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Researching And Reflecting On Experiences Of Digital Privacy in India

Posted Wed 10 May 2023 - 16:53 | 5 views

Privacy in India has always been regarded as unnecessary for women and young girls - more for those from religious minority groups. But women and gender and sexual minorities have found ways to exercise their right to privacy within and outside their homes. Digital privacy is an extension of them carving their way to demand this constitutionally protected right.

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Creating A Space For Queer Expression On Pakistani Internet

Posted Wed 8 Mar 2023 - 01:46 | 550 views

The internet has given a space for self-expression to Pakistani LGBTQIA+ people. Where there are risks of being targeted as a result of this visibility, many young queer folks are finding a sense of community through the expression of those around them.

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A Coy-Tale: Queer Cyber Intimacy And The Surveilled Subject

Posted Mon 19 Dec 2022 - 06:08 | 1,938 views

This personal essay by Lara Mansour narrates the experience of being gay in a conservative country like Egypt, and the anxieties of first-ever digital sexual encounter.

Three people on their phone against a starry background, being surveilled on.

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For Queer People in Pakistan, Pride Flags On Social Media May Be Doing More Harm Than Good

Posted Tue 23 Aug 2022 - 02:40 | 2,558 views

As the world celebrates Pride month every June, in Pakistan, this celebration brings hate and violence to the community. The writer explores how seemingly innocuous expression of queerness and support for the community has opened doors of violence on individuals on the intern