Sex worker rights activist Meena Seshu looks at soliciting as a form of sexual expression. This is the first in a series of blog posts from the national conference Porn. Panic. Ban that Point of View and the Internet Democracy Project convened in October 2015 in New Delhi. “The reason I’m on this panel […]
Sexuality and Expression: Safer Sexting
Republished from Take Back The Tech! You sent sexy pictures to your partner and suddenly they’re all over the Internet. Strangers are creeping on you, your family shames you, your friends reject you and your boss fires you. But you’re an adult, and it was a simple consensual act you both enjoyed. Is digital abstinence […]
Black Day for Human Rights in India
Republished from CREA. Human rights activists across the country are deeply disappointed with today’s decision of the Supreme Court in Suresh Kumar Kaushal v. Naz Foundation to overturn the historic Delhi High Court judgement of 2009, which decriminalised homosexuality in India. CREA believes that today’s decision to set aside that historic and progressive judgement is […]
Tangled, Like Wool – Sex, Sexuality and the Internet in India
“Online” and “offline” are no longer binaries or opposed actions, like flipping a switch on and off; today, they’re as tightly tangled as a ball of two-skeined wool. First published on July 9, 2013, on Genderit.org (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0) On June 13, the Indian government blocked 39 websites which allow users to share porn, among other […]