please read not more degrading in the place of no less degrading in my earlier posting.
On 7/14/07, Venugopalan K M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Again, (pl excuse me) how many of us, HR ativists of Kerala would agree > > That sex work is a kind of labour which is no less degrading than any > other labour within or outside the family, done by the "family" people > (though it is not necessarily the most dignified of all labours), > > That every body should have autonomy over his/her body as a matter of > important HR, > > That regimes of gender,caste,religion and nationality (shall we call it > regimes of morality) often refuse to recognize even the universally, > constitutionally and formally upheld projects of ending discriminations > based on the categories mentioned, > > That women and transgenders are virtually treated as non- citizens in our > State notwithstanding the claims for legacy for the struggles of the past, > for socialism,etc. > > That HRs related to the sexual orientation are often left at the mercy of > Families, communities or even parties to which people belong, and the State > would just protect the status-quo and even offer the services of its Law & > Order machinery to deal heavy blows to those transgressing the norms of > monogamy,heterosexuality and the 'family' , > > That is has become difficult to tell apart who is left and who is right ? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
