| If I don’t have sex I’ll die of hunger’: Covid-19 crisis for Rio’s trans sex workers |
The Guardian |
21 May 2020 |
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/21/if-i-dont-have-sex-ill-die-of-hunger-covid-19- crisis-for-rios-trans-sex-workers
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| Transgenders largely left out of govt benefits |
The New Indian Express |
22 July 2020 |
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/jul/22/ transgenders-largely-left-out-of-govt-benefits-2173167.html
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| Governments have failed to protect trans people from murder - and from COVID-19 |
Amnesty |
20 November 2020 |
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/11/governments-have-failed-to-protect-trans-people - from-murder-and-from-covid19/
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| Transgenders, elderly and disabled population had a difficult 2020 |
Hindustan Times |
24 December 2020 |
https://www.hindustantimes.com/sex-and-relationships/transgenders- elderly-and-disabled-population-had-a-difficult-2020/story- q067MB45To2dppkDq6T7GI.html
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| On the periphery |
Himal Southasian |
9 December 2020 |
https://www.himalmag.com/on-the-periphery-pandemic-issue-2020/
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| 2020, not a Rainbow year |
India Today |
18 December 2020 |
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/transgender-gender-community-coronavirus- pandemic-struggle-government-schemes-1750645-2020-12-18
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| Covid-19 lockdown puts trans community in a spot |
Hindustan Times |
8 May 2022 |
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/covid-19-lockdown-puts-trans-community-in-a-spot/story-AUbABkMtn9NRMOcYczGj0H.html
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| Coronavirus and Stigma Among Priorities for India’s New Transgender Council |
KCET |
3 September 2020 |
https://www.kcet.org/coronavirus-worldwide/coronavirus- and-stigma-among-priorities- for-indias-new-transgender-council
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| Sex workers take to art to survive Covid-19 pandemic |
Hindustan Times |
19 October 2020 |
https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/sex-workers-take-to-art-to-survive-covid-19-pandemic/story-iSpneaqDgHZKvCyJRQdFrJ.html
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| Covid-19 impact: Sex workers fight for survival in age of social distancing |
Business Standard |
5 October 2020 |
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/covid-19-impact-sex-workers-fight-for-survival-in-age- of-social-distancing-120100500517_1.html
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| How sex workers are keeping afloat during Covid |
Times of India |
24 September |
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/78251320.cms? utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst_prime
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| COVID-19 leaves sex workers more vulnerable; govts must go beyond SC order to ensure ration, expand social security |
Firstpost |
27 October 2020 |
https://www.firstpost.com/india/covid-19-leaves-sex- workers-more-vulnerable-govts-must-go-beyond-sc- order-to-ensure-ration-expand-social-security-8955861.html
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| Invisible and uncounted: Sex workers in India |
International Institute for Sustainable Development |
15 October 2020 |
https://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/guest-articles/invisible-and-uncounted-sex-workers-in-india/
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| Commercial sex work could spike COVID-19 cases in India, says study |
The Hindu |
17 May 2020 |
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus- commercial-sex-work-could-spike-covid-19-cases-in- india-says-study/article31608856.ece
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| Social distancing and sex workers in India |
Economic & Political Weekly |
1 August 2020 |
https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/31/commentary/social- distancing-and-sex-workers-india.html
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| How sex workers are using technology to service clients during the lockdown |
Mint |
22 May 2020 |
https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/how-sex-workers-are-using-technology-to-service- clients-during-the-lockdown-11590152476385.html
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| COVID-19 Impact: Sex workers in Mumbai, Pune look for alternative livelihood |
CNBC TV18 |
18 September 2020 |
https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/covid-19-impact- sex-workers-in-mumbai-pune-look-for- alternative-livelihood-6949871.htm
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| India’s sex workers fight for survival amid coronavirus lockdown |
Al-Jazeera |
13 April 2020 |
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/4/13/indias- sex-workers-fight-for-survival-amid-coronavirus-lockdown
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| Provide food, cash transfer to sex workers during COVID-19 lockdown: Supreme Court tells centre, states |
Zee News |
22 September 2020 |
https://zeenews.india.com/india/provide-food-cash-transfer-to- sex-workers-during-covid-19-lockdown-supreme- court-tells-centre-states-2311572.html
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| Covid-19: Sex workers in Maharashtra to get financial assistance of Rs. 5,000/month |
The Hindu |
26 November 2020 |
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/ covid-19-sex-workers-in-maharashtra-to-get- financial-assistance-of-5000month/article33188259.ece
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| COVID-19, Cyclone Amphan show how sex workers remain at receiving end |
Down to earth |
14 September 2020 |
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/health/covid-19- cyclone-amphan-show-how-sex-workers- remain-at-receiving-end-73354
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| Indian sex workers suffer setback after watchdog U-turn on labour rights |
Reuters |
11 November 2020 |
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-women- sexwork-trfn/indian-sex-workers-suffer-setback-after-watchdog- u-turn-on-labour-rights-idUSKBN27R210?edition-redirect=in
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| Struggling amid COVID-19 crisis, sex workers demand inclusion in welfare schemes |
The Caravan |
12 June 2020 |
https://caravanmagazine.in/health/sex-workers-struggle-amid-covid-crisis
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| COVID-19 lockdown: Over 60 per cent of sex workers in Delhi return to their home states |
The New Indian Express |
17 May 2020 |
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/may/17/covid-19-lockdown-over-60-per-cent-of-sex- workers-in-delhi-return-to-their-home-states-2144503.html
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| Coronavirus in India: Fear and loathing in sex workers’ colonies |
India Today |
30 March 2020 |
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/coronavirus-in-india-fear- and-loathing-in-sex-workers-colonies-1661301-2020-03-30
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| ‘Who will give us jobs?’: Delhi’s sex workers hit hard by COVID-19 |
Quint |
14 July 2020 |
https://www.thequint.com/news/india/coronavirus- covid-19-hit-sex-workers-jobs
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| COVID-19: Sex workers suffer during social distancing in India |
Syamantak Ghosh |
13 April 2020 |
https://www.dw.com/en/covid-19-sex-workers- suffer-duringsocial-distancingin-india/a-53106907
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| Sex workers, high-risk for COVID-19, seek government help |
India Spend |
17 April 2020 |
https://www.indiaspend.com/sex-workers-high- risk-for-covid-19-seek-government-help/
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| India’s urban sex workers and COVID-19 |
Towards freedom |
14 September 2020 |
https://towardfreedom.org/story/indias-urban-sex-workers-and-covid-19/
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| Locked down: Sex workers and their livelihoods |
Economic & Political Weekly |
13 March 2020 |
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/locked- down-sex-workers-and-their-livelihoods
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| Sex workers struggle in Lockdown No income, food or social distancing |
The Citizen |
22 April 2020 |
https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/newsdetail/index/7/18638/sex-workers-struggle-in-lockdown
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