How Grindr, The Dating App Is Destroying My Mental Health
The flip-side to using dating apps like Grindr is the mental exhaustion of constantly having to look “perfect”, the pressure of conforming to unrealistic body standards and the unhealthy expectation of requiring to be available for sex in order to meet another person for a first-time date.
Why Do Women Stay In Abusive Relationships?
"Why can't she just leave?" is the most common question asked when it comes to women living with abusive partners and families. In this article, we will find out why it is not easy to leave an abusive relationship.
Will I Keep Calling Myself A Feminist If I Sexualize Women?
I worry that I am not feminist enough because I sometimes enjoy the sexualization of women that my intellectual self would so abhor.
10 Things Asexual People Are Tired Of Hearing
Often people say things that are offensive or could make anyone uncomfortable. Here are ten things that asexual people are tired of hearing.
Take Sex Ed To The Bed, Make Healthier Society Happier Individuals
As someone training to be in the field of education and academics, as well as surrounded by siblings, cousins, nieces, nephews and young people in general, I feel the need for proper and timely sex ed is a must for a healthier society and happier individuals.
Infographic: How Can You Support Someone Who Faced Sexual Harassment?
So how can we be more sensitive and caring to someone who has faced sexual harassment? There is no one, straightforward answer, because people are diverse, violence comes in many forms and each case is different.
Clicking Nudes: Documenting The Journey Of Self-Love For My Body
As shocking as his request for a nude was, what confused me even more was why would he want nudes from me, a woman who hated her body? Would he appreciate these saggy breasts with their stretch marks?
Sexperience: Becoming Objects Of Desire, Without Being Objectified
The positive lesson was that sex does not always need to translate as commitment! Sex could just simply be a good positive sexperience!
The Sacred Mundane: Revealing Sex From Behind The Veil Of Patriarchy
While the sexual realm of existence is, from my experience, an endless process of unlearning and relearning, the moment a woman is forced to come face-to-face with her own pleasure is the moment that the veritable sacredness of sex is revealed from behind the patriarchal veil.
Infographic: Some Basics of Sexual Consent
The #MeToo movement has brought the notion of informed consent into conversations. Even though there has been a lot of work surrounding consent, it is extremely important to keep having these discussions with partners.
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Mind Your Slogans: Casteist And Sexist Slogans Must Be Condemned
A feminist intervention (no matter how much you may disdain because nation comes first), refuses to sabotage the movement with sexist and casteist slurs to be thrown in the face of power.
Why We Must Condemn Jair Bolsonaro As Republic Day Chief Guest
Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right president, is infamously known globally for his regressive stances on abortion, anti-affirmative action, homosexuality and secularism.
“All Romantic Experiences Are Essentially Caste Experiences”: In Conversation With Jyotsna Siddharth
We interviewed Jyotsna Siddharth, an actor and a writer, who is also the founder of Project-Anti-Caste, Love and Dalit Feminism Archive.