{"id":23658,"date":"2022-10-02T23:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T18:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/?page_id=23658"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:57:08","slug":"in-plainspeak","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663767778870{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127795961{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<style>#gem-featured-posts-slider-6a19b479e6c98 .gem-featured-post-title { letter-spacing: px !important; }#gem-featured-posts-slider-6a19b479e6c98 .set { background-color: #5bb464; }<\/style><style><\/style> <div class=\"preloader 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gem-button-text-weight-normal gem-button-border-1\" data-ll-effect=\"drop-right-without-wrap\" style=\"border-radius: 0px;border-color: #ffffff;color: #ffffff;\" onmouseleave=\"this.style.borderColor='#ffffff';this.style.backgroundColor='transparent';this.style.color='#ffffff';\" onmouseenter=\"this.style.backgroundColor='#9b4d45';this.style.color='#ffffff';\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/apni-ichchhaon-ki-bhasha-sexuality-selfhood\/\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/article> <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127784484{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127795961{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a19b479f01ba {margin-top: 50px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a19b479f01ba\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;10&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664891100891{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1697692668369{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>THE SELF AND SEXUALITY<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a19b479f01e2 {margin-top: 45px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a19b479f01e2\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div><style>.portfolio.news-grid#style-f47fe4c .portfolio-item:not(.size-item), .preloader#style-preloader-f47fe4c .portfolio-item { padding: calc(42px\/2) 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data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item interview the-self-and-sexuality col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29398 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-interview category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-body-literacy tag-desire tag-dr-cuterus tag-feminist-healthcare tag-gen tag-gender tag-heakhcare-access tag-medical-misogyny tag-public-health tag-queer-inclusion tag-reprodictive-health tag-selfhood tag-seuxuality tag-sexual-health-indi tag-sexualities tag-sexuality-education tag-sisa-spaces\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779110436\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29398 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-interview category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-body-literacy tag-desire tag-dr-cuterus tag-feminist-healthcare tag-gen tag-gender tag-heakhcare-access tag-medical-misogyny tag-public-health tag-queer-inclusion tag-reprodictive-health tag-selfhood tag-seuxuality tag-sexual-health-indi tag-sexualities tag-sexuality-education tag-sisa-spaces\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"Interview \u2014\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Tanaya Narendra (Dr. Cuterus)\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/interview-dr-tanaya-narendra-dr-cuterus\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Cuterus-book-on-bed-2-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Cuterus-book-on-bed-2-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"The author lays on a bed, posing for the camera with a few copies of her book stacked beside her.\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/interview-dr-tanaya-narendra-dr-cuterus\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Interview \u2014\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Tanaya Narendra (Dr. Cuterus)<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>No yucking anyone\u2019s yum\u2026<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Shikha Aleya<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29398 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-interview category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-body-literacy tag-desire tag-dr-cuterus tag-feminist-healthcare tag-gen tag-gender tag-heakhcare-access tag-medical-misogyny tag-public-health tag-queer-inclusion tag-reprodictive-health tag-selfhood tag-seuxuality tag-sexual-health-indi tag-sexualities tag-sexuality-education tag-sisa-spaces\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/interview-dr-tanaya-narendra-dr-cuterus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Interview \u2014\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Tanaya Narendra (Dr. Cuterus)<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"interview\">Interview<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality voices col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29393 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-gender-and-sexuality tag-gender-identity tag-global-south tag-lgbtqia-india tag-queer-communities tag-queer-politics tag-relationality tag-selfhood tag-surveillance-and-law tag-trans-act-2026 tag-transgender-rights\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779110383\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29393 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-gender-and-sexuality tag-gender-identity tag-global-south tag-lgbtqia-india tag-queer-communities tag-queer-politics tag-relationality tag-selfhood tag-surveillance-and-law tag-trans-act-2026 tag-transgender-rights\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"Subject to Scrutiny\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/subject-to-scrutiny-transgender-india\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cat-D_May-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cat-D_May-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"magnifying glass with wooden frame on a surface with twigs and leaves beside it\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/subject-to-scrutiny-transgender-india\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Subject to Scrutiny<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>Who and what is being scrutinised, by whom and how?<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Cat D<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29393 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-gender-and-sexuality tag-gender-identity tag-global-south tag-lgbtqia-india tag-queer-communities tag-queer-politics tag-relationality tag-selfhood tag-surveillance-and-law tag-trans-act-2026 tag-transgender-rights\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/subject-to-scrutiny-transgender-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Subject to Scrutiny<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"voices\">Voices<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality voices col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29416 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-desire tag-gender tag-gender-identity tag-gender-affirming-healthcare tag-lgbtqia-rights tag-public-health tag-queer-african-studies tag-queer-futures tag-relationships tag-sangoma tag-sexualities tag-social-justice tag-trans-healthcare tag-trans-legislation tag-trans-rights\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779110284\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29416 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-desire tag-gender tag-gender-identity tag-gender-affirming-healthcare tag-lgbtqia-rights tag-public-health tag-queer-african-studies tag-queer-futures tag-relationships tag-sangoma tag-sexualities tag-social-justice tag-trans-healthcare tag-trans-legislation tag-trans-rights\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 2\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/trans-lives-futures-india-south-africa-2\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kanika-Batra_Trans-Pat-2-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kanika-Batra_Trans-Pat-2-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Black silhouette of a justice scale\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/trans-lives-futures-india-south-africa-2\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 2<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>Are trans-formations physical or spiritual or both? <\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Kanika Batra<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29416 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-desire tag-gender tag-gender-identity tag-gender-affirming-healthcare tag-lgbtqia-rights tag-public-health tag-queer-african-studies tag-queer-futures tag-relationships tag-sangoma tag-sexualities tag-social-justice tag-trans-healthcare tag-trans-legislation tag-trans-rights\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/trans-lives-futures-india-south-africa-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 2<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"voices\">Voices<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality voices col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-consent-and-bodily-autonomy tag-feminism tag-feminism-in-india tag-malayalam tag-masculine tag-masculinity tag-masculinity-in-india tag-porn tag-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire tag-public-health tag-selfhood tag-sexual-violence tag-sexuality-education tag-shame tag-silence tag-the-great-indian-kitchen\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779110214\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-consent-and-bodily-autonomy tag-feminism tag-feminism-in-india tag-malayalam tag-masculine tag-masculinity tag-masculinity-in-india tag-porn tag-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire tag-public-health tag-selfhood tag-sexual-violence tag-sexuality-education tag-shame tag-silence tag-the-great-indian-kitchen\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"The Pornography of Silence\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/pornography-of-silence-sexuality-india\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image-for-Sreekus-article-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpeg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image-for-Sreekus-article-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpeg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"A painting of a queer person lying on a pillow\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/pornography-of-silence-sexuality-india\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Pornography of Silence<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>And our mother tongues?<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Sreeku<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-consent-and-bodily-autonomy tag-feminism tag-feminism-in-india tag-malayalam tag-masculine tag-masculinity tag-masculinity-in-india tag-porn tag-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire tag-public-health tag-selfhood tag-sexual-violence tag-sexuality-education tag-shame tag-silence tag-the-great-indian-kitchen\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/pornography-of-silence-sexuality-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Pornography of Silence<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"voices\">Voices<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality voices col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29425 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-desire tag-feminism tag-gender tag-indian-academia tag-institutional-bias tag-lgbtqia tag-lgbtqia-india tag-love tag-pleasure tag-queer-discrimination tag-queer-identity tag-queer-theory tag-relationships tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779110036\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29425 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-desire tag-feminism tag-gender tag-indian-academia tag-institutional-bias tag-lgbtqia tag-lgbtqia-india tag-love tag-pleasure tag-queer-discrimination tag-queer-identity tag-queer-theory tag-relationships tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"Is Queerness Natural or a State of Mind?\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/queerness-natural-or-a-state-of-mindi-indian-academia\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Writika_May-Cover-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Writika_May-Cover-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"A street painted with the queer pride stripes of colour\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/queerness-natural-or-a-state-of-mindi-indian-academia\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is Queerness Natural or a State of Mind?<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>My sexuality is not a testing ground for them to bet on. <\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Writika Manocha<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29425 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-desire tag-feminism tag-gender tag-indian-academia tag-institutional-bias tag-lgbtqia tag-lgbtqia-india tag-love tag-pleasure tag-queer-discrimination tag-queer-identity tag-queer-theory tag-relationships tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/queerness-natural-or-a-state-of-mindi-indian-academia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Is Queerness Natural or a State of Mind?<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"voices\">Voices<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality voices col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29420 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-childhood-and-identity tag-feminism-in-india tag-gender-creative-parenting tag-gender-expression tag-gender-norms tag-lgbtqia-2 tag-queer-childhood tag-queer-theory tag-selfhood tag-sexuality-and-the-self\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779109921\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29420 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-childhood-and-identity tag-feminism-in-india tag-gender-creative-parenting tag-gender-expression tag-gender-norms tag-lgbtqia-2 tag-queer-childhood tag-queer-theory tag-selfhood tag-sexuality-and-the-self\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"Towards an Expansive Childhood\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/towards-an-expansive-childhood-queer-gender-expression\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image-for-Devanshis-Article-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image-for-Devanshis-Article-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"A photograph from the author&#039;s childhood which captures a wholesome moment between a child and a mother.\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/towards-an-expansive-childhood-queer-gender-expression\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Towards an Expansive Childhood<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>We trade immense possibilities of the self for the one that simply fits.<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Devanshi Panda<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29420 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-childhood-and-identity tag-feminism-in-india tag-gender-creative-parenting tag-gender-expression tag-gender-norms tag-lgbtqia-2 tag-queer-childhood tag-queer-theory tag-selfhood tag-sexuality-and-the-self\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/towards-an-expansive-childhood-queer-gender-expression\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Towards an Expansive Childhood<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"voices\">Voices<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item theicolumn the-self-and-sexuality col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-theicolumn category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-body-image tag-body-politics tag-dating-and-confidence tag-desire tag-emotional-intimacy tag-fat-bodies tag-fatphobia tag-gender tag-mental-health tag-relationship tag-self-worth tag-selfhood\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779109867\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-theicolumn category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-body-image tag-body-politics tag-dating-and-confidence tag-desire tag-emotional-intimacy tag-fat-bodies tag-fatphobia tag-gender tag-mental-health tag-relationship tag-self-worth tag-selfhood\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"Sexuality in an Uncelebrated Body\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/sexuality-in-an-uncelebrated-body\/\"> <picture> <source 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A scale runs at the bottom of the fruits\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/sexuality-in-an-uncelebrated-body\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sexuality in an Uncelebrated Body<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>Sexuality and its relationship with the self have always been confusing for me<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Gurveen Khanuja<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-theicolumn category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-body-image tag-body-politics tag-dating-and-confidence tag-desire tag-emotional-intimacy tag-fat-bodies tag-fatphobia tag-gender tag-mental-health tag-relationship tag-self-worth tag-selfhood\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/sexuality-in-an-uncelebrated-body\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sexuality in an Uncelebrated Body<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"theicolumn\">The I Column<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item review the-self-and-sexuality col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29412 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-review category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-childhood-and-identity tag-childrens-literature-2 tag-desire tag-falguni-pathak tag-feminism tag-gender tag-gender-expression tag-gujarati-culture tag-lgbtqia-india tag-love tag-masculinity tag-navratri tag-queer-childhood tag-queer-joy tag-queer-representation tag-queer-selfhood tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779109774\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29412 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-review category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-childhood-and-identity tag-childrens-literature-2 tag-desire tag-falguni-pathak tag-feminism tag-gender tag-gender-expression tag-gujarati-culture tag-lgbtqia-india tag-love tag-masculinity tag-navratri tag-queer-childhood tag-queer-joy tag-queer-representation tag-queer-selfhood tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"Jingle Jangle, There\u2019s a Queer Bangle!\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/jingle-jangle-theres-a-queer-bangle-childhood\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Riya-cover-with-caption-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Riya-cover-with-caption-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"650\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"A spread from a children&#039;s book. 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tag-feminism tag-gender tag-gender-expression tag-gujarati-culture tag-lgbtqia-india tag-love tag-masculinity tag-navratri tag-queer-childhood tag-queer-joy tag-queer-representation tag-queer-selfhood tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/jingle-jangle-theres-a-queer-bangle-childhood\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jingle Jangle, There\u2019s a Queer Bangle!<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"review\">Review<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality hindi col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29428 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-consent tag-feminism tag-gender-identity tag-lgbtqia-2 tag-pleasure tag-queer tag-queer-identity tag-5352 tag-1119 tag-238 tag-5443\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779109715\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29428 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-consent tag-feminism tag-gender-identity tag-lgbtqia-2 tag-pleasure tag-queer tag-queer-identity tag-5352 tag-1119 tag-238 tag-5443\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"\u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0907\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u2013 \u091a\u0941\u092a\u094d\u092a\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u091d \u0924\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u092f\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/apni-ichchhaon-ki-bhasha-sexuality-selfhood\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMRAN-FINAL-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMRAN-FINAL-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Abstract illustration representing selfhood, gender expression, and identity through layered geometric forms\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/apni-ichchhaon-ki-bhasha-sexuality-selfhood\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0907\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u2013 \u091a\u0941\u092a\u094d\u092a\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u091d \u0924\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u092f\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>\u0939\u092e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 &#8220;\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902&#8221; \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0940\u0927\u0947-\u0938\u0940\u0927\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u0924\u0947, \u092c\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093f \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div 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Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"hindi\">\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality hindi col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-amartya-sen tag-belonging tag-culture-and-identity tag-feminism tag-gender-identity tag-identity tag-personal-essay tag-queer-feminist-writing tag-self-exploration tag-selfhood tag-5446 tag-5443\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1779109682\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-amartya-sen tag-belonging 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src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Cover-image_Surbhi-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"limitless\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/swayam-paribhashit-identity-selfhood-self-defined-hindi\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902 (\u0938\u0947\u0932\u094d\u092b) \u092a\u0930\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093f\u0924<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0935\u0939\u0940 \u0938\u092c \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u091c\u094b \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092c\u0928\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0942\u0901, \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u092d\u093e\u0935\u0928\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u0905\u0938\u0940\u092e\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By <a href=\"http:\/\/surbhidewan.com\/\" title=\"Visit Surbhi Dewan&#8217;s website\" rel=\"author external\">Surbhi Dewan<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-amartya-sen tag-belonging tag-culture-and-identity tag-feminism tag-gender-identity tag-identity tag-personal-essay tag-queer-feminist-writing tag-self-exploration tag-selfhood tag-5446 tag-5443\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/swayam-paribhashit-identity-selfhood-self-defined-hindi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902 (\u0938\u0947\u0932\u094d\u092b) \u092a\u0930\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0937\u093f\u0924<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"hindi\">\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item issueinfocus the-self-and-sexuality col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29306 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-issueinfocus category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-body-and-identity tag-community-control tag-desire tag-everyday-experiences-sexuality tag-feminism tag-gender tag-identity-formation 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Or That One?<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>Self is you in a state of becoming at all times\u2026<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Shikha Aleya<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29306 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-issueinfocus category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-body-and-identity tag-community-control tag-desire tag-everyday-experiences-sexuality tag-feminism tag-gender tag-identity-formation tag-intersection-of-identity tag-intersectional-feminism tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-pleasure tag-power-structures tag-private-self tag-public-self tag-queer-identity tag-relationships tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sexualities tag-sexuality-in-everyday-life tag-social-norms tag-societal-identity tag-spaces-and-sexuality\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/this-self-or-that-one\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">This Self? Or That One?<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"issueinfocus\">Issue In Focus<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality voices col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29282 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-desire tag-feminism tag-gender tag-gender-identity tag-identity-politics tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-mental-health tag-pleasure tag-power-equations tag-queer-experience tag-relationships tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-trans-experiences\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ratnaboli_Self-Sexuality_Fina-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ratnaboli_Self-Sexuality_Fina-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"650\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"An illustration of a woman sitting under a tree, a cat walking towards her, and another character sitting below a tree at the background\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/like-telling-a-caged-bird-to-soar-higher\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Like Telling a Caged Bird to Soar Higher<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>Change those worlds, and sexuality stops echoing limits.<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Ratnaboli Ray<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29282 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-desire tag-feminism tag-gender tag-gender-identity tag-identity-politics tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-mental-health tag-pleasure tag-power-equations tag-queer-experience tag-relationships tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-trans-experiences\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/like-telling-a-caged-bird-to-soar-higher\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Like Telling a Caged Bird to Soar Higher<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kanika-Batra_Self-Sexuality-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"An illustration of a balance scale representing duality, and the delicate equilibrium that defines the cycle of existence\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/trans-lives-and-futures-in-india-part-1\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 1<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p> \u2026 trans lives are not always lived under the umbrella of socio-cultural identities deemed worthy of protection \u2026<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Kanika Batra<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-gender-identity-and-law tag-law-and-sexuality tag-nalsa-judgement tag-trans-act-2019 tag-trans-experiences tag-trans-identities tag-trans-narratives-india tag-trans-rights-india tag-transgender-legislation-india tag-transphobia\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/trans-lives-and-futures-in-india-part-1\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 1<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a 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tag-community-control tag-desire tag-family-life tag-feminism tag-gender tag-identity-and-family tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-pleasure tag-queer-identity tag-relationships tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-social-and-cultural-norms tag-trans-rights-india\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"When Staying Is Not a Choice\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/when-staying-is-not-a-choice\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vihaan_Self-Sexuality-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vihaan_Self-Sexuality-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Light streaks on a black wall that says &quot;Stay Home&quot;\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/when-staying-is-not-a-choice\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When Staying Is Not a Choice<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>My gender, I have been told, can wait.<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Vihaan<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29290 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-caregivers tag-community-control tag-desire tag-family-life tag-feminism tag-gender tag-identity-and-family tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-pleasure tag-queer-identity tag-relationships tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-social-and-cultural-norms tag-trans-rights-india\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/when-staying-is-not-a-choice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">When Staying Is Not a Choice<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"voices\">Voices<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality voices col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-access-to-sports tag-body-and-identity tag-dutee-chand tag-gender-binary tag-gender-policing-in-sports tag-hormone-replacement-therapy tag-institutional-discrimination tag-lgbtqia-sports tag-queer-athletes tag-queer-sports-spaces tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sex-testing-in-sports tag-sexualities tag-sports-exclusion tag-trans-act-2019 tag-trans-athletes tag-trans-bodies tag-trans-experiences tag-trans-masculinity tag-trans-rights-india tag-transgender-in-sports\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1776258660\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-access-to-sports tag-body-and-identity tag-dutee-chand tag-gender-binary tag-gender-policing-in-sports tag-hormone-replacement-therapy tag-institutional-discrimination tag-lgbtqia-sports tag-queer-athletes tag-queer-sports-spaces tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sex-testing-in-sports tag-sexualities tag-sports-exclusion tag-trans-act-2019 tag-trans-athletes tag-trans-bodies tag-trans-experiences tag-trans-masculinity tag-trans-rights-india tag-transgender-in-sports\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"Where Do I Play?: Understanding the Transgender Body in Sport through &#8220;Football is a Pleasure that Hurts&#8221;\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/where-do-i-play-understanding-the-transgender-body-in-sport-through-football-is-a-pleasure-that-hurts\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Where Do I Play?: Understanding the Transgender Body in Sport through &#8220;Football is a Pleasure that Hurts&#8221;<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>I had hoped to play through the pain of it all.<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Imaan Hegde<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-voices tag-access-to-sports tag-body-and-identity tag-dutee-chand tag-gender-binary tag-gender-policing-in-sports tag-hormone-replacement-therapy tag-institutional-discrimination 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tag-identity-beyond-labels tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-love-and-identity tag-pleasure tag-queer-love tag-queer-poetry tag-relationships tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-spirituality\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"The Beaming Waves We Once Were\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/the-beaming-waves-we-once-were\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abdullah-Erikat_Self-Sexuality-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Abdullah-Erikat_Self-Sexuality-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Yellow light waves against a black background, evoking flowing energy and connection\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/the-beaming-waves-we-once-were\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Beaming Waves We Once Were<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>Why do I love you? <\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Abdullah Erikat<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29278 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-fiction-poetry category-the-self-and-sexuality tag-alam-al-dhar tag-asexuality tag-desire tag-feminism tag-gender tag-gender-fluidity tag-identity-beyond-labels tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-love-and-identity tag-pleasure tag-queer-love tag-queer-poetry tag-relationships tag-self-and-sexuality tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-spirituality\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/the-beaming-waves-we-once-were\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Beaming Waves We Once Were<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"fiction-poetry\">Fiction &amp; Poetry<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality hindi col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29270 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-self-and-sexuality tag-3294 tag-1119 tag-2778 tag-238\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1776258422\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29270 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-self-and-sexuality tag-3294 tag-1119 tag-2778 tag-238\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"\u0916\u093c\u0941\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u2013 \u092f\u094c\u0928\u093f\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0906\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0926\u0940\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/khud-ko-svikar-karna-aur-yaunikta\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Imran-Khan_Self-Sexuality-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Imran-Khan_Self-Sexuality-scaled-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Imran Khan_Self &amp; Sexuality\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/khud-ko-svikar-karna-aur-yaunikta\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u0916\u093c\u0941\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u2013 \u092f\u094c\u0928\u093f\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0906\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0926\u0940<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p>\u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u2018\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902\u2019 \u092f\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u092e \u091c\u094b \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0935\u0939 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u091a\u0940\u091c\u093c\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0915\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0936\u0930\u0940\u0930, \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092e\u0928, \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a, \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0935\u0928\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u092d\u0935 \u0936\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Imran Khan<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29270 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-self-and-sexuality tag-3294 tag-1119 tag-2778 tag-238\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/khud-ko-svikar-karna-aur-yaunikta\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u0916\u093c\u0941\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u2013 \u092f\u094c\u0928\u093f\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0906\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0926\u0940<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"hindi\">\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"portfolio-item the-self-and-sexuality hindi col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author appearance-type- post-29335 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-acceptance tag-act tag-acting tag-audition tag-character tag-costume tag-gay tag-homosexuality tag-lines tag-outsider tag-pied-piper tag-play tag-queer tag-rehearsal tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-stage tag-stereotype tag-theatre tag-4535 tag-5395 tag-5396 tag-2778 tag-5397 tag-5398\" data-default-sort=\"0\" data-sort-date=\"1776258359\"> <div class=\"wrap clearfix\"> <div class=\"image post-29335 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-acceptance tag-act tag-acting tag-audition tag-character tag-costume tag-gay tag-homosexuality tag-lines tag-outsider tag-pied-piper tag-play tag-queer tag-rehearsal tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-stage tag-stereotype tag-theatre tag-4535 tag-5395 tag-5396 tag-2778 tag-5397 tag-5398\"> <div class=\"image-inner \"> <picture> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transparent-thegem-product-justified-square-xl.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" class=\"attachment-thegem-product-justified-square-xl\" alt=\"\u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0928\u093e\" \/> <\/picture> <div class=\"post-featured-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/apna-kirdar-nibhana-selfsexuality-hindi\/\"> <picture> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/theatre-g1424d8a3e_640.jpg 1x\" sizes=\"100vw\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/theatre-g1424d8a3e_640.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"An illustration of stage-curtains in bright color.\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"overlay\"> <div class=\"overlay-circle\"><\/div> <div class=\"links-wrapper\"> <div class=\"links\"> <div class=\"caption\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/apna-kirdar-nibhana-selfsexuality-hindi\/\" class=\"portfolio-item-link\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0928\u093e<\/span> <\/a> <div class=\"description \"> <div class=\"subtitle\"> <span class=\"text-body\"><p> \u0959\u0941\u0936 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0959\u0941\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e \u095b\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948<\/p>\n<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"post-author-outer\"> <div class=\"author\"> <span class=\"author-name\">By Wesley D'Souza<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"caption post-29335 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-acceptance tag-act tag-acting tag-audition tag-character tag-costume tag-gay tag-homosexuality tag-lines tag-outsider tag-pied-piper tag-play tag-queer tag-rehearsal tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-stage tag-stereotype tag-theatre tag-4535 tag-5395 tag-5396 tag-2778 tag-5397 tag-5398\"> <div class=\"title\"> <span class=\"title-h6 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/apna-kirdar-nibhana-selfsexuality-hindi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0928\u093e<\/a><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"info\"> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"the-self-and-sexuality\">The Self and Sexuality<\/a><span class=\"sep\"><\/span> <a class=\"additional-meta\" data-filter-type=\"taxonomies\" data-attr=\"category\" data-filter=\"hindi\">\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!-- .portflio-set --> <div class=\"portfolio-item-size-container\"> <div class=\"portfolio-item col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 item-animations-not-inited post-hide-date show-caption-border post-has-author post-29335 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-the-self-and-sexuality category-hindi tag-acceptance tag-act tag-acting tag-audition tag-character tag-costume tag-gay tag-homosexuality tag-lines tag-outsider tag-pied-piper tag-play tag-queer tag-rehearsal tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-stage tag-stereotype tag-theatre tag-4535 tag-5395 tag-5396 tag-2778 tag-5397 tag-5398\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!-- .row--> <\/div><!-- .full-width --> <\/div><!-- .portfolio--> <\/div><!-- .portfolio-preloader-wrapper-->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664891773338{margin-right: 15px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;border-right-width: 35px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;page-sidebar&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561384059088{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Older Issues<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a19b47a2d3d8 {margin-top: 45px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a19b47a2d3d8\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2025&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a19b47a2d3fd\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div><div id=\"style-48ef3ca\" data-style-uid=\"48ef3ca\" class=\"blog blog-style-compact-2 clearfix item-animation-move-up pagination-disable\" data-next-page=\"2\" data-pages-count=\"44\"> <article id=\"post-29084\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-29084 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-digital-intimacies-and-sexuality category-editorial tag-ai-intimacy tag-algorithmic-companionship tag-algorithmic-curation tag-dating-apps tag-desire tag-digital-culture tag-digital-intimacy tag-digital-safety tag-digital-sexuality tag-feminism tag-gender tag-gender-and-technology tag-gendered-violence tag-internet-and-desire tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-moral-policing tag-online-communities tag-online-relationships tag-online-surveillance tag-peer-surveillance tag-platform-accountability tag-platform-logic tag-pleasure tag-queer-digital-life tag-relationships tag-sex tag-sexual-expression-online tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-trans-people\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/digital-intimacies-and-sexuality-editorial\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cover-Image-for-Feb-Mar-issue-Kristian-Chalakov-for-Fine-Acts_Landscape-thegem-news-carousel.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"an illustration of a hand holding a phone with text exchanges of love\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/digital-intimacies-and-sexuality-editorial\/\">Editorial \u2013 Digital Intimacies and Sexuality<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p>We humans are sometimes able to squeeze kindness out of a stone. And love out of nowhere.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">March 17, 2026<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-29084 --> <article id=\"post-28961\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-28961 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-anthology-issue-january-2026 category-editorial tag-anthology-issue tag-feminism tag-feminism-storytelling tag-feminist-politics tag-gender tag-hope-and-resistance tag-identity-politics tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-pleasure tag-queerness tag-relationships tag-safe-and-inclusive-spaces tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-social-justice\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-anthology-jan-2026\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-thegem-news-carousel.png\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"a branched-out tree under a blue sky\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-anthology-jan-2026\/\">Editorial \u2013 Anthology Jan 2026<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p>To remind us of what spaces that are safe, inclusive and self-affirming for each person could look like, we have curated a selection of articles from the last five years of In Plainspeak for this anthology \u2013 our gift to wish you a wonderful 2026. <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">January 16, 2026<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-28961 --> <article id=\"post-28882\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-28882 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-cse-and-affirming-ecosystems category-editorial tag-affirming-ecosystems tag-bodily-autonomy tag-comprehensive-sexuality-education tag-consent tag-desire tag-digital-spaces tag-ecosystem-thinking tag-editorial tag-gender tag-inclusive-education tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-parenting-and-sexuality tag-participatory-culture tag-pleasure tag-relationships tag-schools-and-communities tag-sex tag-sexual-and-reproductive-health-rights tag-sexualities tag-sexuality-education-in-india tag-sexuality-educators tag-sports-and-sexuality tag-tarshi tag-youth-and-sexuality\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-cse-and-affirming-ecosystems\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSE-editorial-thegem-news-carousel.png\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"Community Needs Care - an illustration with hands watering a flower\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-cse-and-affirming-ecosystems\/\">Editorial\u2013 CSE and Affirming Ecosystems<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p> CSE\u2019s \u2018natural habitat\u2019 is often considered to be the classroom, but as our contributors show us, CSE also lives, breathes and thrives in habitats as disparate as neighbourhood parks, jobs-training centres, playgrounds and sports fields, law schools, family discussions, and digital spaces.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">December 16, 2025<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-28882 --> <\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;View More&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tarshi.net%2Finplainspeak%2Fcategory%2Feditorial%2F|title:Editorial|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2024&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a19b47a37a1f\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div><div id=\"style-32b396e\" data-style-uid=\"32b396e\" class=\"blog blog-style-compact-2 clearfix item-animation-move-up pagination-disable\" data-next-page=\"2\" data-pages-count=\"43\"> <article id=\"post-28457\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-28457 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-climate-change-and-sexuality category-editorial tag-caste-and-climate tag-climate-change-and-sexuality tag-climate-justice tag-community-resilience tag-dalit-and-adivasi-communities tag-disaster-response-and-gender tag-gender-and-climate tag-intersectionality tag-intimacy-and-wellbeing tag-lgbtqia-rights tag-policy-gaps tag-queer-climate-justice tag-reproductive-rights tag-sex-workers-and-climate tag-srhr\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-climate-change-and-sexuality\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/August-Editorial-2-thegem-news-carousel.png\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"An editorial illustration of two open hands joined to form one person with several natural elements on it like flowers, and animals.\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-climate-change-and-sexuality\/\">Editorial\u2013\u00a0Climate Change and Sexuality<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p>Climate change is not only about the climate; it is about our lives, joys, connections, intimacies, pleasures, freedoms, and rights.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">September 18, 2025<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-28457 --> <article id=\"post-28251\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-28251 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-editorial category-language-and-sexuality-2 tag-baul-music tag-censorship tag-communication tag-desire tag-discrimination tag-feminism tag-gender tag-identity tag-inclusivity tag-language tag-lgbtqia tag-mental-health tag-pleasure tag-queer tag-queerness tag-relationships tag-resistance tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-sign-language tag-sisa-spaces tag-social-justice\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-june-2025-language-and-sexuality\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Orange-Red-Colorful-Retro-Group-Presentation-1-thegem-news-carousel.png\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"An image of several Indian languages mentioned\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-june-2025-language-and-sexuality\/\">Editorial &#8211; Language and Sexuality<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p>The glorious heights of self-actualisation to which some words beckon us, the promises lying within others, it\u2019s all language.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">July 16, 2025<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-28251 --> <article id=\"post-28044\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-28044 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-editorial category-masculinities-and-sexuality-2 tag-desire tag-female-masculinities tag-feminism tag-gender tag-gender-roles tag-lgbtqia tag-love tag-masculine tag-media-literacy tag-media-representation tag-pleasure tag-redefining-masculinity tag-relationships tag-sex tag-sexual-violence tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-toxic-masculinity tag-traditional-masculinity tag-vulnerability-and-sexuality\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-masculinities-and-sexuality-2\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rubik-cube-1200x675-no-copy-RGB-thegem-news-carousel.png\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"An illustration of a rubik&#039;s cube with various portrayal of beauty and intimacy\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-masculinities-and-sexuality-2\/\">Editorial \u2013 Masculinities and Sexuality<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p>It\u2019s time to scrape off the thick dark crusts of carelessly slapped-on murky hues of toxic masculinities and to bring out the brushes and the paints to paint masculinities in their true and glorious colours of life, freedom and love.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">May 19, 2025<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-28044 --> <\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;View More&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tarshi.net%2Finplainspeak%2Fcategory%2Feditorial%2F|title:Editorial|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2023&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a19b47a42e5b\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div><div id=\"style-3bea3ce\" data-style-uid=\"3bea3ce\" class=\"blog blog-style-compact-2 clearfix item-animation-move-up pagination-disable\" data-next-page=\"2\" data-pages-count=\"41\"> <article id=\"post-27149\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-27149 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-editorial category-workplaces-and-sexuality tag-law tag-queer tag-sex-work tag-sexualities tag-sisa-spaces tag-the-sexual-harassment-of-women-at-workplace-prevention tag-workplaces\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-workplaces-and-sexuality\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Editorial-scaled-thegem-news-carousel.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"A canvas with streaks of paint in shades of pink, blue, and orange. There are 10 thick vertical stripes of black in the middle left of the canvas.\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-workplaces-and-sexuality\/\">Editorial &#8211; Workplaces and Sexuality<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p>Sexuality and the workplace are closely related, and a safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental human right.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">September 18, 2024<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-27149 --> <article id=\"post-26974\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-26974 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-editorial category-queering-as-a-way-of-life tag-binaries tag-family tag-gender tag-identity tag-lgbtq tag-lgbtq-2 tag-queer tag-queering tag-queerness tag-relationships tag-self-care-2 tag-self-expression-2 tag-sex tag-sexualities\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-queering-as-a-way-of-life\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/OBI-thegem-news-carousel.png\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"Artwork showing a a crowd of human-like figures standing under a massive umbrella. The background is light yellow and the umbrella as well the figures are alll multi-coloured.\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-queering-as-a-way-of-life\/\">Editorial &#8211; Queering as a Way of Life<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p>Queering is not about being queer but about doing queer \u2013 about going beyond binaries of gender and sexuality, questioning accepted perspectives, and challenging and upending normative ways of being in the world.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">July 22, 2024<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-26974 --> <article id=\"post-26713\" class=\"no-image item-animations-not-inited clearfix post-26713 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-editorial category-the-pandemic-and-sexuality tag-4472 tag-collective-care tag-corona tag-coronavirus tag-covid tag-covid-19-2 tag-gender tag-intimacy tag-isolation tag-lockdown tag-loneliness tag-mask-mandates tag-masking tag-migrant-labourers tag-pandemic tag-quarantine tag-relationships tag-self-care-2 tag-sex tag-sexualities tag-social-distancing tag-work-from-home\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-left\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-the-pandemic-and-sexuality\/\"><img width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ed-Dingli-for-Fine-Acts_poster_50x70_notext-scaled-thegem-news-carousel.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive img-circle wp-post-image\" alt=\"Artwork showing two finger-like landmasses connected by a bridge in the middle while a sun rises in the distance.\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-right-conteiner\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/editorial-the-pandemic-and-sexuality\/\">Editorial &#8211; The Pandemic and Sexuality<\/a><\/div> <div class='gem-news_title-excerpt'> <p>This month\u2019s offering of articles, poems and fiction is an eclectic mix that (mostly) reflects what was borne out of the pandemic, and its impact on sexuality, intimacy, relationships, and more.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-item-meta\"> <div class=\"gem-news-item-date small-body\">May 16, 2024<\/div> <div class=\"gem-news-zilla-likes\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/article><!-- #post-26713 --> <\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;View More&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tarshi.net%2Finplainspeak%2Fcategory%2Feditorial%2F|title:Editorial|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127784484{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127795961{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a19b47a4c410 {margin-top: 50px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a19b47a4c410\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663767778870{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127795961{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127784484{margin-top:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29329,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23658","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23658"}],"version-history":[{"count":283,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29440,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23658\/revisions\/29440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}