A poem on living with body and gender dysmorphia, and its impact on every facet of the poet’s life.
Tag: gender
Why Do Boys With Long Hair Upset Society?
The insidious creation of the gender binary has resulted in every little thing clearly demarcated as belonging to either 'boys' or 'girls'
Growing Up Queer: A War With the Truth
A poem on internalised homophobia and the corpse of my childhood.
Majority of Indians Feel Wife Must Obey Husband, Men Have More Rights to Jobs: Report
There is minimal difference in gender attitudes between Indian men and women, and also among adults of different ages, no matter how perceptibly regressive or progressive the views may …
RuPaul’s Drag Race Contestant Sparks Conversations About Cishet Inclusion, Queer Discomfort
A straight cis-man could have made 'herstory' as 'America’s Next Drag Superstar'.
Of Reality and Death
A poem on how the pandemic has exposed the gaps when it comes to privilege – even between a husband and a wife living in the same home.
Grief Sits With Me Every Time I Look for Love
Grief tells me that I am neither damaged nor hurt, I am just longing to find little spaces of kindness.
Sister-in-Sorrow
A poem on the struggles of women in a world that has privileged men for thousands of years.
The Happiness Guide to City Planning
A poem on the cities that exist and the cities that should exist.
Blood Red Lips
'Mumma dresses up in shimmery clothes, and paints her lips bright red.'