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queer community for those in crisis, for education, for queer people living in isolated areas to travel and meet others like them. Chayanika conducted sexuality workshops through LABIA, and would open her workshops by questioning who a woman is, discussing gender, and leading debates that led to larger questions about how science produces knowledge.
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to earn a master's degree in physics, and receiving her PhD in 1986. She published her dissertation titled "Many Body
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from colleagues and professors was rampant, despite efforts to make the campus a safe and equitable space. Shah, along with other women on campus, campaigned to rename the "Ladies’ Hostel" as "Hostel Number 10." In tandem, she helped reform the hostel's regulations as they restricted women.
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In 1986, she, along with other activists advocated against population control methods such as hormonal implants and anti-fertility vaccines, and emphasised the need for transparency in contraceptive trials conducted by pharmaceutical companies and government. As part of
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