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The Two Worlds of a Bi Poet
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The Two Worlds of a Bi Poet

In my flesh, I must pass
for straight…
But in the digital world,
I can be me.
By M.A. Dubbs
December 18, 2023
The Two Worlds of a Bi Poet
Editorial – Humour and Sexuality
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Editorial – Humour and Sexuality

Humour makes us feel good, relaxes us, lubricates social interactions, and often allows us to see things in new ways. Who doesn’t love a good belly laugh? However, what tickles your funny bone may be very different from what tickles mine.
By TARSHI
May 17, 2023
Editorial – Humour and Sexuality
Issue in Focus
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Issue in Focus

Humour, either openly, or thinly camouflaged, is a combination of the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical nature of being. So quite often, anger, anxiety, aggression, wisdom, love, frustration, wickedness, cruelty, sarcasm and other feelings are a big part.
By Shikha Aleya
May 4, 2023
Issue in Focus
The Promise of Queer Failure as a Way of Life
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The Promise of Queer Failure as a Way of Life

In a world where queerness is looked at as failure, The Queer Art of Failure allows for many possibilities to make sense of these failures.
By Rajeev Anand Kushwah
December 12, 2022
The Promise of Queer Failure as a Way of Life
This is how we do it
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This is how we do it

We need to recognise that mental health stressors that queer people face are not because something is inherently wrong with them.
By Shruti Chakravarty
September 1, 2022
This is how we do it
The Queerness of Fandom in Bollywood
Poster of Bollywood movie ‘Ek Ladki ko Dekha toh aisa laga..’ Two women in traditional Indian attire are hugging a man in a white suit. The women are facing the front, while only the back of the man can be seen. The title of the movie “Ek Ladki ko Dekha toh aisa laga” is written in the bottom center, followed by text that reads “Directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar.”
The Queerness of Fandom in Bollywood

People looking for queer plots in Bollywood are sometimes disappointed, as the focus on marriage in many films seems to suggest that Bollywood is a conservative genre invested in sanctifying reproductive heteronormativity.
By Ulka Anjaria
November 1, 2021
The Queerness of Fandom in Bollywood