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Review: What Does Clothing Have to do with Sexuality in the Media?

Still from a banned advertisement 'Yeh to bada toing hai' by Amul Macho innerwear. A young bride is shown washing her husband's underwear

There’s always another way of presenting a look, attire, accessories and bodies; of presenting the way we feel about ourselves and our sexuality, of presenting an acceptance of diversity.

By Shikha Aleya

August 2, 2016

Review: What Does Clothing Have to do with Sexuality in the Media?

Of Braille, Fighter Pilots and a Sexuality-Informed Approach to Science

I spent time reading up the basics of gender-neutral design to understand the connect between science, society and gender. Sometimes, some people try to prove that there are ‘scientific’ reasons for inequality and injustice, for depriving one set of people of the same choices and opportunities that another set of people enjoy. This is not true. Times are changing. ‘Biased technologies’ are being altered.

By Shikha Aleya

July 1, 2016

Of Braille, Fighter Pilots and a Sexuality-Informed Approach to Science

A two-panel comic. A man in white pants and tucked-in white shirt stands behind a woman who is wearing similar clothing. She looks to the side while working on some machine at the table. She says with a stern face to him, "I am a bit busy to smile. Stand back while I test the laser."

Adeanna Cooke:
International model, featured in Playboy,
Established hacker and amateur computer programmer.

By Shikha Aleya

June 5, 2016

Issue in Focus: Hackers and High Heels

Modern art. Charcoal sketch of two faces sticking out from one body and one head. One look peaceful, the other sad. Screen reader support enabled. Modern art. Charcoal sketch of two faces sticking out from one body and one head. One look peaceful, the other sad.

Often when we speak of families and family history, we talk genetics, traditions and inheritance of all kinds. Somehow our relationship by blood or otherwise to a clan is supposed to help us identify our place in the universe. So there’s family medical history, family culture, family traditions of food and career. But sexuality? A family history that focuses on sexuality? What would that even mean?

By Shikha Aleya

May 1, 2016

Reframing Family History

An expressway with red neon lights on the road.

Who is this person? What does this person want? Is it random cruising? Is money the goal, is it adventure? Why does it make me think of selling strawberries by the dusty roadside? I don’t have a single answer. Sex work is a lurking unknown in the world of sexuality.

By Shikha Aleya

April 5, 2016

A Swirly Skirt on the Expressway

Painting of a woman standing free and elegantly on top of a moving bus, at sunset. Her hair flows back and one arm and leg are raised up in a graceful motion. From her hair flows bright pink and white glitter,

Travel and sexuality throws up different thoughts and feelings for us all. For me, it threw up the term travelling sexuality. I like it. Travelling sexuality. It sounds exotic or intellectual, adventurous, dangerous, depending on who you are and how you live life. A travelling sexuality could describe the way we evolve as sexual beings, shifting and changing identities.

By Shikha Aleya

March 1, 2016

Issue In Focus: A Travelling Sexuality

A woman in a white sleeveless tee shirt.

प्यार की अभिव्यक्ति कई रूपों में की जा सकती है और इसी तरह यौनिकता और इसे व्यक्त करने के भी कई तरीके होते हैं। हम सच्चाई को अधिक करीब से देख सकते हैं अगर हम इन सभी तरीकों को समझे और समग्र रूप से जाने।

By Shikha Aleya

February 18, 2016

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