Sexuality

The Long Route to Being Comfortable With My Sexuality
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The Long Route to Being Comfortable With My Sexuality

I have been out of school for close to five years. I recently met up with a friend from school…
By Guest Writer
February 1, 2016
The Long Route to Being Comfortable With My Sexuality
The Confidence of a Married Woman
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The Confidence of a Married Woman

I envy confident women. It could be the way a woman speaks her mind, the way she dresses, or just…
By Surbhi Dewan
February 1, 2016
The Confidence of a Married Woman
An (A)sexual Awakening
Modern Art
An (A)sexual Awakening

I had my sexual awakening in college. Or rather, the realisation that I would never have a ‘sexual awakening’ hit…
By Kavya Kartik
February 1, 2016
An (A)sexual Awakening
The Editorial: Humour and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Humour and Sexuality

“Humour is a rubber sword – it allows you to make a point without drawing blood.” Mary Hirsch, humourist Here’s…
By TARSHI
January 18, 2016
The Editorial: Humour and Sexuality
‘सेक्सी’ और मज़ाकिया महिलाओं से जुडी विसंगतियां
Comedian Aditi Mittal speaking into a mike.
‘सेक्सी’ और मज़ाकिया महिलाओं से जुडी विसंगतियां

क्रिस्टिन फ्रैंकर द्वारा पिछले वर्ष, एआईबी के बदनाम नाकआउट रोस्ट के दौरान कॉमेडियन अदिति मित्तल ने कार्यक्रम के पैनल पर…
By Kristin Francoeur
January 18, 2016
‘सेक्सी’ और मज़ाकिया महिलाओं से जुडी विसंगतियां
Meet The Woman Behind The Children’s Book ‘My Chacha Is Gay’
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Meet The Woman Behind The Children’s Book ‘My Chacha Is Gay’

In this series, Special Features, we will be featuring people who have done groundbreaking work in the field of Gender,…
By Curated Content
January 18, 2016
Meet The Woman Behind The Children’s Book ‘My Chacha Is Gay’
Issue In Focus: What’s In a Joke?
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Issue In Focus: What’s In a Joke?

Last January, armed gunmen stormed the Paris office of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 and injuring 11, because…
By Shweta Krishnan
January 4, 2016
Issue In Focus: What’s In a Joke?
…‘Raised on These Jokes’…
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…‘Raised on These Jokes’…

“Tell me something,” the 15-year-old asked her mother, “what is it like the first time?” “You, in your age and…
By Shikha Aleya
January 4, 2016
…‘Raised on These Jokes’…
Review: The Absurdities of Sexy and Funny Women
Comedian Aditi Mittal speaking into a mike.
Review: The Absurdities of Sexy and Funny Women

At the now infamous All India Bakchod Knockout roast last year, comedian Aditi Mittal told this joke about her fellow…
By Kristin Francoeur
January 4, 2016
Review: The Absurdities of Sexy and Funny Women
The Editorial: HIV and Sexuality
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The Editorial: HIV and Sexuality

On World AIDS Day, we published the first issue of this month’s In Plainspeak with the theme HIV and Sexuality. Global funding…
By TARSHI
December 15, 2015
The Editorial: HIV and Sexuality
Interview – Kiran Deshmukh
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Interview – Kiran Deshmukh

किरण देशमुख वैम्प प्लस की अध्यक्ष हैं। हमने एचआईवी एवं यौनिकता के विषय पर किरण के साथ ईमेल के द्वारा…
By TARSHI Team
December 15, 2015
Interview – Kiran Deshmukh
INTERVIEW: ANJALI GOPALAN
INTERVIEW: ANJALI GOPALAN
December 15, 2015
INTERVIEW: ANJALI GOPALAN
Issue In Focus: Dealing With HIV—Has India Missed the Bus?
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Issue In Focus: Dealing With HIV—Has India Missed the Bus?

HIV remains exceptional in that it carries the seemingly immutable burden of being synonymous with immoral behaviour. Open and safe…
By Mona Mishra
December 1, 2015
Issue In Focus: Dealing With HIV—Has India Missed the Bus?
Video Page: HIV-positive Guys Read Mean Dating App Messages
Video Page: HIV-positive Guys Read Mean Dating App Messages
December 1, 2015
Video Page: HIV-positive Guys Read Mean Dating App Messages
Book Review: Birth in the Age of AIDS: Women, Reproduction, and HIV/AIDS in India
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Book Review: Birth in the Age of AIDS: Women, Reproduction, and HIV/AIDS in India

Cecilia Van Hollen’s 2013 ethnography (published by Stanford University Press) of low caste, low-income women living with HIV in Tamil…
By Kristin Francoeur
December 1, 2015
Book Review: Birth in the Age of AIDS: Women, Reproduction, and HIV/AIDS in India
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