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Mission Orgasm
A galaxy of stars with little illustrations and the title written in bright pink and green fonts in the centre.

This Parodevi Pictures’ production from Agents of Ishq is a kaleidoscopic must-watch that takes us into the poorly understood ‘galaxy’ of female orgasm and sexual pleasure through a mobile-phone game – A Little Death – that helps people navigate this terrain unfamiliar to many in an exciting and accessible way.

By Curated Content
December 1, 2021
Mission Orgasm
Tomboy Femininity
A photograph of the author, Di Sands

When I finally came out to myself at age 16 and made it to a free queer youth space, I couldn’t wait to be accepted among folks who didn’t play by society’s heterosexist rules of masculine and feminine as polar opposites.

By Di Sands
December 1, 2020
Tomboy Femininity
Brushstrokes: Travelling Across Beauty Standards
Three panles depicting three types of female bodies, with the captions, "China:, "Egypt", "USA" written below

Graphic designers from 18 countries across the world were asked to Photoshop a single image of a young woman, and…

By Curated Content
March 1, 2016
Brushstrokes: Travelling Across Beauty Standards
Book Review: Come As You Are
Book cover with white background. Line drawing of a woman from waist to thighs, naked. On top is written the author's name in black "Emily Nayoski". Below it in red in cursive is written, "COME as you are".

You should venture to read Emily Nagoski’s book, Come As You Are in public. Not because you want to make…

By Shweta Krishnan
November 15, 2015
Book Review: Come As You Are
Issue In Focus: Food, Drink and Sexuality
Still from a black and white Indian film, "Aurat" (1940). A mother with her three kids.

I met Lamai[1] at a spa in Bangkok. She was eager to talk, and told me about her village eight…

By Shweta Krishnan
October 1, 2015
Issue In Focus: Food, Drink and Sexuality