Josh Ningthoujam, A Trans Man From Manipur, And His Story
"I was taunted for hanging out with boys and everyone made me feel miserable about the way I was", says Josh Ningthoujam. The post Josh Ningthoujam, A Trans Man From Manipur, And His Story appeared...
View ArticleHow The Transgender Rights Bill Only Makes My Life More Difficult
It is imperative that the state’s ID processes take into account our complex lived realities, and try to make things simpler for us, but the new Transgender Rights Bill only makes it further difficult....
View ArticleHow I Overcame My Trauma And Found My Voice
I earned my PhD in fame, founded the CMCS and now take pride in helping other women find a voice in the post-Weinstein era and leave behind their trauma. The post How I Overcame My Trauma And Found My...
View ArticleHow Being Body-Shamed Left Me Traumatised
After being body-shamed to such an extent I grew so dejected and downcast, that I avoided interactions with my classmates, opting to spend my recess in the library after grabbing a quick bite. However,...
View Article4 Things People Said When I Spoke Out About Intimate Partner Violence
When I found out that I was not the only victim of intimate partner violence, I realised that my silence was enabling his violence. I decided to start speaking out about it, and I want to share some...
View ArticleSexuality And Trauma: How Fear Is Transmitted Across Generations
It had never occurred to me that what I experienced, growing up, was worth counting as trauma. It hadn’t occurred to me when grown men salivated over my twelve-year old, overgrown, ripe body, and made...
View ArticleWomen Complainants And Their Plight In Kerala: How I Was Shamed For Following...
When people whose very duty is to protect the citizens, fail to do the basic minimum, who do I turn to? What happens to women complainants in our society? The post Women Complainants And Their Plight...
View ArticleMy Journey Of Moving To A New City: Experiences Of A Trans Man
Moving to a new city was possible due to community support I received—for which I call them my alternate family. The post My Journey Of Moving To A New City: Experiences Of A Trans Man appeared first...
View ArticleThe Perils Of Public Masturbation
Incidents of public masturbation have been rising fairly consistently in India. Men masturbate in parks in broad daylight, or on public transportation, and even outside girls’ colleges, traumatizing...
View ArticleIs A Woman What She Wears? : Purdah In Modernity And Islam
If the word Purdah evokes in your minds, an image of fully clad women chained in the four walls under the Taliban regime, Iran or Saudi Arabia, then you are gravely wrong. The post Is A Woman What She...
View ArticleRape Threats At 16: Online Violence As A Young Girl | #DigitalHifazat
Like the fate of every legitimate issue that a woman faces, online violence too was normalised; ignoring it was what was expected out of me. The post Rape Threats At 16: Online Violence As A Young Girl...
View ArticleChoosing Law: My Story Of Resistance And Growth
Law was historically seen as a professional domain for men. Here's a woman's story of resistance and growth by choosing to study law. The post Choosing Law: My Story Of Resistance And Growth appeared...
View ArticleMy Story: Navigating Domestic Violence At Home And Unlearning Patriarchy
I barely knew that what I was witnessing was “domestic violence”. I was 13 when my class teacher asked me the reason for my silent behaviour. The post My Story: Navigating Domestic Violence At Home And...
View ArticleHow I Was Bullied As A Child For Being Gender Non-Conformist
I was told many times, “Yaar, tujhe to ladki hona chahiye tha” (dude, you should have born as a girl). And this was the nicest thing I was told. The post How I Was Bullied As A Child For Being Gender...
View ArticleUnraveling The ‘I Am Here For You’– Are We Really Ready To Listen?
One of the posts that went viral after Sushant Singh Rapjut’s death said, “If suicide ever crosses your mind just know, I’d rather listen to your story than attend your funeral”. The post Unraveling...
View ArticleThe Empowering Act Of Openly Seeing A Therapist As A Desi Woman
Strangely amidst the ableist labels of being an ‘attention-seeker’ and ‘crazy,’ I find it immensely empowering and oddly comforting to openly seek therapy. The post The Empowering Act Of Openly Seeing...
View ArticleComing Out As A Gay Man: Questioning The Fragility Of Masculinity And Manhood
Like most dad-son bond, ours was also garbed by the shades of masculinity where the proclamation of love and expression of feelings lay suppressed somewhere. The post Coming Out As A Gay Man:...
View ArticleEmbracing My Femininity During The Lockdown
I spent a large part of my puberty trying to fit into masculine spaces and continually repress my femininity. The lockdown gave me the opportunity to change that. The post Embracing My Femininity...
View ArticleAs An African Man In India, I Am Guilty Of Silently Hiding Behind A Smile
I am guilty of my silence. When my friends and acquaintances (who are not black) would dare usher the word, I would often myself refraining from responding, because for the longest while, I did not...
View ArticleInsensitive And Judgmental Therapists Are Also Part Of The Problem
To put it plainly, insensitive therapy could get you to pay therapists for the satisfaction of their curiosities, so that they can morally judge you and further, chastise you into seeing the...
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