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The Anatomy of a Queer Body
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The Anatomy of a Queer Body

I smell the judgement
and the disappointment
of my parents as I enter the hall;
it stinks of their silence on my sexuality.
By Gokul Prabhu
June 16, 2023
The Anatomy of a Queer Body
Issue in focus
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Issue in focus

Companions take many forms. Using the word very loosely here, a companion is anyone the self is connected to, anywhere, at any point in time, from a family member, to a stranger on a train. 
By Shikha Aleya
November 15, 2022
Issue in focus
Interview – Prakash
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Interview – Prakash

“I feel that connection is the survival language of the LGBTQIA+ community. The sense of a common struggle makes way for developing quick yet lasting connections among the community…”
By Shikha Aleya
November 15, 2022
Interview – Prakash
Editorial – Mental Health and Sexuality
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Editorial – Mental Health and Sexuality

Mental health, much like physical health, is a state of wellbeing and not just the absence of disease or infirmity….
By TARSHI
September 19, 2022
Editorial – Mental Health and Sexuality
Where do we begin?
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Where do we begin?

The connection between mental and emotional wellbeing and stigmatised identities is perhaps most easily understood and therefore a good entry…
By Shikha Aleya
September 19, 2022
Where do we begin?
When the Game is Set Against You, Why Play By The Rules?
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When the Game is Set Against You, Why Play By The Rules?

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” — J. Krishnamurti Sexuality for…
By Simran Kewlani and Vasudha Ramani
September 19, 2022
When the Game is Set Against You, Why Play By The Rules?
This is how we do it
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This is how we do it

We need to recognise that mental health stressors that queer people face are not because something is inherently wrong with them.
By Shruti Chakravarty
September 1, 2022
This is how we do it
Queer mental health and therapy
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Queer mental health and therapy

In 2019, I was diagnosed with a chronic mental illness. “What is recovery and how do I find it?” was…
By Anuckriti Garg
September 1, 2022
Queer mental health and therapy
Of Identity and Belongings: The Gatekeeping within Queer Spaces
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Of Identity and Belongings: The Gatekeeping within Queer Spaces

I went to a girls’ high school and for somebody who had spent the last ten years in a co-ed…
By Shubhangi
September 1, 2022
Of Identity and Belongings: The Gatekeeping within Queer Spaces
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