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HOW I LEARNED THAT I DESERVE TO LOVE MYSELF
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“I feel comfortable with who I am,” he responded. “I’m at ease with myself. I don’t wake up and hate myself. I can’t tell you how amazing that feels.”

“I know how that feels,” I told him.

By Guest Writer
January 4, 2021
HOW I LEARNED THAT I DESERVE TO LOVE MYSELF
My Boundaries, My Pleasure

I was 30 years old when memories of the sexual abuse I experienced as a child flooded my conscious thoughts. I was sitting in a session with a client – I am a mental health professional – when suddenly, a memory of playing hide-and-seek made its way out of my subconscious mind.

By Guest Writer
April 3, 2017
My Boundaries, My Pleasure
How I Learned That I Deserve to Love Myself
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Have you ever heard the old adage, “You have to love yourself before anybody else can love you”? Well, I grew up interpreting this in the absolutely most terrible way possible.

By Guest Writer
February 18, 2017
How I Learned That I Deserve to Love Myself
कैसे सीखा कि मैं खुद को प्यार करने की हकदार हूँ

अभी एक दिन, एक पुराना दोस्त और मैं व्हाट्सएप पर बात कर रहे थे। उन्होंने हाल ही में एक लड़की,…

By Guest Writer
February 15, 2017
कैसे सीखा कि मैं खुद को प्यार करने की हकदार हूँ
No One Even Knows Your Name Here
Against a dark background, the side profile of a woman. Her eyes are closed and her complexion is dark.

There’s a pregnant pause as he fumbles for his keys, and I, for a definitive answer. Packaged as an innocuous statement, there hangs a question between us: No one even knows your name here, in this remote corner of the antiquated town we’ve found ourselves in. And yet, we’re in front of a door, planning to know so much more.

By Guest Writer
March 1, 2016
No One Even Knows Your Name Here
Review: The Gaysi Zine is Envelope-Pushing, Occasionally Flawed, and Gorgeous
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At the Delhi launch of the fourth edition of The Gaysi Zine, on January 21st at Max Mueller Bhavan, a…

By Guest Writer
February 1, 2016
Review: The Gaysi Zine is Envelope-Pushing, Occasionally Flawed, and Gorgeous
The Long Route to Being Comfortable With My Sexuality
A woman swimming in a dark green-blue sea.

I have been out of school for close to five years. I recently met up with a friend from school…

By Guest Writer
February 1, 2016
The Long Route to Being Comfortable With My Sexuality
Don’t be a (Coyote) Dick; There Are No Classy Risqué Jokes
Two white dogs having anal sex.

“Vanna-cum?” – This was a Tamil-English booty call SMS I once received from a friend with benefits (reproduced here with…

By Guest Writer
January 18, 2016
Don’t be a (Coyote) Dick; There Are No Classy Risqué Jokes
काश उसने मेरी ‘ना’ का मान रखा होता
"Consent is" and then an illustrated white key on a black background. The message is "consent is key".

यह लेख तारशी के #TalkSexuality अभियान का हिस्सा है गुमनाम लेखक द्वारा प्रस्तुत मैं एक दोस्त के ज़रिए इस लड़के…

By Guest Writer
August 15, 2015
काश उसने मेरी ‘ना’ का मान रखा होता
एक परिवार में सालों तक चलता यौन शोषण, सामूहिक असहजता, और एक अंत: यही है मेरी कहानी
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यह लेख तारशी के #TalkSexuality अभियान का हिस्सा है पिछले साल अगस्त में मेरे दादाजी का निधन हो गया। इस…

By Guest Writer
August 1, 2015
एक परिवार में सालों तक चलता यौन शोषण, सामूहिक असहजता, और एक अंत: यही है मेरी कहानी
Sex, the City and Hypocrisy
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India is home to a whopping 17.5% of the total world population. Half of this population is its women. No, correction,…

By Guest Writer
June 17, 2015
Sex, the City and Hypocrisy
I Wish He Had Respected My ‘No’ In The First Place
Representation of "Consent is key". The words "consent is" are written, followed by an image of a key. The words and the image is in white on a black background.

This post is part of TARSHI’s #TalkSexuality campaign on Comprehensive Sexuality Education in collaboration with Youth Ki Awaaz. The author chose to remain anonymous. I met…

By Guest Writer
March 12, 2015
I Wish He Had Respected My ‘No’ In The First Place
यौनिक सम्बन्धों में चयन का अधिकार
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आली द्वारा प्रकाशित आली द्वारा 6 राज्यों में (जिसमें उ.प्र., म.प्र., हरियाणा, महाराष्ट्र, पश्चिम बंगाल व केरल शामिल हैं) इस विषय…

By Guest Writer
June 1, 2014
यौनिक सम्बन्धों में चयन का अधिकार
Consent and violation
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I was in standard 9th. She was our new Political Science teacher. Our entire class adored her; after all, she…

By Guest Writer
February 15, 2014
Consent and violation
I Column: I Can See Clearly Now
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I knew that I was gay since time knows when. The society made me know. Be it my friend’s snarky…

By Guest Writer
January 1, 2014
I Column: I Can See Clearly Now
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