When sexual desire leads you into a public toilet
An excerpt from Love, Sex and India: The Agents of Ishq Anthology
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‘Age gaps are far less fraught in queer and kink spaces—there’s more openness and less moral panic’
Feminist queer activist Jaya Sharma on the transcendental liberation of being old, sexy, and kinky
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I was going to end up like my mother. Queerness saved me.
She was made to accept shame and silence. Queerness gave me the tools to understand desire and intimacy on my own terms.
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In desi gay porn, warriors and construction workers are both sexy. But in wildly different ways
In desi porn as in real life, caste often determines which bodies are considered sexy and worthy of pride.
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Inside the complex rooms of queer kinksters in India
What can exploring India’s queer kink scene reveal about the journey toward sex-positive inclusivity?
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The gendering of desi queer porn
Desi lesbian and ‘transgender’ porn transgress societal norms of gender and sexuality, but fail to challenge the heteronormative ideals of family and marriage.
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There’s someone just like you: The possibilities of trans loving trans
The becoming assertion of trans persons loving each other
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Producing and consuming desi gay porn in India
Authenticity and affirmation lie at the heart of desi gay porn’s continuing popularity. But will the hunks make the cut?
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