Sexuality and Law

The Editorial: Law and Sexuality
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Is Law restrictive and limiting or can it be liberating and provide people a sense of agency when it comes…

By TARSHI
June 1, 2014
The Editorial: Law and Sexuality
यौनिक सम्बन्धों में चयन का अधिकार
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आली द्वारा प्रकाशित आली द्वारा 6 राज्यों में (जिसमें उ.प्र., म.प्र., हरियाणा, महाराष्ट्र, पश्चिम बंगाल व केरल शामिल हैं) इस विषय…

By Guest Writer
June 1, 2014
यौनिक सम्बन्धों में चयन का अधिकार
Sex Toys and Law – The Unexplored Opportunity
A still from the film 'Queen' showing actress Kangana Ranaut browsing various sex toys in a sex shop.

 Sex toys are an exception to the basic understanding of toys. First of all, these toys are generally used by…

By Jasmine George
June 1, 2014
Sex Toys and Law – The Unexplored Opportunity
Laws, Consent and Implications for CSE
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Providing Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) remains one of the most contested and complex issues within the sexual and reproductive health…

By Rupsa Mallik
June 1, 2014
Laws, Consent and Implications for CSE
Desire Against Desire
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Post the historic Naz Foundation judgment of the Delhi High Court in July 2009, a prominent English news magazine carried…

By Oishik Sircar
June 1, 2014
Desire Against Desire
Interview : Arvind Narrain

JG: As a founder member of The Alternative Law Forum (ALF) you have engaged with conventional law and at the…

By Jasmine George
June 1, 2014
Interview : Arvind Narrain
Gallery: Police Brutality
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[slideshow_deploy id=’2951′] how much do adolescent girls know about laws that affect them? | Create Infographics Slideshow Pictures Source: Zubaan…

By Curated Content
June 1, 2014
Gallery: Police Brutality
The Impossible Collective: A Review of Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan (1997)
Poster for the Bengali film 'Dahan"
June 1, 2014
The Impossible Collective: A Review of Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan (1997)
Love and Sex in the Time of the POCSO Act, 2012
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The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), defines a ‘child’ to mean ‘any person below the…

By Swagata Raha
June 1, 2014
Love and Sex in the Time of the POCSO Act, 2012
Namita Aavriti: Through a Freedom of Speech and Privacy Laws Lens
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June 1, 2014
Namita Aavriti: Through a Freedom of Speech and Privacy Laws Lens
Law and Sexuality
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I graduated from a Law School in Bangalore in 2012 and moved back to my hometown, Lucknow, U.P., where I…

By Neetika Vishwanath
June 1, 2014
Law and Sexuality
ILLUSTRATION REPORTAGE: MONAZ DIARY
Illustration of a trans woman from the online comic 'Monaz Report', which is about a trans reporter

Illustration Reportage: Monaz Diary About MONAZ DIARY Manish Nayak likes to call herself Monaz as she feels the name completes…

By Anirban Ghosh
June 1, 2014
ILLUSTRATION REPORTAGE: MONAZ DIARY