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They use sports, technology, arts, and media to express themselves and to build the confidence to exercise choice and negotiate decisions about their bodies, health and life.

By Valleri Sharma

April 21, 2023

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Tryst With Kink: Brushstrokes Of BDSM On My Sexuality

A yellow background with an illustration of an instant film photo. The illustration depicts a naked person’s lower back and buttocks, and they are handcuffed behind. On the bottom white part of the photo’s illustration, there is a signature.

The responsibilities attached to BDSM are frankly the same as that for any other sex act. But since the submissive partner(s) are placing themselves at a position of vulnerability, these responsibilities mark the difference between sex and abuse. Have fun, but responsibly.

By Feminism in India

December 15, 2021

Tryst With Kink: Brushstrokes Of BDSM On My Sexuality

Unboxing Our Darkness: Vulnerability and Transformative Justice

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When we are in tune with our authentic thoughts and feelings, vulnerability can be a guide-post in traversing through life, allowing us to forge deep and meaningful connections where we can hold space to mess up and get back on our feet again.

By Anjali

April 5, 2021

Unboxing Our Darkness: Vulnerability and Transformative Justice

A black and white photograph of two children walking on an empty road. One child’s hand is on the shoulders of the other child

We must all care for ourselves and be discerning about when and where and with whom we show our cards…but those who can hold our emotional and sexual vulnerability are out there, and we can find them and be all of who we are.

By Shilpa Sachdeva

April 5, 2021

Communication: A Path to Vulnerability

Buddha Mil Gaya… Why Does the Thought of Old People With Sex Lives Make Us Cringe?

What is unconventional about the depiction of this love, among all the others that have been spoon fed to us via Bollywood, is that this romance between two older people – Nafisa Ali and Dharmendra – is not about stealing the odd glance and simply holding hands.

By Curated Content

March 15, 2021

Buddha Mil Gaya… Why Does the Thought of Old People With Sex Lives Make Us Cringe?

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While the idea of older adults and sex is a taboo in itself, the idea of older adults exploring their sexuality, by engaging in same-sex relationships, or by experimenting with the way the look, or by becoming more sexually active, causes even greater discomfort.

By Aamena

March 1, 2021

Age no bar

A poster of the mini-series Churails. Two women can be seen sitting in a line. The first woman has a gun in her hands and the woman above her has a flask and hockey stick.

Their inimitable personalities showcase their varied conceptions of insaaf (justice), enriching and intensifying the plot and, at the same time, reaffirming their solidarity and strengthening their unity.

By Nupur Paliwal and Saloni Mishra

December 1, 2020

Churails: The Revolution Within Us All

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It’s technology that has allowed me, amidst the lockdown, to connect with so many people and I dare say, sext and share photos. It’s technology that has allowed me and many others access to things like porn, fetish websites, and to buy sex toys and so much more without leaving our beds!

By Abdullah Erikat

August 3, 2020

A class on porn, anyone?