Breaking Barriers: The Journey of Same-Sex Marriage and Its Challenges in India

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This essay examines the paradigm shift in our understanding of domestic abuse, charting its development from gender-based perspectives to intersectional frameworks that are more nuanced. The study looks at how stereotypes and victim-blaming mindsets were fostered in the past by the oversimplification of gender binary perceptions around domestic violence using historical analysis. The discussion then moves on to the formation of a new paradigm that challenges conventional narratives and gives survivors' different needs—especially those of marginalized communities—priority. This paradigm is informed by intersectionality and trauma-informed techniques. The significance of culturally competent services, traumainformed treatment, and interdisciplinary methods are highlighted as the consequences of this paradigm shift for policy, practice, and future research are examined. In the end, the article makes the case for a persistent commitment from communities, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to end domestic abuse and create a future based on equality, respect, and compassion for everyone.

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