Young People and Sexuality
Editorial: Young People and Sexuality
In our mid-month issue, Anjali Hans, in her mid-twenties, writes with insight and humour about learning and becoming a woman while navigating the terrain between the world as feminists want it to be and the world as it is. Manak Matiyani in an interview with Shikha Aleya tells us why he foregrounds his identity as a feminist…
By TARSHI
July 15, 2020
On Learning and Becoming: “To Whom Do I Owe the Woman I Have Become?”
I share an apartment with two friends in a cramped street across from posh, climber-draped bungalows in South Delhi. All…
By Anjali
Interview – Manak Matiyani
Manak Matiyani, feminist and queer activist, experienced in facilitating youth leadership for social change, is the Executive Director of the…
By Shikha Aleya
July 15, 2020
Adolescence: A tumultuous time in my life
Experiences and learnings from the immediate surroundings such as the school and the family leave a deep impact on the…
By Arzoo
July 15, 2020
Reel vs Real: Lessons from the Netflix series, Sex Education
I finally got around to watching Laurie Nunn’s debut series Sex Education that premiered in 2019 on Netflix. With its…
By Isha Vajpeyi
How would it be if we grew up embracing sexuality?
Growing up is a tedious task in our society because of the institutionalised practices, societal constructs and boxed identities and…
By Sreejani
July 15, 2020
Introduction to Explore: Stories of Youth & Sexuality
This article was originally published in The Medium. Explore: Stories of Youth & Sexuality Growing up, I was a very…
By Curated Content
July 15, 2020
The Man In The Saree
This article was originally published in Gaysi magazine, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 IN) Posted byAsfiyah Posted onJan 7 2020 To my astonishment,…
By Curated Content
July 15, 2020
I Am A Canvas Of My Experiences: An Individuality Beyond The Stereotypes
This article was originally published in the YKA 27th June, 2020 More from Aditya Singh With time and maturity of…
By Curated Content
Why is it difficult to say, “I’m bisexual”?
Being an adolescent is never easy. It is the beginning of one’s life journey to answering the ultimate existential question:…
By Shaleen Chrisanne
July 1, 2020
Young People and Sexuality – The perspective of two queer allies
As we sat down brainstorming about what course we were going to take next for As You Are (AYA –…
By Aditi and Sunali
Poems by Nhylar
1. A Certain Type of Life since the age of 16 I idealised a certain type of life involving certain…
By Nhylar
July 1, 2020
Dismantling a sex-trafficking pyramid
Every Friday my organisation Red Dot Foundation hosts a SafeCircle, an online space for listening and for sharing experiences of…
By ElsaMarie D'Silva
July 1, 2020
Shame, shame!
I discovered the movie What Will People Say? while browsing Netflix. Growing up in a society in which people are…
By Nidhi Chaudhary
July 1, 2020
From ‘I wish I knew!’ to ‘Is it right to tell them this?’
I wish my elders had told me about more than just bleeding when they talked about menstruation. I wish they…
By Asmi