Are you overly anxious about your health? Do you find yourself paying close attention to tiny aches and pains, and frequently googling your symptoms? Most importantly, is your concern about your physical health affecting your mental health? What is health anxiety? Health anxiety, also called illness anxiety disorder, means being preoccupied with and highly anxious […]
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The period since 2009 has been crucial for the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual and others) community in India. Members of the community have been fighting a constant battle for access to basic human rights. While things are slowly but surely improving and the community is getting the attention it deserves, it
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Content note: this article discusses sexual violence against LGBTQ+ people. Sexual violence affects every demographic and every community, including the LGBTQ+ community. Because LGBTQ+ people face higher rates of poverty, stigma and marginalisation, they also face higher rates of hate-motivated violence. One form of this violence is corrective rape, sometimes carried out in the name
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