Gender And Sexuality

From Radical Dharma to All About Love, a look at queer Black Buddhist perspectives on spiritual practice in contemporary texts

Several queer Black Buddhist authors have showed me how spiritual practice can be a liberating force in the face of challenges as huge as racism, sexism and queerphobia.

In reading Friends Under the Summer Sun, envisioning queerness as an experience of unabashed joy

The plot of Friends Under the Summer Sun revolves around a heartwarming encounter between a child named Nimmi and her neighbour Shri who likes to be addressed as Akka.

The Witch Boy reinforces Wiccan literature as a vital source of spiritual nourishment for queer readers

It is time for us to be more intentional about creating our futures; whether we identify as witches or not, there are things we could learn from them.

Living with patriarchy: A negotiation for equality and dignity

With a sense of the crisscrossing realities that we all endure and live with, the everyday ‘patriarchies’ that we encounter are bound to appear equally complex and diverse.

Kahaani 2 attempts to make the horrors of child sexual abuse its central theme; sadly, it falls short

Vidya Balan’s engrossing performance does get you to root for her throughout Kahaani 2, but the film ends up riding on the back of an important theme like child sexual abuse while giving the issue itself a formulaic treatment.

Memories of a Machine: Does this short film inadvertently condone child sexual abuse?

Memories of a Machine, a Malayalam short film by Shailaja Padindala featuring actress Kani Kusruti, has come under heavy criticism for 'normalising' child sexual abuse