I was raped
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We must focus on how we can be better humans: not what someone wears or who they sleep with.
Equations change when that special someone gets downgraded to Ex. Families on both sides are instantly forgotten and abandoned; friends are torn apart and left hanging clueless; anniversaries and birthdays are like Friday the 13th; and gifts and pictures are packed in cartoon boxes, labeled with a skull and crossbones and put in the attic. Chandra D and his Ex-files.
Despite where we are with each other, he still is my favorite “Murattu Payal” and the very thought of him still brings a smile on my face.
Bubbly writes to her parents and sister in Chennai, explaining why she cancelled her engagement.
A mixed media sketch, and an account of how Gokul met his trans amma.
Major J. Suresh (ret’d) reflects on his coming out journey, motivated by General Rawat’s homophobic statements around gay people in the Indian Army.