Sexuality
Video: “Un Sacré Mariage!”
What can celebrating sexuality look like? Un Sacré Mariage!, an animated short by Francis Papillon and Gregory Verreault shows us with aplomb, jest and buoyancy that one of the ways to do it could be by moving away from conventions and rituals.
By Curated Content
March 1, 2022
Video: “97%” – by Ben Brand
We found a 97% LoveMatch nearby! Find her and start your new life RIGHT NOW!!
By Curated Content
November 20, 2023
Video – Tishani Doshi: Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods (poetry/dance)
In the video section, watch Tishani Doshi perform one of her most haunting and popular poems ‘Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods’. Using the movements of/in body, music and language, it is a powerful expression of Tishani’s expansive vision of resistance, freedom and solidarity in the face of violence.
By Curated Content
Video Page: What is Intersectionality?
If feminism is about fighting for equality, then how can we ensure that our feminism is truly inclusive and equal? Does it feature only a certain kind of voice or experience, and not take into account the multiple axes of oppression that another group of people may face?
By Curated Content
December 2, 2019
Video Page: The Short Film ‘Naked’
The Internet is as public a space as any other – fraught with its own set of complexities – and the stigmas and moral judgments that plague our immediate physical environment often permeate into it, whether subconsciously or not.
By Curated Content
April 1, 2019
Video Page: The Issue of Trans Victimization – Bittu
Is Brahminical patriarchy present in queer spaces? How can marginalised groups effectively advocate for themselves without relying too heavily on…
By Curated Content
October 3, 2017
Video Page: The Importance of Vulnerability
Though most of us shy away from opening ourselves to be vulnerable, there is great power in expressing our vulnerabilities to the people closest to us, whether a friend or an intimate partner.
By Curated Content
April 1, 2020
Video Page: The Embrace
An Indian joint family shares spaces where lives and narratives overlap and privacy is stymied. Acts of intimacy, pleasure, and sexual exploration become difficult to pursue, and both privacy and sexual fulfillment become a much sought-after luxury.
By Curated Content
September 2, 2019
Video Page: The Challenge of Being Close
The process of connecting with another person, opening up to them, and getting close enough to build an intimate relationship is fraught with complexities and grey-areas, which often has a marked impact on how we interact with that person and how we choose to conduct ourselves around them.
By Curated Content
February 1, 2019
Video Page: The Amorous Adventures of Shakku and Megha in the Valley of Consent
How does one negotiate the “delicate and complex” terrain of giving, receiving and respecting consent, and safely and effectively express sexual desire?
By Curated Content
Video Page: Sita sings the Blues
Sita Sings the Blues is an animated retelling of the Ramayana, an ancient Indian epic about the Hindu god Rama…
By Curated Content
September 1, 2017
VIDEO PAGE: SITA SINGS THE BLUES
Sita Sings the Blues is an animated retelling of the Ramayana, an ancient Indian epic about the Hindu god Rama…
By Curated Content
January 2, 2018
Video Page: Purl
In Pixar’s short film Purl, a pink ball of yarn – a stand-in for anyone who’s ‘different’ – is faced with this dilemma in a workplace context (the analogy would work in other contexts as well).
By Curated Content
May 1, 2019
Video Page: My First Time
“First times” can be awkward, exhilarating, and everything in between. They come with the tentativeness of sexual exploration – of figuring out what one wants and of nervously (and excitedly) seeking it out
By Curated Content
November 1, 2018
Video Page: Moustaches Unlimited
Is a moustache synonymous with the socially established understanding of what makes a ‘man’, is it what marks the degree of manliness, or rather, the degree of male privilege, and is it something that defines the kind of relationships men share with each other?
By Curated Content
October 1, 2019