EDITORIAL – Sexuality and SISA Spaces
Happy New Year! As we step into a new year amidst uncertainty and instability, we bring to our readers the hope and possibility of SISA spaces – Safe, Inclusive and…
Kun Faya Kun: Embodying Non-Conformity
This article was originally published here. My social media timeline repulses me. It’s filled with cis-het conformity among other things, and there is nothing more alienating than the recurring reminder…
Interview: Shruti Arora
This article was originally published here. Shruti Arora is a feminist trainer and researcher in the field of Gender and Sexuality. She has worked with Nirantar and is presently leading…
Of ‘Kinkfests’ And Forbidden Fantasies: The Subversive Potential of Erotic Fanfiction
This article was originally published here. It is a summer night in 2010 and my parents are asleep in the next room. In the sweltering darkness, I sneak out of…
Brushstrokes: Who We’re Leaving Out of Sex Positivity – And How to Make It More Inclusive
This post was originally published here. While sex-positive spaces affirm our right to pleasurable sexuality, they might leave out experiences which are not-so-good or complicated. Our experiences of sexuality are…
Video: How to be a Friend to Yourself
This post was originally published here. Why is it easier for us to be compassionate and accepting of our friends more than of ourselves? Why are we hard on ourselves…
Dear Diary: The radically feminist creative journalling practice that nobody talks about
This article was originally published here. Even the Prime Minister cannot interfere with the baby’s bedtime. I pace in a darkened room, rocking my one-year-old to sleep with song. My…
Hot Girls Wanted – Keeping up with the times
This article was originally published here. These past few weeks my organisation, Red Dot Foundation, has partnered with Supreme Court advocate Nappinai NS on a programme called ‘CyberSaathi’ which explains…