Performance Anxiety And The Hush-Hush Not only has patriarchal conditioning exhausted a man socially. It has also culturally, and familially, but even on the sexual forefront, men aren’t spared. While a woman faces condemnation for sexualizing herself at all, a man is somehow responsible for a mindblowing sexual experience. It somehow becomes as his life …
Painting It Red: An Interview with Ananya Chhaochharia Ananya Chhaochharia is an intersectional feminist working at the crossroads of gender and politics. She started an NGO, Paint it Red, to combat the challenge of period stigma and to create access to sustainable menstrual products. In conversation with Gaurvi Narang, she gives us a glimpse into her …
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All Your Birth Control Pill Questions Answered! While condoms are the simplest to use, birth control pills are the safest when it comes to contraception methods. All medications have their pros and cons. And going on the pill seems harmless when you do it at first. I was 15 years old when I went abroad …
‘Badhaai Ho’ – Mom, Dad, That’s Just Gross! A tricky theme in the garb of wit and humor, the film Badhaai Ho tackles the apprehensions regarding sex and pregnancy in the most Indian and relatable way ever. There is no false trope of empowerment, no long feminist narrations, or any kind of overzealous attempts at …
Parents and ‘The Talk’ It all starts when dads smartly reach for the television remote as soon as Cameron Diaz starts kissing Tom Cruise passionately while the entire family is enjoying movie night on the couch. The moment her lips wrap around Tom’s, your dad’s fingers wrap around and clutch the remote quickly as he switches …
Our Bodies Don’t Define Sex, We Do! ‘Turn the lights off!’ ‘Don’t go down on me today!’ ‘Ugh, I haven’t shaved down there!’ ‘I’m sorry I have stretch marks around my chest!’ Physical intimacy needs more than just two people who are interested in each other. It is an exchange of pleasure that only comes …
Sex on my Mind It is unfortunate to realize that we have been so conditioned to thinking of sex as a primal instinct, we forget that it is far less mechanical than we sometimes assume it to be. Sexual arousal is not just about the right aphrodisiacs, a phenomenal drive, or, if you’re fortunate, love. …
From being a Girl Child to Bringing one into the World Free institutional delivery is not the only thing that is sufficient to bring a child into this world. A child is not just a baby born from the womb but an act of creating a life that can truly catalyze a change in the …
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