More concrete and culturally sensitive education has to be developed for the
general public about people who are disadvantaged because of their gender
identities, gender expressions or sexual orientations. We must ensure proper
implementation of the welfare measures, making available to them the schemes by
the government or other agencies. And above all increase community awareness to
stand up for their rights; for the public healthcare service providers to be
more sensitive and aware of the issues; and for activists, civil society and
the government to join hands to ensure gender equality and human rights for
all.
And as Sister Moriarty had so firmly believed, let our gender identities, gender expressions or sexual orientations, not become the sole criterion of judging our worth as a human being. Discrimination is the anti-thesis of equality, and it is the duty of all right minded citizens to drive away discriminatory practices from all walks of life.
Let us aim for a future in which we all live in a society where all individuals could decide and act freely, regardless of their gender identities, gender expressions and sexual orientations.
And as Sister Moriarty had so firmly believed, let our gender identities, gender expressions or sexual orientations, not become the sole criterion of judging our worth as a human being. Discrimination is the anti-thesis of equality, and it is the duty of all right minded citizens to drive away discriminatory practices from all walks of life.
Let us aim for a future in which we all live in a society where all individuals could decide and act freely, regardless of their gender identities, gender expressions and sexual orientations.
Shobha Shukla - CNS (Citizen News Service)
(Shobha Shukla is the award-winning founding Managing Editor of CNS (Citizen News Service) and is a feminist, health and development justice advocate. She is a former senior Physics faculty of Loreto Convent College and current Coordinator of Asia Pacific Media Network to end TB & tobacco and prevent NCDs (APCAT Media). Follow her on Twitter @shobha1shukla or read her writings here www.bit.ly/ShobhaShukla)
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