internet connectivity. The author wonders if informed choices regarding internet usage is possible in this context.
