When love turns brutal

The sexual stigma involved in same sex relationship leads to greater brutality in passion killings of homosexuals All is fair in love and war. Most gory murders are those driven by passion. But when deviant sexuality is a cause, it adds another dimension. Many of the gay murders that have come to light are by […]

A crucial lesson

Indian schools still shy away from introducing sex education in their curriculum but the need for it has always been stressed by the education authorities India has been at the forefront in terms of teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. With 16 million teenagers getting pregnant between the ages of 15 and 19 years, and […]

Soul wears no clothes

The experience of sketching more than 200 people in the nude made me aware of how fluid the boundaries of our world are Sketching people in the nude has been my most enthralling interface with humanity. We are a bundle of complex identities, some of them mutually antagonising, sexuality is one of them, which shapes […]

Biology cannot decide destiny

There is a difference between sexuality and gender—the two words should never be confused or used interchangeably Before we dive into the visibility regarding gender complexities, I would like to reiterate two differences in two different discourses that are significant in order to understand the points raised in this article, which also hold the potential, […]

Slotting women

From being a mother who single-handedly looks after the house and spends the day cooking and scrubbing utensils to being an object of desire for men who can entice them with deodorants, women are either domesticated or commodified in Indian advertisements Ensuring that the child grows up to be ‘taller, stronger and sharper’ by having […]

Same sex and sensibilities

Advertisements are there to capture our attention in a snap — if they don’t convey the message, and the brand, they’re called out as ineffective When it comes to advertising about sexuality itself, one has to be sensitive and yet deliver a powerful message. If they’re not filtered through various lens, customers may react adversely […]

Reporting patriarchy

Journalist Priyanka Dubey’s new book, No Country for Women, documents rape cases across India. In an interview, she talks about reporting on rape and why the media needs to be more sensitive Priyanka Dubey, a journalist with BBC, has come out with her first book that documents rape cases across India. It took her six […]

Shush! It’s India!

In India, where sex and sexuality are such hush-hush subjects that parents hardly ever discuss it with their children, many teenagers tend to develop a skewed understanding of it. Here is a look into how most Indian teens learn about sexual intercourse It is no secret that the list of things we cannot talk about […]