Publication
Design Justice, A.I., and Escape from the Matrix of Domination
An essential read about how design justice could be an incomparable tool to address discriminations towards transgender, intersex and gender diverse people. More broadly the series explores the injustices that could result from algorithmic decision making and the preponderance of artificial intelligence based mechanisms.
Feminist talk
Desi Queer Joy on the internet is defying social norms rooted in violence
Given the multifaceted structural violence that queer communities face in South Asia, their identities and existence are only referred to in relation to this violence. Arslan Athar challenges this notion and introduces how LGBTQIA+ folks in the region are reclaiming their identities by portraying the joyful parts of their lives on the internet.
Feminist talk
Bodily Autonomy And Censorship: Snippets From South Asia
The overregulation of women and gender diverse folks' bodies in South Asian culture has found its way in online spaces and heavily polices how bodily autonomy is expressed and regarded. Seerat Khan discusses barriers to this autonomy and its impacts on self-expression.
Editorial
Are we just ticking boxes: Bringing up and expanding notions of gender in internet policy and governance
Can policy and law accommodate genders that are not confined by the binaries or are fluid? Spaces around governance often display an acute dysphasia and inability to comprehend what lies beyond and between categories, especially of gender.
