Sri Lanka
Coded/Un-Coded: Unpacking Erotic Tales from Ancient Lanka
As much as the dominant narrative sometimes wishes to tell us otherwise, erotica has been with us for a long time.
By Subha and Thilini
Same-sex love in the time of decolonisation: Historicising hidden sexual lives in Selvadurai’s Cinnamon Gardens
Cinnamon Gardens, looking back on the early twentieth century, reveals the trauma of queer lives, in a country where queerness, family and the state are still irreconcilable with each other.
By Kaustav Bakshi
Campaign for Safe Abortion in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, abortion is only permitted in cases where pregnancy or childbirth is life-threatening for the woman. Nevertheless the number of reported daily abortions taking place in Sri Lanka is more than 750.
By Sarah Soysa
April 1, 2014