Young People and Sexuality

Editorial: Young People and Sexuality

In our mid-month issue, Anjali Hans, in her mid-twenties, writes with insight and humour about learning and becoming a woman while navigating the terrain between the world as feminists want it to be and the world as it is. Manak Matiyani in an interview with Shikha Aleya tells us why he foregrounds his identity as a feminist…

By TARSHI
July 15, 2020
Editorial: Young People and Sexuality
On Learning and Becoming: “To Whom Do I Owe the Woman I Have Become?”

I share an apartment with two friends in a cramped street across from posh, climber-draped bungalows in South Delhi. All…

By Anjali
July 15, 2020
On Learning and Becoming: “To Whom Do I Owe the Woman I Have Become?”
Interview – Manak Matiyani

Manak Matiyani, feminist and queer activist, experienced in facilitating youth leadership for social change, is the Executive Director of the…

By Shikha Aleya
July 15, 2020
Interview – Manak Matiyani
Adolescence: A tumultuous time in my life

Experiences and learnings from the immediate surroundings such as the school and the family leave a deep impact on the…

By Arzoo
July 15, 2020
Adolescence: A tumultuous time in my life
Reel vs Real: Lessons from the Netflix series, Sex Education

I finally got around to watching Laurie Nunn’s debut series Sex Education that premiered in 2019 on Netflix. With its…

By Isha Vajpeyi
July 15, 2020
Reel vs Real: Lessons from the Netflix series, Sex Education
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?

Growing up is a tedious task in our society because of the institutionalised practices, societal constructs and boxed identities and…

By Sreejani
July 15, 2020
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?
Introduction to Explore: Stories of Youth & Sexuality

This article was originally published in The Medium. Explore: Stories of Youth & Sexuality Growing up, I was a very…

By Curated Content
July 15, 2020
Introduction to Explore: Stories of Youth & Sexuality
The Man In The Saree
Artwork by Anushka Sachan

This article was originally published in Gaysi magazine, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 IN) Posted byAsfiyah Posted onJan 7 2020 To my astonishment,…

By Curated Content
July 15, 2020
The Man In The Saree
I Am A Canvas Of My Experiences: An Individuality Beyond The Stereotypes

This article was originally published in the YKA 27th June, 2020 More from Aditya Singh With time and maturity of…

By Curated Content
July 15, 2020
I Am A Canvas Of My Experiences: An Individuality Beyond The Stereotypes
Why is it difficult to say, “I’m bisexual”?
A still from the film Batman & Robin

Being an adolescent is never easy. It is the beginning of one’s life journey to answering the ultimate existential question:…

By Shaleen Chrisanne
July 1, 2020
Why is it difficult to say, “I’m bisexual”?
Young People and Sexuality – The perspective of two queer allies
An image of purple fibre cables

As we sat down brainstorming about what course we were going to take next for As You Are (AYA –…

By Aditi and Sunali
July 1, 2020
Young People and Sexuality – The perspective of two queer allies
Poems by Nhylar
A watercolour image of a woman

1. A Certain Type of Life  since the age of 16 I idealised a certain type of life involving certain…

By Nhylar
July 1, 2020
Poems by Nhylar
Dismantling a sex-trafficking pyramid
A still from the Netflix series Jeffery Epstein – Filthy Rich

Every Friday my organisation Red Dot Foundation hosts a SafeCircle, an online space for listening and for sharing experiences of…

By ElsaMarie D'Silva
July 1, 2020
Dismantling a sex-trafficking pyramid
Shame, shame!
A still from the film What Will People Say?

I discovered the movie What Will People Say? while browsing Netflix. Growing up in a society in which people are…

By Nidhi Chaudhary
July 1, 2020
Shame, shame!
From ‘I wish I knew!’ to ‘Is it right to tell them this?’
A watercolour image of a woman

I wish my elders had told me about more than just bleeding when they talked about menstruation. I wish they…

By Asmi
July 1, 2020
From ‘I wish I knew!’ to ‘Is it right to tell them this?’
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