What Is It Like Being A Pansexual? Parnika believes that sexual attraction can be either simple or complicated to figure out. For some, it becomes simple as they love regardless of the other’s sex or gender. This is what it is like being a pansexual. Let’s understand it better, shall we? To lay down a definition, pansexuality is […]
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Chakka! The Word From Where It Begins Never underestimate the power of words. They can act as bottle caps to stop the flow in a fixed shape. Or, they can become the propeller for someone’s journey. It all started with the evenings when a small child was called ei chakka. It all started with a word
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10 Questions You Shouldn’t Be Asking Someone From The Community The LGBTQIA+ community has been facing social, communal, and economic discrimination for decades now. For this community to gain momentum and popularity, it has taken a great amount of effort and energy. A community so diverse and strong should be respected and treated equally. A person
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Breaking The Binary: Answers To Your Questions About The LGBTQIA+ Community As we revel in this pride month, we often tend to forget that pride month is more than just a way for big multinational companies to express support towards the LGBTQIA+ community. It is more than a market gimmick rather than showing allyship. Adding
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Bi-Consent Is Not Bye Consent! The assumption that bisexual individuals cheat and have sex with everyone is incorrect and abusive. Their sexual commitment and consent are as legit as any others. So let’s delve into the concept of consent amongst bisexual individuals or bi-consent. What is Bisexuality? When a person is attracted to more than
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Ever Wondered About Hormone Therapy & Gender Affirmation Surgery? Yaaay, it’s Pride Month! And maybe we could learn about Gender Affirmation Surgery on this occasion. Well, I didn’t know much about this until recently when I read a lot about it. For the layman, this is the surgery that transgender people undergo to ‘change genders.’
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Fun With Flags: What Different Pride Flags Mean A flag is a representative of the fundamental objectives of the community that it represents. It is not merely merchandise but rather physical evidence of a community’s history. While the rainbow pride flag is a capitalist’s paradise during June, we have other flags with their own meaning
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Coming Out: Break The Wheel Or The Only Way Forward? A friend of mine recently came out to her parents. When they told us the story later, we all congratulated them over a very long group video call and had a virtual “coming-out party.” Then, 15 minutes into our party, we started discussing the first
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Sanitary Product Advertisements: Got It All Messed Up? Advertisements are strong tools not only for business purposes and the sale of products but also for awareness. Menstruation has been a closeted topic for ages and hence you see the advertisements of menstrual products as somewhat ‘weird’. To be blunt, sanitary product advertisements are very often
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Menstruation: Why Do We Use Euphemisms? When I was in fifth grade, a friend had excitedly pulled me to one corner of the corridor to announce that she has gotten “it”. Unfortunately for her, I could not take part in her excitement because I could not decipher what “it” meant. Exasperated, she had gone on
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