{"id":226312,"date":"2023-10-16T00:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T18:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=226312"},"modified":"2023-10-16T00:13:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T18:43:32","slug":"pride-walk-in-assam-town-for-gender-neutral-toilets-in-educational-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2023\/10\/16\/pride-walk-in-assam-town-for-gender-neutral-toilets-in-educational-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pride walk&#8217; in Assam town for gender-neutral toilets in educational institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dibrugarh, Oct 15 (PTI) People from different walks of life came out on the streets of Dibrugarh in Assam, demanding gender-neutral toilets in educational institutions of the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They collectively emphasised that access to safe and inclusive washrooms is a fundamental right, participating in the &#8216;pride walk&#8217; on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Queer rights activist Rituparna led the initiative in the eastern town of the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rituparna, who has recently been appointed as a member of the state Transgender Welfare Board, said, &#8220;For the transgender community, using a restroom should never be a source of anxiety. Access to hygienic and inclusive sanitation facilities is a fundamental right and I hope all educational institutions in Assam will consider creating gender-neutral washrooms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 100 people participated in the walk, lending their support to the cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dibrugarh, Oct 15 (PTI) People from different walks of life came out on the streets of Dibrugarh in Assam, demanding gender-neutral toilets in educational institutions of the state. They collectively emphasised that access to safe and inclusive washrooms is a fundamental right, participating in the &#8216;pride walk&#8217; on Saturday. Queer rights activist Rituparna led the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-226312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-north-east"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}