As a transgender womxn of color living in India, Doel Rakshit writes that Pride's roots as a protest movement are more important than ever.
International Affairs
The U.S.-Mexico border is closed and the COVID-19 outbreak is spreading. What will happen to migrants?
"Hopping on a plane back home, I would leave behind the surveillance and the border wall, but I couldn’t shake off the people I met."
India, though heavily Islamophobic, is not alone in Asia in terms of the governmental persecution of Muslims.
Asylum-seekers can face an indefinite prison sentence upon arrival, despite never having committed a crime.
