Voices

Don’t be a (Coyote) Dick; There Are No Classy Risqué Jokes
Two white dogs having anal sex.
Don’t be a (Coyote) Dick; There Are No Classy Risqué Jokes

“Vanna-cum?” – This was a Tamil-English booty call SMS I once received from a friend with benefits (reproduced here with…
By Guest Writer
January 18, 2016
Don’t be a (Coyote) Dick; There Are No Classy Risqué Jokes
To Laugh Or Not to Laugh
A group of girls wearing knee-length white dhotis, shirts, and goggles, with their hair tied back. "Women in jeans against indian culture - KJ Yesudas" is written opposite the photo. On the bottom is written "challenge accepted".
To Laugh Or Not to Laugh

“Everything is funny, if you can laugh at it.” – Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll can be said to have a…
By Jasmine George
January 18, 2016
To Laugh Or Not to Laugh
Casually Sexist Humour and the Reasonable Limits of Feministing
Abish Matthew in a white shirt and black coat speaking into ear mike on a stage.
Casually Sexist Humour and the Reasonable Limits of Feministing

In March 2015, a popular Indian comic, Abish Mathew, performed at a college festival at the National Law University (NLU)…
By Noopur Raval
January 4, 2016
Casually Sexist Humour and the Reasonable Limits of Feministing
…‘Raised on These Jokes’…
A man's red underwear. "Stop and smell the" written over a penis-shaped cutout in the centre.
…‘Raised on These Jokes’…

“Tell me something,” the 15-year-old asked her mother, “what is it like the first time?” “You, in your age and…
By Shikha Aleya
January 4, 2016
…‘Raised on These Jokes’…
Building Solidarity Amongst Diverse and Marginalised Communities at SANGRAM, Sangli: Part 2
Condoms are distributed by sex workers who work with SANGRAM and VAMP to educate and empower their peers.
Building Solidarity Amongst Diverse and Marginalised Communities at SANGRAM, Sangli: Part 2

This is the second part in a two-part series on SANGRAM’s work in Sangli. Read the first part here. Finding…
By SANGRAM
December 15, 2015
Building Solidarity Amongst Diverse and Marginalised Communities at SANGRAM, Sangli: Part 2
The Serious Dangers of ‘High Risk Group’ing in HIV and AIDS Prevention
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 Two blood bags. On top is written "Separate but equal". Screen reader support enabled. Two blood bags. On top is written "Separate but equal".
The Serious Dangers of ‘High Risk Group’ing in HIV and AIDS Prevention

Sex has always been at the core of HIV and AIDS since the virus was first identified almost 30 years…
By Sankhya Bommana
December 15, 2015
The Serious Dangers of ‘High Risk Group’ing in HIV and AIDS Prevention
Building Solidarity amongst Diverse and Marginalised Communities at SANGRAM, Sangli: Part 1
Condoms are distributed by sex workers who work with SANGRAM and VAMP to educate and empower their peers.
Building Solidarity amongst Diverse and Marginalised Communities at SANGRAM, Sangli: Part 1

A gradual process of inclusion; engaging and understanding exclusion  In 1992, health and human rights NGO, SANGRAM, recognised the need…
By SANGRAM
December 1, 2015
Building Solidarity amongst Diverse and Marginalised Communities at SANGRAM, Sangli: Part 1
HIV and AIDS Prevention, LGBT Rights, and the Law
Newspaper clipping of the first known protest by the AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA) in 1992. People gathered around, carrying placards.
HIV and AIDS Prevention, LGBT Rights, and the Law

As someone who has worked on sexuality and gender related issues, HIV and AIDS has been part of the larger…
By Siddharth Narrain
December 1, 2015
HIV and AIDS Prevention, LGBT Rights, and the Law
Plainly Speaking—In the Best Interest of Children Living With HIV
Plainly Speaking—In the Best Interest of Children Living With HIV
December 1, 2015
Plainly Speaking—In the Best Interest of Children Living With HIV
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.
On Feminism, Sexuality and Disability

  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
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".
Of Socks and Sexuality

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
A Chicken Tikka Roll For Real Men
Screenshot of a YouTube page. The video still shows a husband sitting at a dining table. His wife stands nearby, talking to him, pointing to a mixer kept on the table.
A Chicken Tikka Roll For Real Men

Bakasura Chicken Tikka Roll. 100% Wholesome. Made for Real Men. In the home delivery menu card of a local restaurant,…
By Shikha Aleya
October 1, 2015
A Chicken Tikka Roll For Real Men
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?
Nepalese women on a protest march. They are carrying a poster that reads in Hindi, "Women Against Violence Day". They are wearing white caps, and holding placards.
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?

Nepal has been occupying the news headlines for the last few months, either due to the devastating earthquake that killed…
By Shubha Kayastha
September 1, 2015
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?
Why the Absence of Safe Abortion in the Post-2015 SDGs Matters
Infographic titled, "Banning abortions endangers women's health." Other data given: "222 million women in the developing world have an unmet need for modern contraception"; "47,000 women die yearly...millions more are injured"; "86% abortions take place in the developing world where most abortion laws are highly restrictive."
Why the Absence of Safe Abortion in the Post-2015 SDGs Matters

The eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) have been rightly criticised because they were too narrow, failed to address the…
By Kristin Francoeur
September 1, 2015
Why the Absence of Safe Abortion in the Post-2015 SDGs Matters
Nothing for us without us: Young People and Development
A meme of a woman with her finger pointing outward speaking angrily. Text written reads, "Meaningful youth participation means involving young people in decision making process, not just making them as decoration!"
Nothing for us without us: Young People and Development

There are many mechanism, agendas and processes such as the post-2015 mechanism in development to ensure gender equality and ‘to…
By Sarah Soysa
September 1, 2015
Nothing for us without us: Young People and Development
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