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QUEERNESS AND PRIVACY[1]: BABY I LOVE IT WHEN YOU NEVER HOLD BACK FROM ME
For so long, private has meant a place that I was forced to create, claim and carve out to hide away from the public violence. And if I’ve been allowed to further wallow in it then I don’t want to – thank you very much.
By Curated Content
Why Don’t Indian Families Say “I Love You”?
Indian families rarely say “I love you” to each other. Maybe it is an extension of the fact that parents are awkward while displaying any sign of affection to each other around their kids or elders.
By Curated Content
April 19, 2021
The ‘Aunty’ Body And All That Follows
The issue with the ‘Aunty’ body arises from a deeply misogynistic and dehumanising understanding of women. In this imagination the woman, whom the world now addresses as ‘Aunty’, has basically served her purpose of marriage and child bearing, and is hence rendered useless.
By Feminism in India
March 15, 2021
Buddha Mil Gaya… Why Does the Thought of Old People With Sex Lives Make Us Cringe?
What is unconventional about the depiction of this love, among all the others that have been spoon fed to us via Bollywood, is that this romance between two older people – Nafisa Ali and Dharmendra – is not about stealing the odd glance and simply holding hands.
By Curated Content
“Only for Families, Madam”: A House for Mrs Kulkarni, Divorcee
The only hitch was that neither the agents nor the landlords who lurked behind those rentable flats were particularly keen on leasing their precious properties to a – what! Divorcee??!! No, no, madam, but this flat is only for families.
By Curated Content
February 15, 2021
Reclaiming Being Single Against Emma Watson’s Self Partnered
Emma Watson spoke to British Vogue about the incredible amounts of stress and anxiety that follows, “…if you have not built a home, if you do not have a husband, if you do not have a baby, and you are turning 30, and you’re not in some incredibly secure, stable place in your career, or you’re still figuring things out…”
By Feminism in India
February 15, 2021
Why singlehood is meaningful: Three voices
By the end of the evening, the room was suffused with the celebration of singlehood, rather than any explanation or apology for it. It appeared that the solitary life was envied and extolled by those who have opted out of it as well as many who haven’t.
By Curated Content
February 15, 2021
People Were Quick To Assign Me The Label Of Tomboy
This article was originally published in Feminism in India At the age of eight, dresses became scarce in my cupboard….
By Feminism in India
December 15, 2020
The Gaysi Guide To Dressing Like A Lesbian
This article was originally published in Gaysifamily Posted by Srishti Berry Posted onApr 25 2020 In only a few simple steps…
By Curated Content
December 15, 2020
[COLUMN] THE GENDER BINARY: TERFS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This article was originally published on www.genderit.org. Nadika is a non-binary person based in Chennai. She writes and edits for a…
By Curated Content
December 15, 2020
DARE TO IMAGINE
This post was originally posted here underAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) . When is the last time that you daydreamed, spending…
By Curated Content
November 16, 2020
सावित्रीबाई फुले: ज़माने को बदला अपने विचारों से
This post was originally published here. हम अंदाज़ा लगा ही सकते हैं कि जब दलितों का आज भी इतना शोषण…
By Curated Content
November 16, 2020
Why Queer Friendships Are Important To Queer People
This post was originally published here. Posted by Sohini Chatterjee Growing up in a queerphobic/queer invisibilising culture makes us search…
By Curated Content
November 16, 2020
I Needed A ‘Safe Space’ To Be Believed And Heard. So, This Is What I Did
This post was originally posted here. 30th September, 2020 Shorya Mittal TW: Mentions of sexual harassment. It was the last…
By Curated Content
November 16, 2020
We Need To Talk About Unsafe Sex And Our Dilemmas Around Using Contraception
The scope for unsafe sex, as discussed earlier, extends to STIs and STDs and therefore, the feeling of ‘un-safety’ during sexual intercourse must expand itself to actively include infections as an equally important factor for using contraceptives, as are unwanted pregnancies.
By Feminism in India