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Editorial – Commitment and Sexuality

On Community, Belonging And Ways Of Staying Together

The Evolving Nature of Commitment

To Commit Or Not To Commit

Commitment Is Where The Body Is

Please Read the Terms and Conditions Before Falling in Love (with me)

two roads between trees Forking forest path

Paths can loop back, spiral, zigzag, curve, twist and turn, or simply meander

By TARSHI

Editorial – Commitment and Sexuality

On Community, Belonging And Ways Of Staying Together

A flowing line illustration of a group of friends holding each other from the back. with the words "Our differences don't have to divide us"

Shared experiences of oppression do not automatically produce shared practices of care

By Anjani Chadha and Vanshika Gupta

On Community, Belonging And Ways Of Staying Together

Commitment and Sexuality Voices

grafitti on a wall dripping colours with "TOGETHER" written in bold

Commitment becomes an invisible glue

By Suraj Sur

The Evolving Nature of Commitment

Commitment and Sexuality The I Column

White tray with "yes no" pattern, red heart, and "maybe...".

I sometimes feel that my sexuality exists in a vacuum

By Krishnapriya K

To Commit Or Not To Commit

Commitment and Sexuality The I Column

I shaved before meeting her

By Amrita Tripathi

Commitment Is Where The Body Is

Commitment and Sexuality The I Column

Please Read the Terms and Conditions Before Falling in Love (with me)

Are you looking for a partner, or a therapist? A parent, or a roommate with benefits?

By Taarina Therese Chandiramani

Please Read the Terms and Conditions Before Falling in Love (with me)

Commitment and Sexuality Voices

Towards Freedom and Joy: Lessons From Queer Intimacies

A photo of the author with the book Homo and Juliet: Queer & Lesbian Love Stories

Celebrating narratives of diversity

By Anant

Towards Freedom and Joy: Lessons From Queer Intimacies

Commitment and Sexuality Review

क्या विवाह ही प्रतिबद्धता का एकमात्र प्रमाण है?

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प्रतिबद्धता केवल किसी रिश्ते में बने रहने का वादा नहीं, बल्कि एक-दूसरे के प्रति ज़िम्मेदारी, विश्वास और सम्मान निभाने का निरंतर प्रयास है

By Imran Khan

क्या विवाह ही प्रतिबद्धता का एकमात्र प्रमाण है?

Commitment and Sexuality हिन्दी

In Plainspeak publishes one issue every month, with a single theme running across two months. Our aim is to expand safe, inclusive self-affirming spaces.

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August-September 2026: Commitment and Sexuality

Commitment can mean standing by a person, relationship, identity, cause, affiliation, or practice. In the context of sexuality, it can take many forms – from committed partnerships and chosen families to commitments to celibacy, safer sex, or other personal values and practices. Commitment is often seen as a cornerstone of relationships, but what gives it meaning? Is it defined by ceremonies, vows, or legal recognition, or by everyday actions and intentions? Commitment can deepen intimacy, trust, and wellbeing, but it can also become complex when different loyalties or identities come into conflict. This issue of In Plainspeak explores the many meanings, possibilities, and tensions of commitment in relation to sexuality

अगस्त-सितंबर 2026: प्रतिबद्धता और यौनिकता

प्रतिबद्धता का मतलब है किसी की ओर या किसी रिश्ते, मकसद, पहचान, जुड़ाव या किसी काम के साथ लगातार जुड़े रहना और उसका साथ निभाना। उदाहरण के लिए, यौनिकता के संदर्भ में, इसका मतलब हो सकता है कि एक या एक से अधिक लोगों के साथ अपनी यौनिक साझेदारी को महत्व और प्राथमिकता देना। या यह भी हो सकता है कि किसी अभ्यास के प्रति प्रतिबद्धता, जैसे अविवाहित ज़िंदगी अपनाना या सुरक्षित यौन संबंध रखना, या फिर क्वीयर रिश्तों और चुने हुए परिवार के प्रति जुड़ाव और ज़िम्मेदारी निभाना। क्या किसी प्रतिबद्धता को जायज़ मानने के लिए किसी समारोह या किसी तरह के संकल्प की ज़रूरत होती है? प्रतिबद्धता का यौन आकर्षण, इच्छा, जुनून, आनंद और संतुष्टि पर क्या असर होता है? यह हमारे सुख-चैन और मानसिक भलाई को कैसे प्रभावित करता है? क्या होता है जब हमारी अलग-अलग प्रतिबद्धताएँ आपस में उलझ जाती हैं? और अगर, उदाहरण के लिए, किसी की यौन पहचान से जुड़ी प्रतिबद्धता उसकी जातीय पहचान, धार्मिक मान्यताओं या ऑनलाइन यौन बर्ताव से टकरा जाए, तब क्या होता है? क्या प्रतिबद्धता एक सीमा है, एक आज़ादी है, अपने आप को समझने की एक लगातार चलने वाली प्रक्रिया है, या कुछ और ही? ‘इन प्लेनस्पीक‘ का यह अंक प्रतिबद्धता और यौनिकता से जुड़े इन और दूसरे सवालों पर बात करता है।

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