What Does it Mean to Claim an Identity in a World Where Not All Identities are Equally Liveable?

Baudh, Sumit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3761-1298 (2026) What Does it Mean to Claim an Identity in a World Where Not All Identities are Equally Liveable? Scroll.in, New Delhi.

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Abstract

Drawing on personal experience across caste and sexuality, I find that dignity cannot be assumed to inhere in the right to self-identify, but depends on the social conditions that make identities bearable without humiliation.

Item Type:	Other
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hijras \| Homosexual \|
Subjects:	Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Gender Studies Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Human Rights Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Sociology
Depositing User:	Mr. Syed Anas Ali
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2026 06:52
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2026 06:52
Official URL:	https://thewire.in/rights/what-does-it-mean-to-cla...
URI:	https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/11560

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