11/11/2021
In solidarity with Vq***ram.
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AUD Q***r Collective stands in solidarity with trans activist Vq***ram Aditya Sahai, and condemns the vicious transphobic attacks launched by the right wing this week.
The targeted harassment involved doxxing, abuse, body-shaming, transphobia and trolling, and has been done with the intent of calling into question Vq***ram’s politics against gender and caste-based violence; and challenging their academic merit and position as a teacher.
Over the years, we have been witness to Vq***ram’s integral work as an activist and unrelenting voice against gender and caste-based violence, and we have had the opportunity to learn immensely from them during their time as faculty in the Gender Studies programme at AUD. We salute their unrelenting voice against against gender and caste-based violence, and strongly condemn the casteist, transphobic, and bigoted aggressors who seem to rely on abuse and intimidation to fulfil their oppressive Brahmanical agenda.
This attack is in service of the larger war waged on q***r and trans lives. We are constantly faced with systemic violence, including the monopolization of educational spaces as well as public spaces by dominant groups. Cishet Savarna aggressors have historically attempted to silence and police voices of dissent, and continue to do so.
Finally, we condemn the use of journalistic tools to single-out and harass Vq***ram, and are sickened by the invasive, bigoted, and ignorant content published by OpIndia.
We extend our unwavering support to Vq***ram and stand by them in solidarity.
