The film makes me cautiously optimistic that queer women might see more films in the future where they can take everything in, and never once have to look away.
Tag: sexual desire
Pubic Hair, Nudism and the Censor: The Story of the Photographic Battle To Depict the Naked Body
A century ago, early British nudists had to fight for the right to publish naked photos – the similarities with social media today are striking.
How Zadie Smith’s Play ‘The Wife of Willesden’ Brings to Life Chaucer’s Tale of Sex and Power
Smith’s adaptation uses Chaucer’s references to sexual desire, domestic violence and freedom of choice to explore contemporary concerns such as the sex-positive movement, #MeToo, and incels culture.
Booty Calls in the Pandemic: Thoughts on Bisexual Guilt and Desire
We must not settle for bad sex and unkind relationships because ‘that is just the way it is’.
No Space For Women: From Ismat Chughtai’s Zenana to Women’s Colleges
While today zenanas may be long gone and forgotten, Chughtai’s rendition of the fragmented nature of female spaces remains starkly relevant.
Cybersex: A Simulation of Our Sexuality
While we may be free to be sexually experimental online in so many ways, it is not free from the sexual history of our physical bodies and their oppression …
Demisexual and Grey Ace: The Sexual Orientations We Don’t Discuss Enough
Demisexuals don't feel sexual desire without strong emotional attachment. Grey asexuals feel sexual desire, but rarely. Are they the same thing?