South Asia’s Hijra Community.
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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.

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Bringing the Fight for Period Dignity to the Scottish Parliament.
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Bringing the Fight for Period Dignity to the Scottish Parliament.

Today, The Period Products (Free Provision) Bill is set to enter the Committee stages at the Scottish Parliament. Sanitree has campaigned for both the present bill and its 2017 precursor, the Proposed Sanitary Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill, in support of period dignity for all people who menstruate. Co-founder Martha Aroha Reilly writes on the response of the third sector to the Bill, and its sharpened importance in the context of Covid-19.

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