India
Award-winning journalist, editor & cultural commentator exploring internet culture, gender, identity and modern society in India. Writer on lifestyle, human rights & youth culture. Creator of "Big Brain Time" newsletter. Formerly Hindustan Times.
She ages out of sex work by her thirties. No pension, no family safety net, a welfare system built for ‘victims’, not for the woman who’s just old now. This is what happens in the decades nobody’s tracking.
Despite landmark legal protections, transgender sex workers continue to face violence, stigma and systemic exclusion. As recent legal changes raise fresh concerns over gender recognition, activists warn that rights mean little without dignity, access and real inclusion.
As India’s sex industry moves online, workers and clients alike are becoming targets of harassment, data leaks, cybercrime, and sextortion. Lawyers explain what the law protects, where it falls short, and how people can better safeguard themselves.
