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AOI’s Abortion Resources
A list of AOI posts that help in understanding your laws and rights, and also help you navigate this emotional journey with support from your community
Sep 28, 2024
Pleasure Matters: AOI, SRHM and TPP collaborate for a webinar
Join us for a discussion on why pleasure politics is essential in SRHR work
Aug 14, 2024
The Bullying I Faced In School, And How It Shaped What I Do Today
From the time I started speaking, I used feminine pronouns. And it made me the target of my classmates, teachers and even my father
May 20, 2024
Swapnadosh is Not a Dosh!
Have you ever met this raat ke humsafar?
Mar 17, 2024
Big Truths About The Big-O: AOI’s Orgasm Anxiety Survey
Is sex only a straight line to orgasms? What’s mental health got to do with orgasms? Are orgasms guaranteed if you have a partner?
Aug 11, 2022
Bind It!
A guide to chest binding from what to, to, how to use your binder
Mar 03, 2024
What Is The Difference Between A Psychologist, A Psychiatrist and A Counsellor?
Did you know not all mental health professionals do the same thing? Their training and specializations vary. Read on to how what Counselling Psychologist Utkarsha Jagga says -
Oct 05, 2022
How Can You Look Out For Your Child's Mental Health?
Counselling Psycholgist Utkarsha Jagga suggests six tips on how you can care for your children's mental health while protecting their privacy.
Oct 10, 2022
Why do I need to cover up when your friend comes home?
It took me a while to realise that I had been abused, and some probing to understand why I never told my parents about it
Feb 26, 2024
Is There A ‘Normal’ Period?
Let’s talk about periods beyond the hushed conversations.
Oct 04, 2018
How to conduct a cancer self-check: For your testicles and breasts
Staying up-to-date with what’s happening in your body can help you keep safe from many illnesses, including cancer. Read on to know more.
Feb 02, 2024
Me, My M.I.L and My Abortion
Based on Ibis Reproductive Health's qualitative research with 43 medication abortion users in rural and urban India
Jan 15, 2024
Why Do Movie Suhaag Raats Feature Ek Glass Milk?
Answers from Ancient India about what's milk got to do with being an aphrodisiac
Dec 30, 2022
Sex-Ed Books That Blew Our Mind!
These sex-ed books from around the world are unapologetically awesome.
Jan 07, 2024
Moments in Our Life That Make Us Ask “Why Not Me?”
From not having a date on Valentine’s Day, to being overlooked by your crush, a long list of situations that make our hearts go all dard-e-disco
Dec 20, 2023
I Thought It Was A Dream Date. But I Am Bipolar, So Was It Just A Dream?
This date wasn’t supposed to be a rebound, but still hit me in the face, and everywhere else
Dec 18, 2023
Dreams, Fears and Friendship: A Story about Abortion-and Love
A comic created by Agents of Ishq in collaboration with Ibis Reproductive Health, building on their research on self-managed abortions.
Aug 12, 2023
I Want To Feel Cared For Even When I’m Having Casual Sex
The ‘no strings attached,’ nature of casual sex meant that I was left feeling dissatisfied and dehumanized. But being open about my need to be nurtured opened up a whole new world.
Apr 12, 2023
‘Every month I’d be lying in the principal’s room, waiting to die’
Pavitra was told that experiencing period pain was to be expected, even when the pain she was experiencing was debilitating. Why did it take so long for someone to take her pain seriously, she wonders.
Nov 20, 2023
‘Could I share food with others? Could I have a relationship?’
A diagnosis of herpes can be terrifying. But, here’s what I learnt after being told I have herpes
Nov 13, 2023
Anal Sex Mein Potty Ka Fikar Not, Jab Kare Saaf Safai Thoda Bohot!
Tips and tricks to cleaning one’s anus in prep for anal sex
Nov 12, 2023
Why does talking about sex-ed make us so squeamish?
AOI unpacks the many issues at the heart of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement about sex-education in the Bihar legslative assembly, and all the furore around it
Nov 09, 2023
Why Are Most Contraceptives Only For Those Who Can Get Pregnant? The Gender Discrimination in Contraception
If there was a male birth control pill in the market, would you use it (or ask your partner to use it)?
Jan 01, 1970
Kailash Puri - The Punjabi Sex-Ed Agony Aunty from the 50's
She invented Punjabi words for genitals like "Madan Chhatri" for "clitoris"
Jun 10, 2022
Dr Alyappin Padmanabba Pillay and His Anti No-Fap Crusade in 1940's India
How one sexologist addressed the 'semen anxiety' of anxious young men in modern India.
May 12, 2023
To Lube or Not To Lube? Everything You Wanted To Know About Lube!
How to apply lube on a condom? Can I use Saffola oil as lube?
Mar 19, 2023
Dick Toot Gaya Deewana! What If You Break Your Penis?
Jan 16, 2023
Pill Da Maamla Hai! Starring OBGYNji
Birth control pills, i-pill and abortion pills - difference kya hai?
Nov 06, 2022
What Are We Really Asking For When We Say We Want To Be Touched? An Interview with Ratnaboli Ray
Psychologist and mental health activist Ratnaboli Ray discusses skin hunger, touch and mental health.
Jul 21, 2022
My Clients Celebrate Relationships With Me That They Can’t Even Mention Outside The Therapy Room: A Therapist’s Diary
A therapist wonders if we can relook how we approach 'problematic' relationships
Jul 14, 2022
End of Period (Beginning of Another)- Stuff Menopause Does
Menopause is more an easy sexist butt of jokes, than a phenomenon we take seriously.
Mar 23, 2022
Not Seeing You Later, Ovulator : What Happens To 'U' When The Uterus is Removed?
Let's talk about the hysterectomy - what happens before, during and after!
Mar 15, 2022
Things Changing In My Body & I As We Grow Older
(For the better, for the worse, for the sexier!)
Jun 28, 2022
My Wobbly Bits: Making Friends with My New-Old Body
In my 50's, I'm rearing a kid by myself and greeting new body parts ever so frequently.
Mar 01, 2022
SLUT METRO : The Many Journeys to Sexual Confidence!
Jan 18, 2022
Bodies in Pain: Reclaim, not Shame
Angel's journey of accepting that her period pain was real, not imaginary or inconsequential.
Apr 30, 2022
Stories From A Survey: Mohan's Story
Nov 01, 2021
Stories From A Survey: Manju's Story
Nov 01, 2021
What Does Science Say About Friendship?
Aug 13, 2021
“Being well-adjusted to this world is no measure of being well”- Vulnerability, Strength and Mental Health
A conversation with Sonal Giani!
Jul 26, 2021
How Do Vulnerabilities Play Out in Sex?
Why do we make sexual choices that make us vulnerable? Can one #VulnerABILITY lead to another?
Jul 12, 2021
Six People on What They Learned About Vulnerability By Working At A Helpline
What listening to people at their most vulnerable moment can teach us about resilience.
Jul 07, 2021
How Do You Solve a ‘Problem’ Like Adolescence?
A Guide to Adolescent Mental Health!
Jun 08, 2021
12 Common Questions About Sexually Transmitted Infections - Dr. Suchitra Dalvie To Our Rescue!
Dr. Suchitra Dalvie answers some common questions pertaining to STI diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and perception. Psst…she also has a few mind-blowing facts about these much-feared infections!
Apr 07, 2021
Some of us need to be understood differently: Breaking Up and Mental Illness
Rukmini writes about her relationship and break-up, and how as a person with mental-illness, she wishes it could have been done differently.
Jul 29, 2021
PROSTATE AND PATRIARCHY
Why does prostate pleasure scare conventional masculinity?
Dec 06, 2020
I am Big and Beautiful
A fat woman rises to own her sexuality, desire and desirability
Nov 21, 2020
“If He Does 'This', Girl You Need To Let Go Of Him!”
How the Discussion on 'Toxic' stuff can become toxic to live with
Nov 06, 2020
How Masturbation Helped Me Cope With Heartbreak
Masturbation and other remedies for rejection.
Oct 29, 2020
READING MINDS - 8 Indian Books About Experiencing Mental Illness
Books to help understand mental and emotional turmoil
Oct 22, 2020
SIX SIMPLE SUGGESTIONS TO HELP PARENTS LOOK OUT FOR THEIR CHILD’S MENTAL HEALTH
A little help for parents to understand for their children's mental health.
Oct 19, 2020
My Body In Bed Isn’t Any Kind of Map To Pleasure
What is intimacy like when it’s traumatic to live in your body/head?
Oct 12, 2020
AOI GUIDE TO #MENTALHELP RESOURCES
Looking for help with mental health? Here's where to get started.
Oct 10, 2020
Some Mental Health Fundas and FAQs
Helping your mental health through fundas and FAQs!
Oct 10, 2020
My Struggle To Live and Love With Vaginismus
How does trauma manifest in our bodies and our intimacies
Oct 04, 2020
Sex Sure Doesn't Need #PeriodLeaves
What's so special about the flow period sex can take?
Sep 18, 2020
I Saw My Child Masturbating! What Should I Do?
Tips to talk masturbation with kids stigma-free!
Dec 16, 2020
Memories of Touch- Poem In A Pandemic
In the protected rooms where people are intubated there are no last hugs and the only thing to touch may be the glass of the window through which you can look at them
Jul 27, 2020
I Took A Nude Selfie. It Changed My Life.
After years of hiding, can a nude selfie get Ini to see her body in a new light?
Jul 13, 2020
Can I Open The Window And Let Go Of The Past?
A journey back to a room full of a traumatic memory to seek reconciliation.
Jul 07, 2020
Masturbation Hygiene: Small Saaf-Safai for Max Maza!
May 02, 2020
Kya Main #PregnantTohNahin? Answers to Common Doubts About Pregnancy
The #DocDoc of all pregnancy doubts, our OBGYNji is back!
Apr 14, 2020
AOI Tutions with Bitti: Sex, Pregnancy and Abortion! #MyBodyMyChoice
Get your sex-ed fundas right with Bitti!
Feb 19, 2020
Skin Hunger: The AOI Guide to Mental Health and Touch
A fun explainer, in comics form, about why touch is so important for our well-being.
Oct 03, 2019
How My Girlfriend's Abortion Made Me A Better Man: A Comic
M's story about a life-changing incident.
Oct 02, 2019
Small Doubts: What Do I Do if Someone Refuses to See Me After a One-Night Stand?
Our Sex Ett column. This time, on dealing with rejection!
Nov 13, 2019
Small Doubts: How Do I Respond to Unsolicited Advice About My Weight?
Our #SexEtt column, this time about annoying nuskas.
Jul 23, 2019
Getting Down and (Not) Dirty - Tips for Better Hygiene During Sex
Sexy time can be fun and awesome. Maintaining good hygiene can make it even better!
Jul 18, 2019
How Can You Escape from the Body Image House of Mirrors?
#SexEdFundas about body image and how we can tackle problems related to it
Jul 03, 2019
Genital Jaankari
Have you wondered what pushes their pleasure buttons, but felt too unsure to ask?
May 02, 2019
How Shru Stopped Hating Herself (With A Little Help From Her Dad)
From self-harm and shame, to learning to be your own hero!
Apr 18, 2019
How Do Women's Bodies Change With Age?
We rarely talk about it, so we’re often clueless about what to expect.
Mar 20, 2019
Contraception Ka Swayamvaar: Choose Your Perfect Contraception Partner!
Feb 05, 2019
How I Grew Out of My Turbulent Teens
Life as a schoolgirl was about trying to fit in; to be seen and not seen; self-hate and self-harm. Talking about it to other people was the first step in a new direction
Jan 17, 2019
The Masculinity Detox Diet
Easy tips to cleanse your system of toxic masculinity.
Nov 22, 2018
How Ideas of Purity Damage Our Mental Sexual Health (And Happiness)
The unconscious sexual caste system that undercuts our relationships with self and others.
Oct 10, 2018
What is a Normal Period?
Let’s talk about periods beyond the menstruation shame business.
Oct 04, 2018
What Makes Your Sexual Confidence Go Up and Down
Sexual confidence is like a Snakes and Ladders Game
Mar 26, 2018
Why Flirting Without Agenda Matters: Lessons from the Caribbean
There is a way to verbally and non-verbally gauge another person’s interest without harassing them. It’s called flirting
Mar 13, 2018
Choli ke Peeche Kya Hain? So Many Tit-bits of Important General Knowledge
An essential primer on breasts.
Mar 06, 2018
I Dreamed of Having a Suhaag Raat Straight Out of the Movie Kama Sutra. My Actual Experience Was Nothing Like It
It’s been a decade since I had sex with a man.
Mar 20, 2018
Sex Actually: The Sexual Encounter Women Say They Can't Forget
Women make sense of their diverse sexual experiences.
Jan 26, 2018
LOVE, SEX AND KHICHDI
I just wanted to hold him tight and never let go. I wanted to make sure he would come back and I wanted to scream at him for untangling the ‘not’s in my chest.
Dec 12, 2017
LONGING IS THE SPICE THAT MAKES A MEAL OF SEX FOR ME
Longing is a spice. Its essence pulls you close, teases the appetite at the slightest taste. What is love without longing?
Dec 04, 2017
#MardonWaliBaatein: A Twitter Conversation About Men and Sexual Emotions
Twitter chat with Manak Matiyani and Devanik Saha storified
Nov 19, 2017
What Men Talk About When They Talk About Sex
As boys grow up and start having their first experiences, the conversation is similar to sharing newfound facts about sex in childhood: “You won’t believe what I did!” “how did it feel?” “this is how it is.”
Nov 17, 2017
#QueerlyHeartbroken: A Twitter Chat With Sonal Giani
Queer Rights Activist Sonal Giani, on being Queer and Heartbroken, the common issues faced by queer people during break ups and how to deal with it.
Nov 01, 2017
#Unfinished Business: A Conversation about Sudden Heartbreaks
Expert tips on dealing with a broken heart.
Oct 17, 2017
LOVE, SEX AUR DIMAAG: A VIDEO ABOUT MENTAL SEXUAL HEALTH
Oct 16, 2017
WE MET ON GRINDR. NOW THE INTIMACY OF THE SEX WE HAD MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO FORGET HIM
Some loves are sexual, where emotion, body and connection become powerfully joined in the intimacy of sex more than anything else. It is an intoxication, a nasha that’s hard to forget, because it runs deep.
Nov 08, 2017
THE AOI GUIDE TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCTORS FOR SEX-RELATED PROBLEMS
Got a sex problem but don’t know what doctor to go to? Swipe!
Nov 21, 2017
my mother does not know i am wearing her sari. how long must I hide?
poetry and poetic prose by soz
Sep 29, 2017
WHAT DOCTORS (REALLY) THINK ABOUT SEX, ABORTION AND VIRGINITY
A doctor’s account of gender and moral biases that are rife in the health care system.
Oct 24, 2017
Dosti is Pyaar: Being Lost and Finding Friends
If pyaar is dosti, it took me a while to understand that that dosti is also pyaar, but more forgiving.
Aug 04, 2017
I Felt Humiliated for Contracting an STI But I Know I'm Touchable, Lovable and More-Than-Sexable
Getting an STI is surrounded by shame and shaming, even at times, by doctors.
Aug 03, 2017
Everything You Need To Know About Condoms But Feel Embarrassed To Ask
Why use condoms? Do condoms really kill pleasure? Answers to questions you feel embarrassed to ask.
Aug 30, 2017
Things People Tell Me About Sex: Diary Of A Gynaecologist
A gynaecologist gives us an insight into how (little) sex is understood even in marriage
Aug 01, 2017
How To Understand Your Body As You Grow Older
Jun 13, 2017
Things You Should Know About Anal Sex
Yes, most people are curious about anal sex ki baatein. But not every woman, gay or straight, is comfortable with having a penis or a dildo in their anus. Not all men, gay or straight, are instantly (or ever) comfortable with having either a penis or a strap-on in their anus either
Jun 27, 2017
Watch Me As I Fall In Love: 5 Trans Persons Talk About Dating
Love is supposed to be the simplest thing, but it isn’t.
May 17, 2017
HOW NORMAL IS YOUR SEX DRIVE? (PROBABLY VERY NORMAL)
May 16, 2017
WHAT INDIAN MEN FEEL ABOUT THEIR PENIS
Apr 26, 2017
What Makes Women Feel Hot? - The Answers May Surprise You
Apr 04, 2017
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND GOOD SEX EDUCATORS? HERE'S A LIST
Have you ever had the sex talk? With children as a parent, as a teacher or as an adult with your own parents? Was it relaxed or was it more like the channel that has to be changed as soon as the hero and the heroine looked into each other’s eyes? Does the question, 'Where do babies come from?' or the question ‘what does gay mean’ give you a massive coughing fit that requires running to the bathroom? You know you should be talking to your kid about sex. But you just don’t know where to start.
Apr 11, 2017
Dear MTV, Please Excuse But Orgasms DO Have A Gender
Mar 10, 2017
Six Sexy Things Women Want. OK?
Equality, justice, pleasure and fun!
Mar 08, 2017
PURURVASA’S LOVE-MAKING ALMANAC
Feb 14, 2017
Don't Miss These Nine Stories About Young Girls' Periods!
What if we could move on to talking about periods as just another part of our lives?
Oct 03, 2016
RECLAIM MENSTRUATION! SAY BOO TO TABOO!
Sep 28, 2016
Women go to Gynaecologists, whom do Men go to?
Women have gynaecologists to go to for sexual health. What do men do? Does that awkward conversation while watching porn with your friend count? Or that drunk conversation? Or that random boasting? Or being told to be a ‘mard’ or a ‘man’? Probably not. Dr Nair has the solution for all this and more.
Jun 28, 2022
EATING AT THE BANQUET OF PLEASURE IS WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERS FOR SEXUAL MENTAL HEALTH. SO WHY DO WE HOLD BACK?
Jun 28, 2022
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