Young People and Sexuality

Video: Run When Mom Calls | Sumukhi Suresh | Don’t Tell Amma
A still from Sumukhi Suresh's 'I Run When My Mom Calls'

Stand-up comedian Sumukhi Suresh’s video I Run When my Mom Calls, part of her performance Don’t Tell Amma, is a…

By Curated Content
July 1, 2020
Video: Run When Mom Calls | Sumukhi Suresh | Don’t Tell Amma
Brushstrokes: Closets
A part of the webcomic ‘Closets’

Robot Hugs, in their insightful comic, take on closets as inherently oppressive structures built to uphold what is acceptable and…

By Curated Content
July 1, 2020
Brushstrokes: Closets
नकली या फ़ेक पहचान के साथ ऑनलाइन होना – युवा महिलाओं द्वारा एक से अधिक प्रोफ़ाइल बना, सोशलसोशल मीडिया पर आत्म-अभिव्यक्ति करना

अपनी एम. फिल. की थीसिस के लिए मैंने “सेल्फ़ी लेने और सोशल मीडिया की ओर युवा महिलाओं के आकर्षण” के…

By Sujatha Subramanian
July 1, 2020
नकली या फ़ेक पहचान के साथ ऑनलाइन होना – युवा महिलाओं द्वारा एक से अधिक प्रोफ़ाइल बना, सोशलसोशल मीडिया पर आत्म-अभिव्यक्ति करना
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?’
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!
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
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
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
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”?
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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