Choice

My Choice and Sexuality
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My Choice and Sexuality

Choices in the sexual area should remain personal while maintaining the dignity and the rights of all people who must be able to make fully informed choices in this area. It is the duty of the state to provide the education and information to its people in this area but not intrude into their personal choices.
By Ravindran Jegasothy
March 5, 2019
My Choice and Sexuality
Choice and Sexuality in Cyberspace
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Choice and Sexuality in Cyberspace

Consent, however, is not so straightforward in the digital world. With instances where data can be hacked into, and with deep fake technologies making it more difficult to distinguish between what is real and what is fake, we have a situation where it is difficult to completely anticipate the kinds of risks involved, and the ways in which sexually explicit material is used.
By Siddharth Narrain
March 5, 2019
Choice and Sexuality in Cyberspace
‘हामी भरने’ या ‘मना करने’ का मेरा अधिकार
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‘हामी भरने’ या ‘मना करने’ का मेरा अधिकार

मनुष्यों के बीच के किसी भी तरह के आपसी सम्बन्धों में सहमति का होना, इन सम्बन्धों की मज़बूत नींव की तरह होना चाहिए। हमारे समाज में हम इस ‘सहमति’ देने या ‘ना’ कह पाने के अधिकार पर प्रतिक्रिया के रूप में नयी तरह की हिंसा को देख पा रहे हैं। अधिकारों को प्रयोग करने की इस प्रक्रिया को केवल किसी व्यक्ति द्वारा अपने अधिकारों के प्रयोग के रूप में न देखकर इसे सभी के लिए सामूहिक रूप से किए जा रहे अधिकारों के प्रयोग के रूप में देखा और समझा जाना चाहिए।
By Sumati Panikkar
March 5, 2019
‘हामी भरने’ या ‘मना करने’ का मेरा अधिकार
Class, Caste and Choices
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Class, Caste and Choices

Choices about life, relationships and desires are all defined based on socio-economic background, caste, class, gender and sexuality. When these young girls found a comfortable and safe space, they openly talked about their desires and experiences and how they negotiated their existing environments in order to pursue their desires.
By Prarthana
March 5, 2019
Class, Caste and Choices
Brushstrokes: Risky Date
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Brushstrokes: Risky Date

First dates can be a source of both excitement and anxiety – the possibility of finding a connection someone new is endlessly exhilarating, but the uncertainty around what to expect can be unnerving
By Curated Content
March 5, 2019
Brushstrokes: Risky Date
Brushstrokes: 4000 Years for Choice
Drawing of an aloe vera plant in red colour. On top of it is written "Gather" in blue. In the background is written in blue, "Theodore Priscianus, a 4th century Roman doctor, documented a mixture of aloe, apopanax root, and myrrh to induce an abortion. It was used 'when a woman was too young or the opening of the womb was too small.' Aloe had over thirty different medicinal uses in ancient times, and continued to be used by midwives and pharmacists to "stimulate" menstruation through the 1800s."
Brushstrokes: 4000 Years for Choice

Foods of various kinds have been historically used to prevent conception and to induce abortion. 4000 Years For Choice celebrates the practices…
By Curated Content
October 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: 4000 Years for Choice
The Editorial: Family and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Family and Sexuality

The trouble with the of the origin of families is that no one knows – Kathleen Gough In her 1971…
By TARSHI
May 15, 2015
The Editorial: Family and Sexuality
When the infinite was not enough!
When the infinite was not enough!
May 1, 2015
When the infinite was not enough!
Options Not Choices
Photo of abortion activist Rola Yasmine. She has shoulder-length brown hair and fair skin. She is wearing a casual shirt.
Options Not Choices

To write about safe abortion, I picture what the best-case scenario is for someone seeking a safe abortion in Lebanon.

By Rola Yasmine
April 1, 2014
Options Not Choices
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