Queer Rights

Singlehood and the sexuality of a woman who seemingly knows it all and yet, is confused
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Why is it always so hard to find a place for intimacy and why do we have to lie and cheat our way into getting it? Everything related to non-committal sex was always so taboo, shrouded in secrecy, and eliciting raised eyebrows, that it turned me off.

By Sanjukta Basu
February 15, 2021
Singlehood and the sexuality of a woman who seemingly knows it all and yet, is confused
Editorial: Human Rights and Sexuality
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So while theoretically we should all have the right to make our own decisions about matters to do with our sexuality, have the right to sexual and reproductive health care, the right to love who we want to, and the right to be free from violence and discrimination based on our sexual choices, to name just a few sexual rights, even today many people do not have these rights.

By TARSHI
December 16, 2019
Editorial: Human Rights and Sexuality
Sexuality: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
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Sexual rights include the right to express one’s sexuality freely, without discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, and to have access to provisions in the legal framework that are all-inclusive and offer protection whenever the need arises.

By Sanya Talwar
December 2, 2019
Sexuality: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
A Gay Man’s Daughter
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Were there more people like my father? Was it legal? I read about sexual diversity and how people of all sexual orientations should have the same rights[1], the LGBT community, and so on, and what the law says about them. Though the picture is not a completely happy one, a lot of work is going on in this area and there is still hope for the future.

By Anonymous
December 2, 2019
A Gay Man’s Daughter
The Ocean in My Veins
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The circulation of our bodily energies potentially ushers queer futurities. A future that is yet to come, a future in which our bodies will not be imprinted with fear. A future in which newer creative economies of desire, love, and pleasure surround us like the blue waters of the Indian Ocean. I write this brief reflection in hopes of such futures.

By Debanuj DasGupta
July 2, 2018
The Ocean in My Veins
Video: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Up Queer and Invisible
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This video series draws upon childhood and teenage memories to offer an insightful, humorous and often poignant Beginner’s Guide to Growing Up Queer and Invisible.

By Curated Content
April 2, 2018
Video: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Up Queer and Invisible
Reflections on accessibility and sexuality
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I thought of myself as a feminist activist much before I formally entered the development sector space. I participated in…

By Shreshtha Das
August 16, 2017
Reflections on accessibility and sexuality
From Love to Justice: Why Edward Carpenter Matters Today
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Though lovers often live in their version of paradise cut off from the wider world, as far as Faiz is concerned, the world of suffering humanity intrudes. This world will intrude because at the end of the day romantic love is only one of the bonds which makes us human.

By Arvind Narrain
December 5, 2016
From Love to Justice: Why Edward Carpenter Matters Today
Interview: Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani on Sexuality and Social Movements in Latin America
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November 1, 2015
Interview: Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani on Sexuality and Social Movements in Latin America
The Editorial: Queer Rights
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Happy New Year! We hope all your desires and expectations for 2014 are fulfilled. Despite everything that has happened, we…

By TARSHI
January 1, 2014
The Editorial: Queer Rights