Vizla Kumaresan, Author at In Plainspeak

Sexuality, Choice and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

·March 5, 2019
·Vizla Kumaresan

Kwan’s 'Crazy Rich Asians' does not just highlight the lifestyle of the segment of Singaporean society that is unimaginable and unattainable to most people, it amplifies that heterosexuality is often not a choice.

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Picture of a pair of heels and a steel handcuffs , along with black silk gloves lying on the floor

Exploring the Rape Fantasy

·August 1, 2018
·Vizla Kumaresan

I am a feminist, sex-positive and LGBT affirmative Clinical Psychologist. Having that openly and publicly stated means that my clients feel very safe discussing some of the more taboo topics, especially ones that we are made to feel ashamed of. One of these is the topic of the rape fantasy.

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An infographic talking about how to be a good trans ally

Intersections between Mental Health and Human Rights: The case of transwomen and transmen in Malaysia

·November 1, 2014
·Vizla Kumaresan

Last week, I was at The Third International Conference on Human Rights and Peace and Conflict in Southeast Asia organised by the Southeast Asian Human Rights Network (SEAHRN) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I was part of a panel of psychologists speaking on mental health and rights of LGBT persons in the region. My co-panellist was…

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