Media representation tends to peddle a specific script for a heterosexual relationship, which then tends to be perceived as the form in which relationships need to exist to be fulfilling.

To reimagine the nonbinary body, you don’t just ask where somebody lies on the axis between “male” and “female”. You start by understanding how this spectrum can be very limiting, and question the role the axis can even play in the first place.

Mental Health and Queerphobic Sentiments: In the context of mental health, queerphobic sentiments make themselves known in formalized forms of diagnosis in several ways.

In particular, this year stood out in the opportunity presented to me to consume content that was explicitly queer.

But what is drag like in India? I spoke to three artists who have performed in drag, either through the context of theatre shows or nightclubs. 

The biological queerness argument, suggests that because you were ‘born this way’, your orientation isn’t a choice and so it is not something you can change at any point.

Pinkwashing is primarily a tool for corporates and businesses to cash in on and capitalise on the queer community, particularly during LGBTQ+ periods such as pride month, when queer visibility is at its highest.

While the book divulges into the stories of 10 working-class women, it follows a narrative that equally well explores the voice and personal journey of the author.

Let’s take a tour through the immoral red light areas of your city. As we traverse through the bylanes of the dark streets lined with unabashed women, ‘selling their dignity’ for cash per hour, escaping the clutches of the police and entertaining men, blind your biases and numb your mind. If you can, wear on […]

In the Monsoon Session of the Parliament last year, Mr. Rajeev Satav pushed for the unconventional. A Member of Parliament from Hingoli, Maharashtra, Mr. Satav sought to introduce the Paternity Benefit Bill, 2017, which aimed to ensure gender equality in terms of child care. The Bill was to complement the Maternity Benefit Act, 2016 by filling […]