Sexuality

The Good Boy with ‘Unspeakable’ Desires: The Queer Testimonio of ‘Nacher Chhele’
The Good Boy with ‘Unspeakable’ Desires: The Queer Testimonio of ‘Nacher Chhele’

In Nacher Chhele, a 38 year old Avijit stands outside himself, takes a long look at his past, and writes an intense testimonio, which would resonate with many middle class Bengali queer men who grew up in the pre-global, pre-Internet city of Calcutta in the 80s and 90s.
By Kaustav Bakshi
August 1, 2018
The Good Boy with ‘Unspeakable’ Desires: The Queer Testimonio of ‘Nacher Chhele’
The Goal Program – Naz Foundation
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The Goal Program – Naz Foundation

Bare feet, dry brown hair, shabby clothes, a girl not older than 12 years stared out from her terrace at…
By Jaya Tiwari
September 1, 2014
The Goal Program – Naz Foundation
The Gillette Ad, APA Guidelines And Uri’s ‘Traditional Masculinity’
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The Gillette Ad, APA Guidelines And Uri’s ‘Traditional Masculinity’

Traditional masculinity is not without its problems but to eliminate its component of stoicism is to pull the rug from under a cast of tough and determined characters who make society function.
By Juhi Sidharth and Chaitanya Ravi
October 1, 2019
The Gillette Ad, APA Guidelines And Uri’s ‘Traditional Masculinity’
The Gendered Muscle in Gym Spaces
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The Gendered Muscle in Gym Spaces

I can recall my experiences in the washrooms of different gyms that I have been a member of. A men’s washroom is an interesting place in terms of how sexuality manifests itself in its various aspects. It was not unusual to see men of various kinds with strange energies in these washrooms.
By Shiva Chauhan
April 1, 2022
The Gendered Muscle in Gym Spaces
The Future is Femme
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The Future is Femme

The patriarchy is petrified of gender fluidity. Not only does the femininomenon threaten the modes of sex-based binaries, but it also undermines sexist hierarchies.

By Sindhu Rajasekaran
October 17, 2024
The Future is Femme
The Feast
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The Feast

For everybody was more interested in the welcome sounds of cooks at work and the aromas wafting from the huge community kitchen, adjoining the hall, than in the puja.
By Sailaja P
July 17, 2023
The Feast
The Fear of the ‘Other’: The Emerging Gay Family in Transnational Surrogacy
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The Fear of the ‘Other’: The Emerging Gay Family in Transnational Surrogacy

The Nepal Earthquake and its devastating impact on the citizens of the country was also felt amongst a small group…
By Anindita Majumdar
June 1, 2015
The Fear of the ‘Other’: The Emerging Gay Family in Transnational Surrogacy
The Falsity of ‘Happily-Ever-Afters’: Examining Coupledom in ‘Lust Stories’
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The Falsity of ‘Happily-Ever-Afters’: Examining Coupledom in ‘Lust Stories’

The anthology’s pull rests in its sincere and frank portrayal of male and female desires cutting across the divides of age, sexuality, and socioeconomic position. In terms of romance, the idealistic, till-death-do-us-part fantasy peddled by our movies and mainstream literature has been replaced by a realistic portrayal of modern relationships.
By Srishti Gupta
February 1, 2022
The Falsity of ‘Happily-Ever-Afters’: Examining Coupledom in ‘Lust Stories’
The F-Word: 10 Common Myths About Feminism Debunked
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The F-Word: 10 Common Myths About Feminism Debunked

This article was originally posted in the Feminism in India blog. Feminism has earned a bad name for itself in recent…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
The F-Word: 10 Common Myths About Feminism Debunked
The Examined Life of Masculinities  
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The Examined Life of Masculinities  

The inability to correctly identify, express and soothe (all three without exception, and in no particular order) inner vulnerabilities and imperfections is the weakest link between asserting masculinities and being able to properly live their full potential.
By Mona Mishra
October 15, 2019
The Examined Life of Masculinities  
The Editorial: Work and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Work and Sexuality

Sexuality can be said to influence and be influenced by every aspect of our lives. Talking about sexuality, however, is widely tabooed, especially at the workplace. Anything that evinces sexuality is at once mired in controversy – from clothing choices (of women, especially) to sexual harassment cases, from gender role-challenging career choices to sex work. Why is anything to do with sexuality seen as taking away the gravitas of work?
By TARSHI
June 24, 2016
The Editorial: Work and Sexuality
The Editorial: The Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sexuality
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The Editorial: The Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sexuality

“Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.” ― Joseph E. Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work Development…
By TARSHI
September 15, 2015
The Editorial: The Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sexuality
The Editorial: The Internet and Sexuality
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The Editorial: The Internet and Sexuality

Our desire to connect is perhaps one of the human aspirations that both Sexuality and the Internet serve. And with the Internet we now have new ways, unthought of even twenty years ago, of connecting with each other, and even at times with ourselves, finding aspects of our selves that we did not know existed.
By TARSHI
June 15, 2017
The Editorial: The Internet and Sexuality
The Editorial: Technology and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Technology and Sexuality

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” ― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the…
By TARSHI
July 15, 2015
The Editorial: Technology and Sexuality
The Editorial: Sports and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Sports and Sexuality

Sports and Sexuality: many who hear the two terms together wonder how they are connected and what sexuality has got…
By TARSHI
September 1, 2014
The Editorial: Sports and Sexuality
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