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Bad Sex Advice, From People Who Found Out the Hard Way
“it was pretty traumatising, but also quite revealing about what a lot of gay people experience.”
Iconic Photos From the 2022 Melbourne Slutwalk
"The whole message is that, even if you're a slut, even if you've been labelled a slut, you don't deserve the things that have been done to you."
Inside a WhatsApp Group for Indian Men Whose Wives Left Them for New Lives in Canada
They paid a fortune to send their wives ahead to a future in Canada, hoping they’d follow on a spouse visa. But with the women finding solace from dreary lives back home, these husbands say they’re now left lonely and bankrupt.
Many Indian Women Are Living Britney’s Nightmare
Even without a court-mandated conservatorship, men often get away with controlling women’s choices.
This Artist Captures the Not-So-Happy Endings of Indian Marriages
Check out a hard-hitting series that attacks marital rape, domestic abuse and dowry in a country that regards the institution of marriage as the ultimate sacred bond.
Chemical Castration, Sex Offender Registry in Pakistan's New Rape Law
The new anti-rape ordinance comes after months of nationwide outrage over a brutal gang rape and subsequent victim-shaming of a woman in Lahore.
Women Are Speaking Up About Their Experiences of Online Abuse in This Crowdsourced Art Project
#LoveSexandTech is documenting anonymous stories of violence, surveillance, intimidation and violations of internet space caused by ex or current lovers.
Indian Matchmakers Explain Why Young Indians Still Go For Arranged Marriages
India has a thriving market for online dating. Then why are young people turning to the “Sima aunties” for their big, fat Indian wedding?
This Pakistani Filmmaker Wants to Break the Silence on South Asia’s Rape Problem
Danial K Afzal, who recently released a short film on the struggles of a rape survivor, opens up about the reluctance of talking about rape in Pakistan, and why films have the power to mobilise.
Once Denied Combat Roles, Women Keep Making History in the Indian Armed Forces
Early this week, the Indian Navy deployed its first set of women combat aviators in frontline warships.
Forced to Abort, Tortured: Indian Women Continue to Face Violence Over Obsession With Male Children
In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a man ripped open his pregnant wife’s belly to find out if it was a boy.