Homosexuality

Love, Marriage, and the Neoliberal World Order
The White House lit up in rainbow colours.

On June 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States of America held, “The Fourteenth Amendment requires a state…

By Debanuj DasGupta
August 1, 2015
Love, Marriage, and the Neoliberal World Order
Films of Desire/Bodies of Desire
Still from the film 'Margarita with a Straw' showing actress Kalki Koechlin being given a bath by actress Revathy

The Church says: the body is a sin Science says: the body is a machine Advertising says: the body is…

By Geetanjali Misra
June 1, 2015
Films of Desire/Bodies of Desire
Brushstrokes: Sigmund Freud on Homosexuality
Picture of a letter written in Sigmund Freud's handwriting

[slideshow_deploy id=’5774′] The most common jab taken at someone who is not heteronormative is that they are insane, and need…

By Curated Content
April 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Sigmund Freud on Homosexuality
A Boy And His Closet: My Coming Out Story
A placard reading "pyar" (love) in Hindi in white lettering on a rainbow-coloured background.

This post is part of TARSHI’s #TalkSexuality campaign on Comprehensive Sexuality Education in collaboration with Youth Ki Awaaz. The author chose to remain anonymous. “So how…

By Curated Content
March 20, 2015
A Boy And His Closet: My Coming Out Story
Issue in Focus: Sex And Modern Prudery
A man sits leisurely with his legs on his chair in a theatre. The audience chairs are coloured red, and are numbered. Many more men who are out-of-focus in this picture sit in similar fashion in rows behind him, looking at the screen.

I have great respect for Michel Foucault and his views on sexuality in our present era. While speaking on the…

By Sonia Soans
February 1, 2015
Issue in Focus: Sex And Modern Prudery
Interview: Sunil Gupta (Part II)
Artist Sunil Gupta stands infront of a wall which has two framed photos of his family. He has greying hair and is wearing a patterned woolen sweater.

Sunil Gupta is an artist, activist, and a curator, based in London UK. In this interview, he talks to Manak…

By Manak Matiyani
July 15, 2014
Interview: Sunil Gupta (Part II)
Verdict 377: Love in the times of Section 377
A photo of a person in a black mask and dressed in a purple shirt, standing in front of a rainbow-coloured pride flag.

The Supreme Court’s verdict on Section 377 will not make a difference to my life with my “roommate” but will…

By Curated Content
January 15, 2014
Verdict 377: Love in the times of Section 377
Voices: A Thinly Veiled Act Of Cowardice?
A cartoon sketch of two women kissing, next to a sketch of a monster-like figure. The sketches are black-and-white, but outlined in colour.

Haiku for the Disenfranchised:        An overcooked symphony the angry voices scream  ‘377. Unnatural Offences – Whoever voluntarily…

By Neha Naqvi
January 1, 2014
Voices: A Thinly Veiled Act Of Cowardice?
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