Love and Sexuality

Why I’ve Stopped Going on Tinder Dates
A roadside board reads, "Have your awkward Tinder dates here.

I ressurected my account to be more pointed about who should swipe me left or right. But the problem wasn’t…

By Curated Content
February 18, 2016
Why I’ve Stopped Going on Tinder Dates
कहे अनकहे संवाद
A woman in a white sleeveless tee shirt.

प्यार की अभिव्यक्ति कई रूपों में की जा सकती है और इसी तरह यौनिकता और इसे व्यक्त करने के भी कई तरीके होते हैं। हम सच्चाई को अधिक करीब से देख सकते हैं अगर हम इन सभी तरीकों को समझे और समग्र रूप से जाने।

By Shikha Aleya
February 18, 2016
कहे अनकहे संवाद
POSTMODERN LONELINESS
Black and white sketch of a girl sitting on a sofa. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing a casual tunic and jeans

Recurring themes of women and loneliness occur in the illustrations of Idalia Candelas. Her drawings are a mix of ink,…

By Curated Content
February 18, 2016
POSTMODERN LONELINESS
The Tindering of Our Lives
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 "I saw you on Tinder" written in red over a dusty yellow wall. Screen reader support enabled. "I saw you on Tinder" written in red over a dusty yellow wall.

My friends thought I would never get onto Tinder. They thought I was too ‘cautious’ and ‘unadventurous’ for it. Well, “Challenge accepted,” I said.

By Curated Content
February 18, 2016
The Tindering of Our Lives
How Lesbians in India Redefine the Idea of Community
Two women kissing each other. दो औरतें पलंग पर लेटे चुंबन करतीं हुईं। पहली औरत नग्न अवस्था में।

I have always loved the Internet. Its potential to provide information and connect people has always amazed and enthralled me. Hence, I decided to look at how queer women in India, lesbian and bisexual women in particular, use the Internet to meet other queer women. I looked at three dating sites in particular, PinkSofa, OKCupid and Mingle2, apart from the usual social media sites.

By Smita Vanniyar
February 18, 2016
How Lesbians in India Redefine the Idea of Community
The Editorial: Love and Sexuality
A fist. A heart is drawn on the wrist.

The Love and Sexuality issues this month have a few more articles than usual, and it probably reflects on how every one of us has something to say on the matter. Our writers attempt to crawl out of the tunnel of ‘legitimate’ love and sexuality.

By TARSHI
February 1, 2016
The Editorial: Love and Sexuality
Issue In Focus: The Conversations We Don’t Have
A woman in a white sleeveless tee shirt.

A long, long time ago, in a room far, far away, I remember playing at being a mythological hero I…

By Shikha Aleya
February 1, 2016
Issue In Focus: The Conversations We Don’t Have
How To Make Me Come
Pencil drawing of a naked woman. Her legs are spread apart, and she is having an orgasm. Screen reader support enabled. Pencil drawing of a naked woman. Her legs are spread apart, and she is having an orgasm.

This piece won’t write itself as an opinion piece or a review of experiences that happened or were bound to…

By Greeshma Gireesh
February 1, 2016
How To Make Me Come
Review: The Gaysi Zine is Envelope-Pushing, Occasionally Flawed, and Gorgeous
Painting of a woman sitting on a WC in a bathroom.

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
The Confidence of a Married Woman
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 A Hindu bride placing a ring on the groom's finger. Screen reader support enabled. A Hindu bride placing a ring on the groom's finger.

I envy confident women. It could be the way a woman speaks her mind, the way she dresses, or just…

By Surbhi Dewan
February 1, 2016
The Confidence of a Married Woman
The Questions Game
Closeup of twigs.

What is something I do that makes you feel good?

when you lay your hands on the upper part of my back
where do you feel it – on your body – when i say i love you?

By Yomalis Rosario
February 1, 2016
The Questions Game
Playing With Love
Two women dancing in a strip club. Their clothes shine in green neon light in the dark background.

I’m a sucker for love. And I don’t want to be a party pooper either. There is lots I have…

By Jaya Sharma
February 1, 2016
Playing With Love
Video Page: ‘How Can It Be’
A man in a grey tee shirt and black pajamas standing, looking surprised at something.

A moving short film by Mira Nair on the anguish we subject ourselves to when faced with the inexplicable power…

By Curated Content
February 1, 2016
Video Page: ‘How Can It Be’
An (A)sexual Awakening
Modern Art

I had my sexual awakening in college. Or rather, the realisation that I would never have a ‘sexual awakening’ hit…

By Kavya Kartik
February 1, 2016
An (A)sexual Awakening