Fandom and Sexuality
Editorial: Fandom and Sexuality
Members of a fandom are not just passive consumers but active co-creators who imagine and build new worlds around their objects of adoration. Fandom communities offer fans the freedom of being able to imagine, create and share all sorts of scenarios, including romantic, erotic and sexual ones.
By TARSHI
November 15, 2021
Gaps and Slippages: Creating Queer Spaces in the Online K-Drama Fandom(s)
Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, has perhaps been South Korea’s most prominent cultural export – first touching China and Japan,…
By Chitrangi Kakoti
The ‘Missing Woman Fan’: Ideas about Sports Fandom and Sexuality
As soon as we think of sports, we also think of fans. But the nature of fans has most often…
By Ritwika Patgiri and Rituparna Patgiri
November 15, 2021
A Gaysi Guide To Queer Anime
This article was originally published in Gaysi. Despite the categorization on OTT platforms, Anime is more medium than genre. As…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2021
Queer Fanfiction: Changing The Hetero Narrative Of Pop Culture
This article was originally published here. I read my first piece of fanfiction at the age of fifteen. It was…
By Feminism in India
November 15, 2021
Interview – Sadhana Chathurvedula and Nirupama V
Sadhana Chathurvedula and Nirupama V have been exploring the phenomenon of Hallyu, the popularity and fan following of Korean entertainment…
By Shikha Aleya
November 1, 2021
The Queerness of Fandom in Bollywood
People looking for queer plots in Bollywood are sometimes disappointed, as the focus on marriage in many films seems to suggest that Bollywood is a conservative genre invested in sanctifying reproductive heteronormativity.
By Ulka Anjaria
November 1, 2021
Review: Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Fangirl’, and Everything it Gets Wrong About Fandom
With the shifting nature of perceptions around fandom, the discourse around Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl has witnessed an interesting shift. While earlier, the book found almost unanimous acceptance, in recent times, it has completely faded into irrelevance.
By Rohini Banerjee
For the Joy of it
Of course, I knew I wasn’t the only person in the world writing about Sherlock Holmes. I, however, thought I was the only one in the world writing about them like that. You know.
Romantically.
By Saswati
November 1, 2021
Brushstrokes: Here’s What It Really Means to Be a Furry
Who is a Furry? What’s a ‘fursona’ – is it like a persona? What’s Furry fandom all about? What happens at Furry conventions? Do they dress up in animal suits? Christine Denewithe answers all these questions, and more, in this enchantingly executed comic.
By Curated Content
November 1, 2021
Video: FURRY SECRETS UNCOVERED
Furry Secrets Uncovered takes us into Leo’s world as a Furry as he explains how he came to it, and what being a Furry means to him. A must-watch not only to understand the subculture better but to also see some amazing fursuits!
By Curated Content
November 1, 2021