trans rights

The Ocean in My Veins
A placard against a black background, on which is written 'Idea Junction, Colombo Pride 2018.'

The circulation of our bodily energies potentially ushers queer futurities. A future that is yet to come, a future in which our bodies will not be imprinted with fear. A future in which newer creative economies of desire, love, and pleasure surround us like the blue waters of the Indian Ocean. I write this brief reflection in hopes of such futures.

By Debanuj DasGupta
July 2, 2018
The Ocean in My Veins
The Future Is TransFeminist: from imagination to action
An illustration of a woman’s face and torso, superimposed with markers of digital engagement. Behind her, two octopus arms and from under the torso, palms and leaves flowering.

Facebook. Google. Apple. Microsoft. Amazon. As the white male-dominated Big Five in Silicon Valley monopolise most platforms that guide online interactions almost everywhere outside China, any aspiration towards a feminist revolution has become capitalised.

By Curated Content
August 14, 2020
The Future Is TransFeminist: from imagination to action
Interview – Alok Vaid-Menon
Gender non-conforming poet Alok Vaid Menon. They are dressed in a vibrant sleeveless dress, jewellery and makeup.

In an e-mail conversation with TARSHI, Alok Vaid-Menon talks about both performativity and poetic performance.

By TARSHI Team
September 4, 2018
Interview – Alok Vaid-Menon
I DELETE MYSELF: ANONYMITY AND SEXUALITY ONLINE
On a black background, in capital letters, the words “I DELETE MYSELF”. The background has lines from the poem Delete by The Weird Queer Kid.

Cyberspace has given the queer woman a chance to problematize the existing gender and sexual identities which, like any identity, is not static. It allows her to create and occupy spaces which will give her freedom and power in a way that the misogynistic physical world cannot provide.

By Curated Content
August 14, 2020
I DELETE MYSELF: ANONYMITY AND SEXUALITY ONLINE