Demisexual people need to be allowed to make their own life choices without being ridiculed for not being able to separate their emotional needs from their physical ones.
Tag: Pride Month
A Coming Out Perspective: If All the World’s a Stage, We Would Like To Be Included
Inspired by William Shakespeare’s 'Seven Stages of Man', from the play 'As You Like It'.
The Asian Canadian Gay Activist Whose Theories on Sexuality Were Decades Ahead of Their Time
When Li Shiu Tong died in 1993, his unpublished manuscript about sexuality was almost thrown away. Yet it contains views on bisexuality and gender fluidity that would resonate with …
To the Lovers in ‘Umbartha’
A poem that is both an ode to the lovers in the Marathi film 'Umbartha' and a call to all women who are forced into margins for not fitting …
Supporting Pride Month the Right Way: Strategies To Prevent ‘Rainbow Washing’
Being vocal for the LGBTQIA+ community should not be viewed as a mere business strategy, rather an attitude shift should accompany it.
When June Comes Around, All I Do Is Cry
On growing up afraid of physical attraction and my own queerness.
Why Weren’t We Taught to Not Be Homophobic?
A needlessly rigorous syllabus failed to make me empathetic and kind.
Coming Out as a Demisexual
A compilation of thoughts on how I came out to my family about my sexuality and mental health issues.
Love Doesn’t Come with Labels
On traversing the by-lanes of diversity dialogues with my sons.
On Equal Access, Dignity for the Queer Community: An Interview With Sharif Rangnekar
The former journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist addresses the feeling within the community that real concerns have taken a backseat and resulted in skewed public policy formulation.