Is it better to live in a big city?
A few years ago, I attended a group discussion on health and the queer community, and was fortunate enough to hear some of the older community members talk about how …
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Facebook and Instagram are Bad Places to Find Dates
I have had a variation of this conversation on Facebook many times. Someone reaches out to me. Hi, they say. As an out queer woman, I say hi back. It’s …
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Trust is Risky, and Yet
Online dating is exciting, and hopeful – but is also full of sharks, waiting to take advantage of our vulnerability and hopefulness. This is true in mainstream dating circles. It …
Coming out Story of “Rajan”
Coming out story of Rajan (name changed), gives every LGBTQ+ individual some hope. Though things do not work out initially, they fall in place with self acceptance to start with. …
Write With AYA, LGBTQ Stories. Part 2
To celebrate Pride Month i.e. June 2020, at AYA, we organised a writing competion on the Sheroes platform. Here are the LGBTQ stories, expressions and words of solidarity, which were submitted …
Write With AYA, LGBTQ Stories. Part 1
To celebrate Pride Month i.e. June 2020, at AYA, we organised a writing competion on the Sheroes platform. Here are the LGBTQ stories, expressions and words of solidarity, which were submitted by the talented women writers of Sheroes.
Coming out Story of Aditya
To successfully distance yourself from the prevalent norms of the society that with every passing breath from childhood aspires to instil in you every single grain of prejudice is a herculean task that cannot be accomplished without any support and in isolation.
Perception Pretence Courage and Acceptance
I was sixteen when i first heard the word “lesbian”. It was presented to me as a very bad, inappropriate, unnatural and creepy thing to be. I personally do not …
Love is Love
We are delighted to share this poem written by one of our LGBTQ allies. The Poem A Note From The Author Love is Love My inspiration is my friend Vritika …