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Illustration of people connecting through smartphones, video calls, and online messaging platforms.

Seen, Not Exposed

Algorithms are not magic

By Mridul

July 13, 2026

Seen, Not Exposed

The image is symbolic but the alt text should describe what is visible.

The Computer Lab Had a Bell. The Internet Doesn’t

We no longer just visit the internet, we live there.

By Ishita Bagchi

July 13, 2026

The Computer Lab Had a Bell. The Internet Doesn’t

Illustration of Enfold's Suvidha Kits, puberty education books, tactile learning materials, and a wheelchair user holding a Suvidha Kit.

Demystifying Sexuality for Every Learner

How to, not how much

By Khushi Kansal, Vijaya Venkatesh, and Dr Sangeeta Saksena

July 13, 2026

Demystifying Sexuality for Every Learner

Abstract swirls of colourful ink flowing through water.

The SPECTRUM of Standing Up

They’re all sizzle, no steak

By Aradhana Phadke Sardesai and Abhishree Tripathi

July 13, 2026

The SPECTRUM of Standing Up

Aerial view of winding blue waterways flowing through a marshland landscape

Rivers of Information: Modern Misinformation Discourses around Sexuality, Sex, and Gender

Ignorance is a choice we make

By KHUSHI T.

July 13, 2026

Rivers of Information: Modern Misinformation Discourses around Sexuality, Sex, and Gender

The Amazing Flabby-Breasted Virgin

This is an invitation to talk back

By Ayesha Susan Thomas

June 15, 2026

The Amazing Flabby-Breasted Virgin

3D illustration of social media and digital platform icons, including Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Spotify, Netflix, X and Figma, arranged on a dark background

Flows of Information, Then and Now

Only to be discussed in whispers

By Antara Buzarbaruah

June 15, 2026

Flows of Information, Then and Now

magnifying glass with wooden frame on a surface with twigs and leaves beside it

Subject to Scrutiny

Who and what is being scrutinised, by whom and how?

By Cat D

May 18, 2026

Subject to Scrutiny

Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 2

Are trans-formations physical or spiritual or both?

By Kanika Batra

May 18, 2026

Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 2

A painting of a queer person lying on a pillow

The Pornography of Silence

And our mother tongues?

By Sreeku

May 18, 2026

The Pornography of Silence

A street painted with the queer pride stripes of colour

Is Queerness Natural or a State of Mind?

My sexuality is not a testing ground for them to bet on.

By Writika Manocha

May 18, 2026

Is Queerness Natural or a State of Mind?

A photograph from the author's childhood which captures a wholesome moment between a child and a mother.

Towards an Expansive Childhood

We trade immense possibilities of the self for the one that simply fits.

By Devanshi Panda

May 18, 2026

Towards an Expansive Childhood

An illustration of a woman sitting under a tree, a cat walking towards her, and another character sitting below a tree at the background

Like Telling a Caged Bird to Soar Higher

Change those worlds, and sexuality stops echoing limits.

By Ratnaboli Ray

April 15, 2026

Like Telling a Caged Bird to Soar Higher

An illustration of a balance scale representing duality, and the delicate equilibrium that defines the cycle of existence

Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 1

… trans lives are not always lived under the umbrella of socio-cultural identities deemed worthy of protection …

By Kanika Batra

April 15, 2026

Trans Lives and Futures in India and South Africa, Part 1

Light streaks on a black wall that says "Stay Home"

When Staying Is Not a Choice

My gender, I have been told, can wait.

By Vihaan

April 15, 2026

When Staying Is Not a Choice

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Themes

In Plainspeak publishes one issue every month, with a single theme running across two months. Our aim is to expand safe, inclusive self-affirming spaces.

CURRENT ISSUE:

June-July 2026: Information and Sexuality

We value information and trust it to be based on fact. But today, with a surfeit of information, we are often hard put to sift facts from fiction, and truth from purposefully concocted lies. Misinformation (inaccurate information) and disinformation (deliberately created untruths) affect not just political elections and our responses to global events, but also how we think about sexuality in our daily lives. Our sexual behaviours, choices and actions are influenced by the information swirling around us, be it through the ‘news’ we receive, the papers/books we read, social media posts and AI or LLM-generated content we consume, or the stories we repeat or hear from our friends. From malicious deep fakes at one end to beautifully presented fact-based information at the other, information can be manufactured by anyone these days. Information is power, and in the control of information lies the control of power. For this issue of In Plainspeak, we ask: in the realm of sexuality, who puts out information? For what purpose? Who controls it? What does information do? Does it empower us? Confuse us? Paralyse us into inaction, despair? What sorts of information, and from which sources, affirm our sexuality, improve our health and nurture our wellbeing?

जून-जुलाई 2026: जानकारी और यौनिकता

हम जानकारी को महत्व देते हैं और उस पर भरोसा करते हैं कि वह तथ्यों पर आधारित है। लेकिन आज, जानकारी की भरमार के चलते, हमारे लिए अक्सर तथ्यों को कल्पना से और सच को जान-बूझकर गढ़ी गई झूठी बातों से अलग कर पाना मुश्किल हो जाता है। ग़लत जानकारी (ग़लत सूचना) और भ्रामक जानकारी (जान-बूझकर गढ़ी गई झूठी बातें) न केवल राजनीतिक चुनावों और वैश्विक घटनाओं पर हमारी प्रतिक्रियाओं को प्रभावित करती हैं, बल्कि यह भी प्रभावित करती हैं कि हम अपनी रोज़मर्रा की ज़िन्दगी में यौनिकता के बारे में कैसे सोचते हैं। हमारे यौन व्यवहार, चयन और कार्य हमारे आस-पास मौजूद जानकारी से प्रभावित होते हैं – चाहे वह हमें मिलने वाली ‘ख़बरों’ के ज़रिए हो, हमारे द्वारा पढ़े जाने वाले अख़बारों/किताबों के ज़रिए, सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट और एआई यानी आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस (AI – कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता) या लैंग्वेज लर्निंग मॉडल (LLM – भाषा को समझने और बनाने वाला बड़ा मॉडल) द्वारा तैयार की गयी सामग्री के ज़रिए, या फिर उन कहानियों के ज़रिए जिन्हें हम अपने दोस्तों को दोहराते है या उनसे सुनते हैं। आजकल कोई भी जानकारी बना सकता है। ऐसी जानकारी जो एक तरफ़ नुकसान पहुँचाने वाले नकली डीपफेक वीडियो होते हैं, और दूसरी तरफ़ सही तथ्यों पर आधारित, अच्छे से पेश की गई जानकारी। जानकारी ही ताकत है, और जानकारी पर नियंत्रण में ही ताकत पर नियंत्रण छिपा होता है। इन प्लेनस्पीक के इस अंक में हम निम्न सवाल उठाएंगे। यौनिकता के क्षेत्र में जानकारी कौन देता है? किस मकसद से? इसे नियंत्रित कौन करता है? जानकारी हमारे साथ क्या करती है – क्या यह हमें सशक्त बनाती है, उलझन में डालती है, या हमें सहनशीलता और निराशा में धकेल देती है? किस तरह की जानकारी, और किन स्रोतों से मिलने वाली जानकारी, हमारी यौनिकता को स्वीकार करती है, हमारे स्वास्थ्य को बेहतर बनाती है और हमारे समग्र ख़ुशहाली को सहारा देती है?

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