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Reframing Family History
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Reframing Family History

Often when we speak of families and family history, we talk genetics, traditions and inheritance of all kinds. Somehow our relationship by blood or otherwise to a clan is supposed to help us identify our place in the universe. So there’s family medical history, family culture, family traditions of food and career. But sexuality? A family history that focuses on sexuality? What would that even mean?
By Shikha Aleya
May 1, 2016
Reframing Family History
Other Than Marriage and Blood
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Other Than Marriage and Blood

In the debates around the need to expand the rights that accrue through marriage to same-sex couples, what is often lost are the forms of legal recognition of relationships not in the nature of marriage or blood. As the nature of traditional relationships changes across India, with more people opting to live singly or with friends, we really need to begin thinking seriously about new forms of legal recognition.

By Siddharth Narrain
May 1, 2016
Other Than Marriage and Blood
Who’re You Kidding?
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Who’re You Kidding?

What exactly does being ‘comfortable with your sexuality’ mean? From a young age, all children, especially girls, are taught about specific ‘values’, and how we all need to behave in a certain manner or else we’re being ‘inappropriate’. However, I think the term ‘inappropriate’ simply means, “You should be ashamed of your body and should only think about concealing yourself”. And then our teachers and elders and others around us expect us to be automatically comfortable with our sexuality and with how we look, all the while trying to control us and impose their ideas on us.
By Gayatri Mohan
May 1, 2016
Who’re You Kidding?
क्योंकि सेक्स और रिश्तों के सवालों को शर्म के दायरे से बाहर निकालना ज़रूरी है
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क्योंकि सेक्स और रिश्तों के सवालों को शर्म के दायरे से बाहर निकालना ज़रूरी है

This post is a part of TARSHI‘s #TalkSexuality Campaign. विथिका यादव: • क्या कंडोम के इस्तेमाल से सेक्स का मज़ा…
By Vithika Yadav
August 31, 2015
क्योंकि सेक्स और रिश्तों के सवालों को शर्म के दायरे से बाहर निकालना ज़रूरी है
Desire and Sexuality Education: Teaching about Romance, Love, Infatuation and Other Such Attractions
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Desire and Sexuality Education: Teaching about Romance, Love, Infatuation and Other Such Attractions

Sexuality Education is not only about Sexual and Reproductive Health, but ideally also aims to address the question of adolescent…
By Ketaki Chowkhani
February 1, 2015
Desire and Sexuality Education: Teaching about Romance, Love, Infatuation and Other Such Attractions
Settle down – Kimbra
Settle down – Kimbra
October 1, 2014
Settle down – Kimbra
Relationship and companionship don’t exist in isolation
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Relationship and companionship don’t exist in isolation

It was very interesting to read Sexless in the City (For No Fault of Mine) by Malini Chib and the…
By Amrit Hallan
August 15, 2014
Relationship and companionship don’t exist in isolation
The Fine Line
The Fine Line
February 1, 2014
The Fine Line
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