Feminism and Sexuality

Of Socks and Sexuality
An anti-suffragette cartoon. A man washing laundry. On the wall, a board reads, "Everybody works but mother: she's a suffragette".

I grew up with a book cupboard where Paul Gallico’s Love of Seven Dolls rubbed shoulders with Germain Greer’s The…

By Shikha Aleya
November 1, 2015
Of Socks and Sexuality
On Realising a Young Feminist Dream
Black and white photo of two young women speaking on a stage, reading out from the sheets of paper in their hands. One wears a saree, and has curly hair left open. The other wears a top, and has her hair open falling till her chest. She holds a rectangle-shaped structure in front of her face through which she sees across.

One gets introduced to feminism through various modes: through books, through university courses, through parents and sometimes one does not…

By Jasmine George
November 1, 2015
On Realising a Young Feminist Dream
On Feminism, Sexuality and Disability
1857 painting. Eight women showing personifications of dementia, megalomania, acute mania, melancholia, idiocy, hallucination, erotomania and paralysis in a garden of a hospice facility in Paris.

  Bula was not happy at being offered a bath and fresh clothes. Food, she would gladly take – but…

By Gunjan Chandak Khemka
November 1, 2015
On Feminism, Sexuality and Disability
Brushstrokes: Women In India’s Rape Capital
An Indian woman on the middle of a road at night. A motorcycle whooshes past her. She is wearing a blue jacket, black jeans, sandals, and is carrying a handbag on her shoulder. Her hair fall on her shoulders.

[slideshow_deploy id=’7290′] The city that has come to be touted as the “rape capital” proves to be the ideal ground…

By Curated Content
November 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Women In India’s Rape Capital
Interview: Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani on Sexuality and Social Movements in Latin America
Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani in her house. Sitting on a chair, she is talking with hand gestures to explain something. There's a bookshelf peeking from the left side of the picture.
November 1, 2015
Interview: Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani on Sexuality and Social Movements in Latin America
Issue In Focus: Challenging Neo-liberal ‘Equality’ in Consent
A brown woman in a blue top standing amongst a crowd raises a placard that reads in black on a white background, "Keep sex sexy - consent."

In an ideal world, this article would read at Tweet-length: “Enthusiastic sexual consent is sexy, and necessary for negotiating unequal…

By Kristin Francoeur
November 1, 2015
Issue In Focus: Challenging Neo-liberal ‘Equality’ in Consent
Issue In Focus: What’s Porn Got To Do With It?
Two men hanging out on a side of a road, by their motorcycle. One wearing a blue tee sits on the motorcycle with his elbows on the handle. The other, in a blue shirt, stands resting his elbows on the first one's shoulder.

During a recent conversation with an American friend who is a self-professed feminist of the second-wave variety and hence regards…

By Harjant Gill
November 1, 2015
Issue In Focus: What’s Porn Got To Do With It?
नारीवाद, यौनिकता और विकलांगता पर कुछ विचार
Painting of a bunch of women sitting dejectedly in a town square like area

नहलाए जाने और नए कपड़े मिलने पर बुला बहुत खुश नहीं होती थीं। खाना वह ख़ुशी-ख़ुशी ले लेती थीं –…

By Gunjan Chandak Khemka
November 1, 2015
नारीवाद, यौनिकता और विकलांगता पर कुछ विचार
Sex Isn’t Chromosomes: The Story of a Century of Misconceptions About X & Y
Representation of a human male karotype. Several pairs of chromosomes in the shape of small black lines which differ in length.

By Ian Steadman The influence of the XX/XY model of chromosomal sex has been profound over the last century, but…

By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
Sex Isn’t Chromosomes: The Story of a Century of Misconceptions About X & Y
Book Review: Come As You Are
Book cover with white background. Line drawing of a woman from waist to thighs, naked. On top is written the author's name in black "Emily Nayoski". Below it in red in cursive is written, "COME as you are".

You should venture to read Emily Nagoski’s book, Come As You Are in public. Not because you want to make…

By Shweta Krishnan
November 15, 2015
Book Review: Come As You Are
The F-Word: 10 Common Myths About Feminism Debunked
Magenta-coloured poster. On the top is written, "#MondayMythBusting". Below in white is written, next to a cross sign, "Feminism only fights for the rights of [straight, cis] women." Below it is written next to a tick mark sign, "My feminism will be intersectional, or it will be bullshit. -- Flavia Dzodan"

This article was originally posted in the Feminism in India blog. Feminism has earned a bad name for itself in recent…

By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
The F-Word: 10 Common Myths About Feminism Debunked
Video Page: Lata Mani on Neoliberalisation and Gender
Lata Mani in a bookshop. She has short hair and is wearing a green kurta and glasses. She flips through a book by a shelf.

Watch media theorist, linguist and philosopher, Wolfgang Sutzl interview feminist historian and cultural critic Lata Mani about the impact of neoliberalism…

By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
Video Page: Lata Mani on Neoliberalisation and Gender
इससे पोर्न (कामुक सामग्री) का क्या लेना देना? भारत में नारीवाद, यौनिकता, पोर्नोग्राफी और मर्दानगी
Two men hanging out on a side of a road, by their motorcycle. One wearing a blue tee sits on the motorcycle with his elbows on the handle. The other, in a blue shirt, stands resting his elbows on the first one's shoulder.

 मैं अपनी एक अमेरिकन दोस्त के साथ बातचीत कर रहा था जो स्वयं को दूसरी लहर की नारीवादी मानती हैं…

By Harjant Gill
November 15, 2015
इससे पोर्न (कामुक सामग्री) का क्या लेना देना? भारत में नारीवाद, यौनिकता, पोर्नोग्राफी और मर्दानगी
Feminism, Marriage, and the Dilemma
A bride and her mother holding hands face-to-face during the wedding celebration. Their faces are cut from the picture - we can see from their neck to their knees, dressed in a bride's lehnga, and a heavy Indian suit.

Before I was introduced to theatre and the arts in the 11th standard, the future I saw for myself was…

By Jyotsna Khatry
November 15, 2015
Feminism, Marriage, and the Dilemma
New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History
Uzma Noorani, a human rights activist, sitting on a sofa smiling. She is wearing an orange and pink Indian suit, and has her hair falling on her shoulders.

[slideshow_deploy id=’7496′] It had been there for decades  — a red, blue and white flag unfurling in the wind, an…

By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History
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