Body Image Among Cis Gay Men
Gay men’s desire to emulate these standards of perfection often induce negative feelings towards their body and physical appearance.
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Demystifying Mental Healthcare For The Queer Community
Mental health problems become more pronounced when they are discussed in the context of the queer community. Although official statistics of India’s queer population are not available, it has been estimated that 6-8% of the country’s total population comprises queer people.
Queer Wedding Alert!: Hayle And Kiran
The proposal however happened on December 13th at Kew Gardens, London. The day started with Hayle putting up 100 photos of us together in our bedroom and putting them into the shape of the words I love you.
Abstract Nouns
the giggle bubbling at the edge of her throat and eyes glinting with mischief
figures can't encompass the unadulterated joy of playing a prank
A Queer – Travel Through Time: Sunil Gupta’s Visual Memoir
When I finished browsing through this heavy pink-covered hardcover book that has Paolo Sergio de Castro’s image on the front – who died of AIDS and the book is dedicated to him – with “wish you were here” in golden color, I was overwhelmed with emotions. These 128 pages, cover to cover, carries the making of someone; multiple landscapes that change as abruptly as does the subjects of assessment of Sunil.
Bergamini’s “Forsaken” Resonates With The Prevalent State Of Queer Community In Contemporary India
Being a collection of vignettes doesn’t mean that this book doesn’t have a structure. It does. Divided in three part — bucketing several private events that happened between 1968–1997, 1997–2006, and after 2006, and juxtaposing them with the social reality in France — this memoir takes us through the author’s internal dilemmas and struggles.
Being Queer Online
The thing I have noticed clearly and have heard from other queer people is that the spaces with cishet moderators often have an air of safety being at least partially compromised, facing ‘cishet-splaining’ of queer issues to downright domination of queer spaces.
Coming Out To My Joint Family
My aunt, who I came out to almost a week before had outed me to my parents. (Yes, I didn’t get a chance to properly come out to my parents!) All the details that I gave her about me discovering my sexuality, the girl that I was dating and how I pictured my future (so that she doesn’t lose her mind completely) was broken down and manipulated into bits and given to my parents.
A Whole New World: 5 Common Myths About BDSM / DDLG Debunked
Not surprisingly, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom’s survey found that 35% of BDSM practitioners identify as bisexual. This could be due to the fact that sexual deviation and fetishes, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, fall under the same social umbrella of sexual liberation –a deviation from social norms.
Meet The Queeroes Of Bengaluru’s Bilal Bagh
The sit-in protest at Bilal Bagh is fast approaching its 30 day mark, and there’s no stopping. But the toll that constant protesting takes on its young, queer participants is heavy.
White Lines On Rainbow Flags: Menace Of Drug Addiction In The Queer Community
Many queer people are initiated into using meth, cocaine, heroin and other drugs during PNP sexual encounters. Using these drugs in a group setting increases feelings of intimacy and pleasure.
Queer Wedding Alert!: Vaibhav And Parag
Both Parag and Vaibhav decided to wait until the family was ready to wholeheartedly support it and help them plan a wedding in the most traditional way possible.
Hate Gives Identity: How “Between The World And Me” Explains Breakability Of A Black Queer Body
There’s a way in which nation works. And some nations believe in their “greatness.” They believe in their masculinity, their powerfulness, their unbreakability, their purity.
Film Review: ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ Directed By Hitesh Kewalya
Directed by Hitesh Kewalya, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan has moments where it manages to deliver scathing one-liners that leave the viewers in stitches, but never at the expense of the sexuality of the protagonists.
The L Word: Generation Q – Worth A Watch
The L Word, problematic as it was, helped me amongst many other young queer millennials discover and/or accept their sexualities.
Fiction Comic: Unwrinkled Saris And Just Another Evening
Watch Sanchita and Bharat, Chaitak's parents in this adorable story of acceptance, love and great lip colour.
Using Online Dating Apps Safely – Look Before You Swipe!
Just like in the real (offline) world, there are dangers lurking everywhere in the online world. It becomes imperative to take care of some simple, but often overlooked, safety considerations while using dating apps.
Demo-crass-y
The current political scenario is alarming and dangerous, but what a great time to be alive! Because we are the people, we are what our democracy is built on.
Top 10 IMB Products To Gift Yourself This Valentine’s Day
Keeping in mind the spirit of self-love and self-care, here are my top ten Valentine’s Day picks from IMbesharam, India’s well-known adult web-store.
Allyship And Desi Representation: A Conversation With Simrah Farrukh
Her photographs have a distinct, ethereal style, almost– something about the colours and the contrast draws you in and keeps you there.
