Sexuality

Why the Absence of Safe Abortion in the Post-2015 SDGs Matters
Infographic titled, "Banning abortions endangers women's health." Other data given: "222 million women in the developing world have an unmet need for modern contraception"; "47,000 women die yearly...millions more are injured"; "86% abortions take place in the developing world where most abortion laws are highly restrictive."
Why the Absence of Safe Abortion in the Post-2015 SDGs Matters

The eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) have been rightly criticised because they were too narrow, failed to address the…
By Kristin Francoeur
September 1, 2015
Why the Absence of Safe Abortion in the Post-2015 SDGs Matters
Because ‘Sex-ed’ Classes Taught Us Nothing, And Porn Is Only ‘Entertainment’
A woman reading a very small and thin book.
Because ‘Sex-ed’ Classes Taught Us Nothing, And Porn Is Only ‘Entertainment’

By Kirrat Sachdeva This post is part of TARSHI’s #TalkSexuality campaign on Comprehensive Sexuality Education in collaboration with Youth Ki Awaaz. Talking about the need…
By Curated Content
August 31, 2015
Because ‘Sex-ed’ Classes Taught Us Nothing, And Porn Is Only ‘Entertainment’
I Wish I May, I Wish I Might Have the Wish, I Wish Tonight
Names of several Indian cities are typed all over in grey or black on a white background. Kochi, Dehradun, Jaipur, Cuttak, etc.
I Wish I May, I Wish I Might Have the Wish, I Wish Tonight

While we were researching women’s access to public space in Mumbai under the aegis of the Gender and Space Project,…
By Shilpa Phadke
August 15, 2015
I Wish I May, I Wish I Might Have the Wish, I Wish Tonight
“DON’T LET YOUR FOOT SLIP!” : MESSAGES ON ‘APPROPRIATE’ FEMININITY BY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN MUMBAI
Comic panel. A school teacher offering an apple to a girl and a boy student, while both of them look at it skeptically.
“DON’T LET YOUR FOOT SLIP!” : MESSAGES ON ‘APPROPRIATE’ FEMININITY BY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN MUMBAI

“In Hindi, though there is a word for rape (balaatkaar), it is rarely used by women. Instead they say izzat…
By Juhi Sidharth
August 15, 2015
“DON’T LET YOUR FOOT SLIP!” : MESSAGES ON ‘APPROPRIATE’ FEMININITY BY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN MUMBAI
Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth
A poster that reads, "Female condom is a polyurethane sheath that has a flexible ring at both ends. It is approximately 3 inches wide and 7 inches long. Its efficacy is known to be around 79-95%. It reduces the risk of STI and HIV transmission." In the background is an image of a dictionary and a condom with a female face."
Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth

[slideshow_deploy id=’6411′] In a culture where sex is depicted all over media messaging, it’s funny how the word itself is…
By Curated Content
August 15, 2015
Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth
Open Letter to Parents-Who-Are-Katti-With-The-Daughter-Mumbai-Police-Illegally-Harassed
Some ten policemen in uniforms walking through a jungle in a queue.
Open Letter to Parents-Who-Are-Katti-With-The-Daughter-Mumbai-Police-Illegally-Harassed

Dear Parents-of-the-Young-Woman-Picked-Up-By-Moral-Mumbai-Police, I write this as a citizen, outraged by the actions of the Mumbai Police in picking up consenting…
By Shilpa Phadke
August 11, 2015
Open Letter to Parents-Who-Are-Katti-With-The-Daughter-Mumbai-Police-Illegally-Harassed
Issue In Focus: This Thing We Call Freedom
Screenshot of a computer screen, on which is opened a webpage titled, "Kama Sutra for parents of young children."
Issue In Focus: This Thing We Call Freedom

Chandra Deo Singh, a name not necessarily familiar to many of us, spent time in prison in1945 for taking part…
By Shikha Aleya
August 1, 2015
Issue In Focus: This Thing We Call Freedom
Brushstrokes: Sexuality Fundas
Orange text against a black background containing information that busts the myth that homosexuality is abnormal
Brushstrokes: Sexuality Fundas

[slideshow_deploy id=’6406′] How many of us know not to use regular soap to wash our genitals? How many know that…
By TARSHI
August 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Sexuality Fundas
INTERVIEW: SEXUALITY AND ADOLESCENTS
Youngsters wearing red shirts with "Enough is enough" written in black march on a road, carrying placards reading "Child sexual abuse - what are you doing about it?"; "The most public secret needs to be told"; and "it takes a community to protect a child."
INTERVIEW: SEXUALITY AND ADOLESCENTS

Our interview section this month features excerpts from three of our past interviews on issues in dealing with adolescent sexuality:…
By TARSHI Team
August 1, 2015
INTERVIEW: SEXUALITY AND ADOLESCENTS
Love, Marriage, and the Neoliberal World Order
The White House lit up in rainbow colours.
Love, Marriage, and the Neoliberal World Order

On June 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States of America held, “The Fourteenth Amendment requires a state…
By Debanuj DasGupta
August 1, 2015
Love, Marriage, and the Neoliberal World Order
Review: Sexuality in Moral Science and Adolescent Education Textbooks
Black and white drawing of a young boy whistling. Around him is written "drugs", "alcohol", "love affair", "dirty jokes", "cigarettes", "AIDS" in clockwise direction. With each of these words is drawn a representation of that word.
Review: Sexuality in Moral Science and Adolescent Education Textbooks

Textbook Regimes: A Feminist Critique of Nation and Identity is a book published by Nirantar that explores the linkages between…
By Nirantar
August 1, 2015
Review: Sexuality in Moral Science and Adolescent Education Textbooks
The Editorial: Technology and Sexuality
An old woman with white hair, wearing a purple saree talking on a phone while carrying a heavy utensil on her head.
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
Gayatri Buragohain on Women and Technology in India
A woman sitting on floor, teaching something to some girls sitting in front of her on the floor in a house.
Gayatri Buragohain on Women and Technology in India

By Kirk L. Kroeker, Communications of ACM on 20/1/2011 Gayatri Buragohain, India’s ACM-W Ambassador and a member of the ACM…
By Curated Content
July 15, 2015
Gayatri Buragohain on Women and Technology in India
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies
Cut-outs of selfies of various people stuck on a yellow wall. On the top is pasted in black cut-out paper, "Exhibiting the self". Cut-outs of music symbols are pasted in between the selfies.
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies

[slideshow_deploy id=’6357′] The songs of selfies played its colourful tune, with selfies coming out as musical notes from the gramophone kept…
By Curated Content
July 15, 2015
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies
Chahat Chowk: Reaching Out to Women
Two middle-aged women sitting in a recording room, wearing headphones, speaking into their table mikes. On the wall behind them is a poster that reads, "Gurgaon Awaaz 107.8 FM". One is wearing a green and maroon saree, and the other is wearing a white and pink Indian suit.
Chahat Chowk: Reaching Out to Women

Attempting to talk about sexual health in an urban environment like Gurgaon is a bit like trying to pierce an…
By Arti Jaiman
July 15, 2015
Chahat Chowk: Reaching Out to Women
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