Jaya Sharma, Author at In Plainspeak

Safety and Adventure All Rolled Into One

·January 2, 2020
·Jaya Sharma

However elusive the combination of safety and adventure, it’s a framework I find terribly useful. It helps me understand much of life, including spirituality and sexuality, and what the two might have in common.

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Safety and Adventure All Rolled Into One

·November 1, 2019
·Jaya Sharma

However elusive the combination of safety and adventure, it’s a framework I find terribly useful. It helps me understand much of life, including spirituality and sexuality, and what the two might have in common.

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A black-and-white image of a pair of hands in handcuffs

Porn, Not Erotica

·July 1, 2019
·Jaya Sharma

Porn is able to express the ‘yummy yucky’ nature of many of our fantasies. I use the term ‘yummy yucky’ because I feel it captures a mix of that which is both “hot and disturbing”

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The Politics of Fantasy: Is There Room For Fantasy in Feminist Activism?

·November 15, 2016
·Jaya Sharma

Even in these times when sexuality is talked about more than ever before, even as we are beginning to talk about sexual pleasure and not just violations, acknowledging our fantasies isn’t easy, particularly if they are of the kind that seem to defy our politics.

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Two women dancing in a strip club. Their clothes shine in green neon light in the dark background.

Playing With Love

·February 1, 2016
·Jaya Sharma

I’m a sucker for love. And I don’t want to be a party pooper either. There is lots I have been wanting to say about love, and here’s my chance. A scene flashes through my head. The Delhi High Court. A (Section) 377 hearing in the summer of 2009. As we sat at the back,…

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