Open invitation to a dissemination program on 10th June 2023 in Bangla language of the report "Apnon ka Bahut Lagta Hai" (Our Own Hurt Us the Most): Centering Familial Violence in the Lives of Queer and Trans Persons in the Marriage Equality Debates - a report on the findings from a closed door public hearing on 1st April 2023. For further details please contact 9831518320, 10am-6pm from Tuesday to Sunday (except 2nd and 4th Sundays).

The marriage equality debate under the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA) has been an ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court of India by a five-judge bench led by CJI D Y Chandrachud since 18 April 2023. This is a crucial moment for the queer and trans community who are looking forward to the realization of many civil rights where recognition of partnership through marriage is one of them. Marriage is the central pillar to which most of our economic privileges and access to resources are attached to. Within this lurks the issue of legal inheritance, sustainable care networks,  housing, health care, social security and many others. Through our collective community engagement we have witnessed familial violence as a critical point of intervention during a crisis. It remains largely unaddressed within the legal parameters available to the citizens. From this emanates the notion of a chosen family beyond the aegis of blood and marriage, that will be part of the discussion as well.