The talk explored how citizenship is gendered through an analysis of the various legislations that have been tabled and/or passed in recent times. Through an examination of the CAA, Transgender Act and Surrogacy Bill, among others, the speaker looked at how these are connected. It probed into the imagination of the Indian Citizen that is being created by the State and examined at the exclusions in the process.
Diti is a transmasculine person and currently works with Sangat: A Feminist Network. They are pursuing their PhD in Women’s Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai on the subject of Queer Citizenship and Nationalism. Diti has been associated with queer, feminist and student collectivisations. They look at academics and activism as informing each other intrinsically. You can read some of their work at Economic and Political Weekly and Youth Ki Awaaz.