Visual Corner

Video: “Me, We, Us”
A screenshot from the video. Against a black background, there is a faded illustration of a human face surrounded by concentric wave pattern. On top of the illustration are words in English and Hindi in two columns. On the left column are the words: Language, Sexuality, LGBTQIA+, Gender, Mental Health, Rights, Domestic Violence, Sex Work, Activists. On the right column are the words: Tension, Burnout Prevention, Anxiety, Stress, Risk

Conversations about stress, burnout and mental health have gained prominence, especially during and since the COVID-19 pandemic. But, what is stress and burnout?

By Curated Content
September 1, 2022
Video: “Me, We, Us”
Video – Tishani Doshi: Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods (poetry/dance)
Photograph of Tishani Doshi in the middle of a dance performance. She is wearing a pink pantsuit and has long hair. She has her legs slightly bent in a wide stance, with her palms cupped, facing outward towards the camera lens and positioned near her pubic area. A spotlight is focussed on her.

In the video section, watch Tishani Doshi perform one of her most haunting and popular poems ‘Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods’. Using the movements of/in body, music and language, it is a powerful expression of Tishani’s expansive vision of resistance, freedom and solidarity in the face of violence.

By Curated Content
May 3, 2022
Video – Tishani Doshi: Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods (poetry/dance)
Brushstrokes: Queering the Map
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How can we envision a queer approach that counters exclusionary practices? Queering the Map, launched in 2017 by Canadian designer…

By Curated Content
April 1, 2022
Brushstrokes: Queering the Map
Video: Queering Public Space
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How can we queer public spaces and what does it actually take? Can a particular kind of lighting, or adding…

By Curated Content
April 1, 2022
Video: Queering Public Space
Brushstrokes – Scribbles
A black-and-white line drawing of a woman with wavy hair, multiple necklaces including one with a beetle pendant, earrings in the shape of a dice. There are stars on her face, and the only colour in the artwork is in the woman’s eyelids, which have been conceptualised as rainbows.

Scribbles: an Escape From the Mundane is a product of my thoughts and emotions when I was struggling to understand my sexuality and grappling with the idea of identifying with the spectrum of gender and sexuality outside the binary, but not being able to put a label on it.

By Nishita Kamdar
March 1, 2022
Brushstrokes – Scribbles
Brushstrokes – Celebrating Sexuality
Celebrating Sexuality

Taboos in relation to female desire, sexuality and the body are often addressed in my work. My recent artistic interest focuses on rituals that are primarily centred on agricultural communities in Bengal that involve the veneration of fertility symbols and celebration of feminine sexuality.

By Mitali Das
March 1, 2022
Brushstrokes – Celebrating Sexuality
Video: “Un Sacré Mariage!”
A wedding scene in a church with sunlight streaming in from the windows.

What can celebrating sexuality look like? Un Sacré Mariage!, an animated short by Francis Papillon and Gregory Verreault shows us with aplomb, jest and buoyancy that one of the ways to do it could be by moving away from conventions and rituals.

By Curated Content
March 1, 2022
Video: “Un Sacré Mariage!”
Video: Alternatives to a Standard Relationship
A simple purple flower with a ring peeking out from its bottom is located at the top left corner of the image. The text “The Menu of Love” with a large rectangular border is at the center of the image, and the text “The School of Life” in bold yellow is located at the bottom right corner

Is a monogamous long-term romantic relationship the only kind of relationship available to us? This School of Life video explores alternative modes of relationships through “The Menu of Love” and prods us to rethink the notion of monogamous romantic love and coupledom.

By Curated Content
February 1, 2022
Video: Alternatives to a Standard Relationship
Brushstrokes: Why Being Asexual Doesn’t Mean I’m ‘Broken’
Asexual not Broken

There are a lot of prejudices and misconceptions about asexual people. This comic on Everyday Feminism sensitises us to asexuality through a deeply felt real-life story of finding love as an asexual person.

By Curated Content
February 1, 2022
Brushstrokes: Why Being Asexual Doesn’t Mean I’m ‘Broken’
Brushstrokes: Who We’re Leaving Out of Sex Positivity – And How to Make It More Inclusive

This post was originally published here. While sex-positive spaces affirm our right to pleasurable sexuality, they might leave out experiences…

By Curated Content
January 3, 2022
Brushstrokes: Who We’re Leaving Out of Sex Positivity – And How to Make It More Inclusive
Video: How to be a Friend to Yourself

This post was originally published here. Why is it easier for us to be compassionate and accepting of our friends…

By Curated Content
January 3, 2022
Video: How to be a Friend to Yourself
Mission Orgasm
A galaxy of stars with little illustrations and the title written in bright pink and green fonts in the centre.

This Parodevi Pictures’ production from Agents of Ishq is a kaleidoscopic must-watch that takes us into the poorly understood ‘galaxy’ of female orgasm and sexual pleasure through a mobile-phone game – A Little Death – that helps people navigate this terrain unfamiliar to many in an exciting and accessible way.

By Curated Content
December 1, 2021
Mission Orgasm
Graphic Story: The First Move
Graphic of a person at an office desk. The person is reclining on a chair with hands behind their head and looks relaxed. There is a mug of warm beverage, a desktop, a keyboard and a mouse on the table. On the upper left corner is the title of the graphic story that reads “The First Move…” Right below with is the credits to the writer and illustrator, Priya Dali and text reads “Written and illustrated by Priya Dali”. Below it is another line of text - “#QUEERINGWITHTINDER”.

This short and cute graphic story by Priya Dali, published by Gaysi in collaboration with Tinder, captures the playful initial stages of online dating as Maya tries to make the first move on Rae with the help of colleagues.

By Curated Content
December 1, 2021
Graphic Story: The First Move
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
Brushstrokes: Here’s What It Really Means to Be a Furry
Video: FURRY SECRETS UNCOVERED
A white person who identifies as a furry alongside three furry costumes (that look like images of animal stuff toys) against a purple background.

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
Video: FURRY SECRETS UNCOVERED
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