Voices

“The more you confine me, the more I will spill over”
Back and front cover of the book, "Wild Girls Wicked Words". Blurb and testimonials are written in black on the back cover, and the title of the book is written in bold in black on the front, on a pink background colour.
“The more you confine me, the more I will spill over”

The collection Wild Girls, Wicked Words is an anthology of poetry translated from Tamil by Lakshmi Holmstrom. The collection contains…
By Vasugi Kailasam
January 1, 2015
“The more you confine me, the more I will spill over”
Being Naked in Istanbul: Why Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ is a Sham
Being Naked in Istanbul: Why Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ is a Sham
December 1, 2014
Being Naked in Istanbul: Why Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ is a Sham
PROVIDING SEXUAL SERVICES TO CLIENTS WITH DISABILITY
A woman dressed in a black and red dress and holding up a big red umbrella is looking behind. She has long blonde hair and a smile on her face.
PROVIDING SEXUAL SERVICES TO CLIENTS WITH DISABILITY

I’ve been a sex worker for over 20 years. I’m a migrant sex worker based in Sydney, Australia but have…
By Rachel Wotton
December 1, 2014
PROVIDING SEXUAL SERVICES TO CLIENTS WITH DISABILITY
Migration, Gender and Identity in the New Political Economy
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Migration, Gender and Identity in the New Political Economy

Migration is synonymous with change. Migration of an individual from one place to another involves fundamental changes in attributes that…
By Mansi Wadhwa
November 1, 2014
Migration, Gender and Identity in the New Political Economy
Intersections between Mental Health and Human Rights: The case of transwomen and transmen in Malaysia
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Intersections between Mental Health and Human Rights: The case of transwomen and transmen in Malaysia

Last week, I was at The Third International Conference on Human Rights and Peace and Conflict in Southeast Asia organised…
By Vizla Kumaresan
November 1, 2014
Intersections between Mental Health and Human Rights: The case of transwomen and transmen in Malaysia
Sex talk
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Sex talk

Half an hour into the bus trip from Chisinau to the village where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer…
By Erik Heinonen
November 1, 2014
Sex talk
The Invisible Mother: The ‘Stigma’ of Surrogacy
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The Invisible Mother: The ‘Stigma’ of Surrogacy

Mobility is undertaken for varied reasons across contemporary global spaces. One emerging reason for travel and mobility is reproduction. ‘Reproductive…
By Sama
November 1, 2014
The Invisible Mother: The ‘Stigma’ of Surrogacy
Poems
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Poems

Girl, when you blow your boy, or boy, when you go down on her, or when both of you use…
By Akhil Katyal
October 1, 2014
Poems
Superman and Blackman: Two Queer Indulgences
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Superman and Blackman: Two Queer Indulgences

#1 My computer desktop features one of the most recognizable icons of 21st century (Western) popular culture: Superman, in his…
By Oishik Sircar
October 1, 2014
Superman and Blackman: Two Queer Indulgences
Gender and Sesame Street
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Gender and Sesame Street

My mother was not a role model for me when I was growing up – not in the traditional sense…
By Sashwati Banerjee
October 1, 2014
Gender and Sesame Street
The Goal Program – Naz Foundation
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The Goal Program – Naz Foundation

Bare feet, dry brown hair, shabby clothes, a girl not older than 12 years stared out from her terrace at…
By Jaya Tiwari
September 1, 2014
The Goal Program – Naz Foundation
Sports and Sexuality
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Sports and Sexuality

When I first read the title of the September issue – Sports and Sexuality – I was a little taken…
By Aditi Rajgopal
September 1, 2014
Sports and Sexuality
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition -II
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African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition -II

The Structure of the Coalition The second day promised to be one that focused more on the structure and process…
By Janet Price
August 15, 2014
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition -II
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 Three women sit together, two of them are of african descent and the other is caucasian. They are sitting at a table with a sheet of long white paper in front of them which has writing in bold black and blue ink. Screen reader support enabled. Three women sit together, two of them are of african descent and the other is caucasian. They are sitting at a table with a sheet of long white paper in front of them which has writing in bold black and blue ink.
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition

In the first week of July, I travelled together with my partner (commonly known as ‘the DisObedient PA (DOPA)’ amongst…
By Janet Price
August 1, 2014
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition
Providing sexual services to clients with disability
A woman dressed in a black and red dress and holding up a big red umbrella is looking behind. She has long blonde hair and a smile on her face.
Providing sexual services to clients with disability

I’ve been a sex worker for over 20 years. I’m a migrant sex worker based in Sydney, Australia but have…
By Rachel Wotton
August 1, 2014
Providing sexual services to clients with disability
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