Freedom and Sexuality
Freedom and sexuality – it sounds so liberating to some. But to some others, freedom is the spark that can…
‘Why would you want to loiter?’ is an excellent question to ask feminist researcher, parent, educator and activist Dr. Shilpa…
By Shruti Arora: “I’ve never told this to anyone before, but I liked it when he kissed me. I wanted it,…
This essay is a brief rumination about queer café’s in urban India. Written as part reflection, part recollection, this essay…
Up to 10 million people in Iran are living with disabilities, campaigners say, but the culture surrounding the issue is…
Three-quarters of all abortions in Latin America are performed illegally, putting the woman’s life at risk. Together with Africa and…
I won’t shy away from a kiss, In my head I have already devoured you. I don’t want you to…
What do you think of when you put the words freedom and sexuality together? Orgies? Polyamory? Sex with no unwanted…
Caging the Free Body into a Sexual Silhouette At school, roughly in the 7th grade, we learn about tissues, veins,…
Dear Dad, There are times when I find writing a largely unproductive and tiresome exercise. For much of what is…
The women in Parched (2015) are sitting and chatting, seemingly free from their daily oppression for once, when a cell…
Where we are now: In August this year the Supreme Court of India declared that privacy at its core includes…
In 2008, there were two important sets of events that happened: six weeks of intense hearings at the final arguments stage in the Naz Foundation case at the Delhi High Court, where section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was being challenged, and a bunch of folks in Delhi deciding that they were going to organize a Pride March. While these don’t seem obviously connected, they were both expressions of freedom, one in constitutional terms within the courtroom, and the other, a very public expression of freedom, taking to the streets.
Mona Eltahawy, author of ‘Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution’, speaks about how any social…
“Badass Indian Pinups” – a series of paintings by Indo-Canadian artist Nimisha Bhanot shows Indian women breaking traditional stereotypes. Women…