The Unheard Cries of Gender Neutrality

Abstract

Ensuring the protection of females' rights is undoubtedly imperative, but it is essential to avoid achieving fairness and justice by excluding avenues of justice for males. The notion that wrongdoing is exclusive to females, with males always cast as perpetrators, is overly simplistic. It is disconcerting that our legal system provides no avenue for justice for males; justice seems confined solely to females. While many developed countries have embraced gender-neutral laws, India, both legally and societally, struggles to acknowledge male victims of domestic violence. This preconceived bias not only fosters false cases and accusations by females against their partners but also neglects the potential psychological impact on male victims, which may detrimentally affect society in the long run. As societal acceptance of the LGBTQI+ community grows, opening doors to same-sex relationships, there is a potential for violence in such scenarios. Given the current sensitivity of this matter, the research paper underscores the necessity for gender-neutral laws, advocating for fairness in treating everyone and scrutinizing existing laws to ensure justice is meted out based on criminal actions, not gender.