Gender and the Climate Crisis.
The narrative that climate justice impacts us all is pushed constantly and while it is true, it is important to not forget the marginalized groups it unequally affects. Social justice issues are deeply intertwined with, and central to climate justice, coming from the same drivers of consumption and exploitation. Women around the world have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are disproportionately impacted by the impacts of climate change.
South Asia’s Hijra Community.
When Lord Ram left Ayodhya for a 14-year exile, a crowd of his devotees followed. Noticing this, he said that all “men and women” of his kingdom should return home. When he returned, he found the Hijras, being neither men nor women, had not moved from their place. Moved by their devotion, he grants them a boon to confer blessings during auspicious occasions.