Breaking the Patriarchal Gaze
Why can’t we untie these unsolicited associations of gender with anatomy? Why must certain attributes be restricted to femininity and others to masculinity
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An Open Letter to Schools : An Inclusive Curriculum that Teaches Gender and Sexuality is Need of the Hour
If we include gender and sexuality education and use inclusive language, it would help students to concentrate more on their studies and be less worried about whether or not they will be accepted in society.
Indian Parliament Must Apologize for Stonewalling Debate on Gay & Lesbian Issues Since Independence
The rights of people with different sexual orientations – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual needs to be respected; all the laws tha... Read More...
Hindu Philosophy and LGBTQ+ Identities
Can the concepts of Hindu philosophy offer an explanation for the existence of LGBTQ+ identities?
JK Rowling and Trans Debate is Driven by Western Perspectives
Why does everyone have to be boxed into this binary gender system of women and men? This notion is very Western.
Why Power Wranglers raise Hiccups for the LGBTQ+ Community
Dominant patrilineal structuralism threatens to ruin the progress made by our community, as conservative queerphobic and Islamophobic traditionalists spread their backwards thinking in a devastatingly power-tripping manner
Old Offensive Wild Stone Ad Mocking Effeminate Men and Reinforcing Gender Stereotypes Being Re-aired on Television
The ads mock men for stepping outside of gender boundaries and are advocating set ways to "be a man" and "act and behave like a man"
An Open Letter Urging Youtube To Conduct Gender Sensitisation Workshops for Their “Influencers”
All YouTube influencers are in dire need of education on LGBTQ and gender issues. What better way for Youtube to celebrate Pride this year than sensitising content creators in India, and thus actually helping the Indian LGBTQ community.
The CarryMinati Episode is a Stark Reminder of the Homophobia in Society, and the Role Big Corporations Play in Promoting it
It is not just people like CarryMinati that need to be held accountable for vitiating the environment and polluting young mind with homophobic slurs. Platforms like YouTube need to be held accountable too.
An Open Letter to CarryMinati – Stop Your Homo/Trans Phobia
Being gay, being femme or not, isn't a euphemism for indignity. No, we're not mere caricatures
Men will be Men : Toxic Masculinity
The toxic notion that men are supposed to have the aura of being rough and tough is the reason for objectification of women, ragging, hetero normative culture, misogyny, dowry, eve teasing, patriarchy, rapes and other social evils.
A Tale of Two Prides Within a Month in a City
Why do NGOs/Trusts want to brand the Pride with the name of their organizations? Is the pride walk about individuals from a particular NGO/Trust who want to feel honored or credited for being the hosts of the pride?