Transgender activists in India are voicing their opposition to Archimedes Banya’s recent introduction of a monthly ‘Cultural & religious women\u2019s night’ exclusively for biologically female clients, labeling it as exclusionary. The spa, known for its ‘Inclusive women\u2019s night’ welcoming all women, justifies the new policy as a way to honor cultural and religious practices. However, activists are adamant about their stance and have promised to continue protesting until the spa revises its discriminatory policy. The move has sparked a debate on inclusivity and diversity in public spaces, with advocates calling for greater acceptance and understanding of transgender individuals. The clash between the spa’s policy and the activists’ demands highlights the ongoing struggle for equality and recognition for the transgender community in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Transgender activists in India are voicing their opposition to Archimedes Banya’s recent introduction of a monthly ‘Cultural & religious women\u2019s night’ exclusively for biologically female clients, labeling it as exclusionary. The spa, known for its ‘Inclusive women\u2019s night’ welcoming all women, justifies the new policy as a way to honor cultural and religious practices. However, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":60728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118799597imgsize-32830.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118799597imgsize-32830-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118799597imgsize-32830-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118799597imgsize-32830-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118799597imgsize-32830-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118799597imgsize-32830.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118799597imgsize-32830.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}