From Manipur to the hijab ban to the wrestlers' protest, the past year has not been one to remember for India's women.

Mainstreaming a trans-affirming healthcare system around the intersection of labour, rights and identity is the need of the hour.

Rather than vigilantism, love policing and hate campaigns, a nuanced criminal justice system and new-age medico-legal apparatus, which acknowledge and address unique challenges, are more relevant to women's safety.

Durbar, a project started to protect sex workers in 1992, by being physically and spatially rooted in the Sonagachi brothel space, is a movement where the gaze is that of an insider, and a testament to lived realities.