Narendra searched for the clothes that had just left Akbar. He smelt each one. But every attempt remained a try. Their flesh had felt cool. But he could not smell if evaporation was producing a cooling effect on their tired body or if their skin had recently showered.
By Rakshit Malik Dec 3 2020 |
i want the aesthetic of your femme presentation
i want your top vs. bottom
i want your queer vs. woman
By Srishti Uppal Dec 1 2020 |
Queer friendships are hard to come by in Pakistan, and the reason for that is no secret. We, Pakistani Queers, exist in secrecy entirely. We’re underground.
By The Gay Gatsby Nov 30 2020 |
The plot is generic, and effectively delivers the ‘boy meets girl’ and ‘opposites attract’ tropes it promises.
By N Nov 30 2020 |
In creating Nila, Sowmya Rajendran has succeeded in engaging multiple realities beyond what is being primarily sold: femme agency; they have brought to us a fierce, restless, and brimming child, who is extremely competitive, has a unibrow and muscular arms, and is very conscious of her interpersonal relationships.
By YSK Prerana Nov 27 2020 |
We move on, leave people behind
Yet; the closet,
does not forget
and holds the power
to unexpectedly remind
By Lemonkulfi Nov 26 2020 |
Reading through the poems, the readers might feel like reading a personal diary or journal, and that personal, private quality of the poems add to their relevance and relatable quality.
By Raqeeb Nov 24 2020 |
Pleasure can come from multiple things, this is just one. Let’s make sure that while we’re exploring this we have all the information we need to have safe, lovely, consensual, painless and fun experiences!
By Nikita Barton Nov 24 2020 |
What brings us together can’t be the same as what hurts us; we cannot be romanticize and bond over our own oppression without making it central to our identities.
By Srishti Uppal Nov 20 2020 |
The central myth of the goddess and her lover is portrayed in a hand-drawn style reminiscent of “The Princess Kaguya”. At this song-and-art juncture, The Pearl Studio and Netflix produced film begins to seem promising.
By Shinjini Dey Nov 20 2020 |
Deconstructing and contextualising existing social institutions, which also happens to be in the true spirit of polyamory, can be a progressive step in understanding better, our ideas of love. Monoamory and polyamory may also be considered to be more of a continuum than a dichotomy.
By whatnowanna Nov 19 2020 |
The six part limited series follows Nikhil, an Indian American bisexual man who moonlights as an escort and works at a publishing agency by day.
By Shradhdha Das Nov 18 2020 |
Locked lips and my hands on your hips,
But your hand, it slips.
By Rajeev Nov 17 2020 |
The film falls under the genre of horror - comedy, although it fails to elicit any response that is suitable to this label. Infuriatingly, most of the film’s comedy and horror hinges upon the supposed dissonance of watching a cis man perform the mannerisms societally deemed “feminine”.
By Sahithya Iyer Nov 17 2020 |
While being a tad predictable, Handsome Devil wins us over with an easygoing charm that makes for an enjoyable watch.
By NOFILTERSASSY Nov 16 2020 |
This piece is a recollection of my Petrarchan adoration of the woman, who helped me come to terms with a significant part of my identity.
By Shyama Nov 13 2020 |
Don’t force this, she tells herself now as they both stay seated at the table. Don’t say any more. Don’t ask for an answer. Don’t beg, don’t expect, don’t raise your aspirations. Let those four words be your piece. Now that you’ve said it, let it be a swansong among conversations between the two of you. Walk away. Let this go.
By quagmireisadora Nov 12 2020 |
Am I the labels i was born with or bestowed upon me?
By Nandhini Anand Nov 11 2020 |
Smiling, I turn to face her and interlace our fingers. I sweep my gaze over her; a deep blue bikini highlights her exquisite athletic body. When my eyes meet her striking blue ones, I lean closer and whisper softly, “I am now.”
By Pooja Nov 10 2020 |
Smith's newest album Love Goes is perhaps the freest and queerest of all their records. “A celebration of youth and music”, the album has 17 tracks, and is surprisingly, Smith's first real breakup album. The twist, though, is that it is a feel-good break up album.
By Saachi Gupta Nov 9 2020 |
