Saumya Rastogi is an award-winning journalist, editor, and cultural commentator exploring the intersection of internet culture, gender, identity, and modern society in India. She has written extensively on lifestyle, human rights and digital trends.
Indian law does not make sex work an automatic bar to motherhood or custody. Yet for many sex workers, the harder battle begins outside the courtroom: in schools, government offices and even mental-health spaces, where stigma can turn an occupation into a judgment about their fitness as mothers.
Male sex workers in India remain largely invisible in healthcare, legal and policy conversations. That invisibility can leave them vulnerable to violence, stigma and inadequate access to support, while the law itself offers limited recognition when they become victims.