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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
Genital Hygiene Ka Piddi Sa Primer
Pubic hair? Intimate hygiene products? What is the way to go?
Sep 08, 2024
Unhooked and Unapologetic
How I found strength and liberation beyond bra expectations
Aug 19, 2024
A Hundred Things In My Body
Flesh, feelings, memories, identities, judgement, heartbreak – is there anything that is not in or part of our bodies?
Aug 05, 2022
V for Vulva, V se Vagina - But They’re Different!
Most people use the words vulva and vagina interchangeably. But these are two separate, but interconnected body parts.
Mar 10, 2024
Support Choice Not Stigma - Multilingual Memes on International Safe Abortion Day
Desi stars Sallu, Sridevi, and even latest Dadasaheb Phalke award-winner Asha Parekhji are asking - why so much stigma around #SafeAbortions yaar?
Sep 28, 2022
How To Find Your Erogenous Zones?
Here’s some sexpert knowledge about two ways in which you can stimulate your erogenous zones and get in ~touch~ with yourself!
Jan 15, 2023
Is There A ‘Normal’ Period?
Let’s talk about periods beyond the hushed conversations.
Oct 04, 2018
Some Sundays
Over copious cups, I waited for a romance to brew, and found myself left with nothing but green tea!
Oct 20, 2023
The Easy-Peasy AOI x Ibis Guide To Using Abortion Pills
The guide, available in Hindi and English, will lead you through the entire process–from when and how to take the pills, to what to expect afterwards
Sep 28, 2023
The AOI Underwear Guide #Penisedition
From Boxers to Gaff Panties, here’s a list of what to pick to meet your needs
Sep 17, 2023
Fucking Trans Women! How Mira Bellwether, a Trans Woman Wrote A Sex-Ed Guide For Her Lovers
The 80-page zine teaches you how bodies experience pleasure in unique ways far beyond the norm.
Jun 25, 2023
Fragrant as Fuck! Why Some Desi Fragrances Are So Good At Giving Us Lusty Thoughts
The secret ingredient (indole) is found in both Rajnigandha and poop!
Jun 20, 2023
My Period Turns Me On, In Ways You Can't Image (As Told To A Lover)
It smells like a deeply ferrous tang, seductive like flowers or the night air, but richer, funkier.
Apr 10, 2023
What Is The Hymen?
Where does it go when you lose your virginity?
Mar 26, 2023
People Said I Should Drop Some Kilos, Instead I Shed My Shame
I want to marvel at fat women with fat minds and I want to marvel at myself.
Apr 03, 2023
AOI's Guide To How To Make An Ishq Move (Without Being A Creep)
Jan 11, 2023
Zara Zara Touch Me - The AOI Erogenous Zones Quiz!
How much do you know about the body's sweet spots?
Dec 02, 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
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
Con Se Confidence Tak: The AOI Guide to Sexual Confidence
It's much than just being Lord Fuckalot, ok?
Jan 24, 2022
What Is Sexual Confidence Anyway? 20 People Tell Us
Beyond the stereotypes of wham, bam, thank you ma'am, what does it really mean?
Jan 15, 2022
My Body, My Confusion
My idea of the feminine was intrinsic to the experience of heterosexuality.
Sep 20, 2021
Of Desire, Sex and Size
“Oh, are you wearing a sleeveless top? Have you looked at your size?”
Jun 17, 2021
Of Simps, Sluts and Societal Pressure - My Time in a 'Boys Club'
Nayana talks about conditioning, internalized misogyny and self-hate through her experiences in a “boys club” in school.
Jun 04, 2021
Sun-Sani Sex-Ed Facts!
Sensastional facts about pleasure, your body, sexual safety and more!
Apr 02, 2021
Not-So-Textbook Techniques For Erogenous A-B-C-D
Practical lessons to master the art of touching Erogenous Zones!
Dec 18, 2020
THAT’S EROGENOUS! THE AOI PRIMER TO THE BODY’S SEXY SPOTS!
AOI's hot new guide on Erogenous Zones and where to find them!
Dec 03, 2020
I am Big and Beautiful
A fat woman rises to own her sexuality, desire and desirability
Nov 21, 2020
BOSOMS - A Poem
A poem about a little girl's desire to have big breasts
Nov 15, 2020
How Masturbation Helped Me Cope With Heartbreak
Masturbation and other remedies for rejection.
Oct 29, 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
Lockdown Diaries: There's A Naked Woman In My Mirror! F*** It's ME!
When there is nobody to call us beautiful, what might we discover while binge-watching ourselves?
May 29, 2020
Anatomy of a Flirt
I will tell you/That some days my body is a sonnet, yesterday it was a dirty limerick
Apr 27, 2020
AOI Tutions with Bitti: Sex, Pregnancy and Abortion! #MyBodyMyChoice
Get your sex-ed fundas right with Bitti!
Feb 19, 2020
Stuff People Said They Miss In Porn!
What people wish porn also included.
Jan 31, 2020
Does Size Matter? A True Story
For a man with a small penis, porn and condoms can unite in a nightmare.
Jan 16, 2020
How My Girlfriend's Abortion Made Me A Better Man: A Comic
M's story about a life-changing incident.
Oct 02, 2019
100 Things in My Body
What else do we have in this world apart from our bodies?
Jul 25, 2019
Small Doubts: How Do I Respond to Unsolicited Advice About My Weight?
Our #SexEtt column, this time about annoying nuskas.
Jul 23, 2019
Hair, There and Everywhere: The AOI Body Hair Survey
What we learned from 665 people's answers about body hair
Jul 09, 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
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
Pubic and Private: Remove or Don't Remove Body Hair?
Does body hair have anything to do with sexual pleasure?
Apr 16, 2019
What I Learned from Reading Erotica at Twelve
Is erotica a good intro into the world of sex?
Oct 09, 2018
You Should Wear Maroon For Your Skin" and Other Advice I've Ignored as a Non-Fair Woman
Why hide under drab colours? Bold lip art – bright colours, filigree designs, polka dots – are my jam
Aug 24, 2018
How to Love Yourself When You Are Asked Not To: A Conversation With Supriya Joshi
Highlights from the June AOI Conversation with Supriya Joshi
Jun 18, 2018
Booby Trap
The bra-shopping adventure story every woman knows too well.
Jun 04, 2018
IT’S TIME WE STOPPED LINKING ABORTION TO THE BAD SEX RATIO
If there is a connection between abortion and female infanticide it is this: the reasons for both are mostly intertwined with sexism.
Dec 28, 2017
Belly Laughter
Goddesses with bellies full of love and laughter!
Dec 06, 2017
CHADDI PEHEN KE DUDE KHILA HAI
A history of masculinity through chaddi ads
Nov 28, 2017
#MardonWaliBaatein: A Twitter Conversation About Men and Sexual Emotions
Twitter chat with Manak Matiyani and Devanik Saha storified
Nov 19, 2017
The women I love
A love poem to women who laugh out loud
Nov 28, 2017
PUBIC AND PRIVATE: THE PROS AND CONS OF REMOVING BODY HAIR
To remove or not to remove?
Nov 24, 2017
Mission Orgasm: Exploring the Galaxies Of Pleasure!
Aug 10, 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
How To Have THAT Awkward Conversation
Jun 28, 2017
BODY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR SEX
Penises long or slender Breasts soft and tender For some chemistry, we vouch! In the bedroom or the couch!
Jun 07, 2017
How To Get Naked In Front Of Another Person And Be Cool With It
We feel suspense, anxiety, uncertainty, excitement and maybe even a little fear about what getting naked will mean. Should we? Shouldn’t we?
Jun 02, 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
Hot Mama: Or How I Went from Comfortably Numb to Shape of You
May 13, 2017
HOW NORMAL IS YOUR SEX DRIVE? (PROBABLY VERY NORMAL)
May 16, 2017
15 LOVE POEMS TO SELF LOVE
May 10, 2017
WHAT INDIAN MEN FEEL ABOUT THEIR PENIS
Apr 26, 2017
Who Sez You Don't Have A Swimsuit Body!
Apr 10, 2017
Summer's Here And So Is Sweat. Ladies And Gents Need These Hot Tips For Sexual Hygiene
Apr 06, 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
Why I Love The Big, Bad, Bold 70s
Apr 03, 2017
I TOOK A JOURNEY WITH SEX TOYS AND I SAW STARS
At first it felt strange. But soon I realised the pleasure was quite unlike what I had felt before – and using it was rather easy.
Mar 29, 2017
WHY I DECIDED TO PAINT SEXY PICTURES OF MALE MOVIE STARS
Mar 24, 2017
MY 1.2 FOOT VAGINA
Mar 21, 2017
Dear MTV, Please Excuse But Orgasms DO Have A Gender
Mar 10, 2017
Fantasy Mein Kya Sharmana: My Secret Crushes
Mar 16, 2017
UNFUCKABLE ME (OR, “YOU’RE NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS”)
Feb 13, 2017
"I've slowly learnt to keep the lights on." Body, Images and Sex: A Storified Conversation
Body, Images and Sex: A Storified Conversation with Kripa Joshi, Rani Dhaschainey and Ratna Devi Manokaran
Dec 19, 2016
Artist Tarini Sethi: "Everyone is the same, we all have imperfections"
Everyone is awkward about themselves in some way or another. It’s okay to hate parts of your body, but these parts are what define you and one has to learn to love them instead of hide them.
Dec 18, 2016
Her Lovely Naked Body
“It’s the curves of her body, the stillness in her eyes and the long, cascading hair that I find very beautiful.”
Dec 11, 2016
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
Grim Hairy Tales: A Depilator’s Diary - Plain Text
Sep 14, 2016
GRIM HAIRY TALES: A DEPILATOR'S DIARY
Mummy never needed to wax or shave her legs or underarms. Her lower leg was quite hairy, but were always concealed from view, as were those of all desi aunties we knew.
Sep 14, 2016
WHITE PUBIC HAIR
Sep 08, 2016
Body Hair. Do You Care? The AOI Body Hair Survey
The AOI Body Hair survey is here!
Sep 06, 2016
NOT A HAIR IN PLACE: SEX, WAXING AND THE BODY IN MY MIND
Body hair and sex - that complicated relationship!
Sep 06, 2016
ISHQ VISHQ SEX VEX
EXPLORING TOUCH TO EXPLOSIVE TOUCH Let Manu take you on his journey of touch from naive bodily explorations with his male friends to the electric, experiences with the opposite sex, and along the way understandings about consent, mutuality and the simple pleasures of pleasure!
Sep 02, 2016
The A Film or Maybe It's OK to be Lost: On BR Ishara's Chetna (1970)
Jun 28, 2022
In A Gay Bar You Can See Forever
An Indian man at 31, in a gay bar for the first time, experiencing male erotic tenderness for the first time.
Aug 01, 2016
WHAT INDIAN MEN FEEL ABOUT THEIR PENIS: RESULTS OF THE GREAT INDIAN PENIS SURVEY
Jun 28, 2022
KINKY IS QUEER
A poem on finding freedom in the Kinky and the Queer!
Jun 28, 2022
How Posing in the Nude Changed My Life
A young gay man who hates being touched, is awkward about having sex. Then, an ex-flame asks him if he'll pose for some photographs - in the nude. Listen to Arindam's podcast on how the experience made him bloom into a sexual being. And how an act that mixed intimacy and creativity, began a new journey of confidence and exuberance.
Apr 29, 2016
The First Indian Penis Survey
Are you In a Complicated Relationship with your Penis? Fill out our completely anonymous Penis Survey to help us understand what people are feeling towards their penis!
Apr 27, 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
Mamma Ka Dilemma
One day you discover your 7 year old has been watching porn? What do you do? Freak out? Cut your internet connection? Blame yourself? Or maybe, you do what Anu Singh Choudhary did. Listen to her podcast Mamma Ka Dilemma.
Apr 22, 2016
EATING AT THE BANQUET OF PLEASURE IS WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERS FOR SEXUAL MENTAL HEALTH. SO WHY DO WE HOLD BACK?
Jun 28, 2022
Images and Imaginations of Sex
The segregation of sex in this world. The boundaries of porn and the erotic art. The notions of beauty, desirability and sexuality, as they differ, for industry and the individual. An essay by graphic artist Orijit Sen on his way of imaging and imagining sex.
Jun 28, 2022
MAIN AUR MERI BODY
A video about how bodies are made. How babies are made, how gender is formed, how attraction happens, what puberty is about. Made by kids for kids and adults too – in full blast Bambaiya ishtyle by Agents of Ishq in collaboration with SNEHA.
Feb 03, 2016
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