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Sexual Etiquette and Consent
How To Tell If Your Partner Is Having Fun
Verbal and non verbal cues are great, but nothing beats honest communication
Dec 18, 2024
How to slide into that one cutie’s DMs
Slide and swing into the playground of ishq
Oct 23, 2024
Hickeys: Chupana Bhi Nahin Aata, Batana Bhi Nahin Aata
Tips to flaunt those pyaar waale moments
Oct 20, 2024
Dear Hook Up...
Here are a few #MorningAfter greeting cards for your last night’s hook-up!
Oct 12, 2022
Fantasy, Eroticism and Kink: An Interview with Jaya Sharma
Jaya Sharma from The Kinky Collective talks about BDSM, power play, pleasure and reality ka khel!
Nov 11, 2022
Is Good Touch/Bad Touch Really An Effective Way To Educate Kids About Consent?
Sex educator Srinidhi asks - what do we miss out about children’s consent and agency when we limit touch to ‘good’ and ‘bad’?
Nov 23, 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
How To Get Naked In Front Of Another Person And Be Cool With It
Taking your clothes off in front of someone can be scary, exciting, uncertain, sexy and even funny. Read below to find out what some Agents felt when they got naked for the first time!
Apr 05, 2023
Why Is There A Pleasure Premium On ‘Tight’ Vaginas?
A doctor asks: Can we please have conversations around (hetero)sexual pleasure that don’t focus on ‘editing’ women’s bodies for men’s sake?
Mar 15, 2023
Why Flirting Without Agenda Matters
Lessons from the Caribbean
Feb 24, 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
The AOI Guide to Sexy Nudes!
or how to be your own boudoir photographer #WorldPhotographyDay
Aug 19, 2023
Hold Me Up, Tie Me Down: 4 Quick Tips on Broaching Kinks with Your Partner
Wondering what’s a safe start to a kinky chat? Here are ideas that may help!
Jul 07, 2023
It Took Me Two Years To Realize I Had Been Raped
A male Dalit queer person on acknowledging the many shades of sexual assault.
Jun 19, 2023
Spit Ya Swallow? What Should I Do When The Time Cums?
Some gyaan to help you decide if you want to spit or swallow while giving a blowjob!
Jun 04, 2023
How Do You Know Who To Trust? 30 Girls Tell Us Their Bharosa ka Checklist
Notes from AOI's workshop with CREA's SELF Academy
Mar 22, 2023
Somewhere Between Mills & Boon, Assault and A Dutiful Husband - I Discovered That Sex Is Power
It was only during my honeymoon that I realised that sex could be painful.
Mar 04, 2023
Could I Feel Sexual Pleasure Again After Sexual Assault?
After sexual violence conflates sex with violence, is there a road back to pleasure?
Jan 03, 2023
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
Small Doubts: Had A Hook-up. Should One Spend The Night?
How to make post hookup scenarios bahana-free and relaxed!
Nov 30, 2020
My Journey From Trauma To Touch - A Poem
Can trauma soften when we confront it?
Oct 09, 2020
Dear Girls Who Sent Nudes, Thank You
What leaking of nude pictures says about betrayal of consent and privacy.
Sep 03, 2020
Small Doubts: Can I Ask Her To Send Nudes?
In this month's #SexEtt comic - Etiquette of exchanging sexy pictures!
Aug 30, 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
Small Doubts : Is It Rude To Ask People Not To Tell Anyone About Your Hook-up?
What do when you wanna be private about your hook-ups?
Feb 26, 2020
Is ‘Good Touch’ and ‘Bad Touch’ an Unhelpful Shortcut to Teaching Kids about Consent?
Is focusing all our energy only on preventing abuse, instead of building autonomy, missing the woods for the trees?
Oct 08, 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
The AOI Guide on How to Say No
Sounds simple, but we all know it's tricky in real life!
Aug 22, 2019
Small Doubts: Who Should Carry a Condom?
Take charge of your pleasure and safety, and keep one (or three)!
Jun 06, 2019
Small Doubts: How Can I Have Sex Without a Relationship?
A new instalment of our monthly Sex Ett comic!
Apr 11, 2019
Quotes from The Courts About Women and the Right to Consent!
When courtrooms recognize women as individuals and their right to choose, the quotes are bound to be dhamakedar!
Mar 14, 2019
Small Doubts: I Like Older Women, Is That Okay?
A young man's burning question.
Mar 01, 2019
Small Doubts
With some Ishqiaon-Dishqiaon answers.
Jan 24, 2019
What is the Age of Consent in India?
A series of handy cards to help you figure out the ins and outs of what the law says.
Jan 22, 2019
A Crowd Sourced List On Consent
A crowd sourced list of important material on consent.
Dec 02, 2018
We Asked: Has #MeToo Changed Anything for You? Here’s What You Told Us
Nov 29, 2018
If You're Unsure What POSH, LoSHA, ICC & Other Terms Are, This Is For You.
Some common terms being used in the #MeToo conversation, explained.
Oct 20, 2018
Changing the Conversation on Consent with A Nayi Emotional Bhasha
Have you seen Love in the Garden of Consent/Ishq ke Baagh mein Marzi hai Minimum yet?
Sep 02, 2018
What My Live-In Relationship Taught Me About Consent
She wanted to say no, but felt compelled to say yes. She would signal how she truly felt, but he would pretend not to understand. Consent proved tricky and elusive, until she developed the muscle she needed to say 'no'.
Aug 02, 2018
Sex Actually: Of Broken Vaginas and Negotiating Consent
New stories of women's unforgettable sexual encounters.
Apr 19, 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
Making Sense of An Ending
Jul 27, 2017
THE STAGES OF CONSENT
Jul 14, 2017
The AOI Guide For Lady-People To Be Sure Your Ishq Moves Aren't Creepy
Jul 13, 2017
PETROL BACHAO, CREEP JEEP MAT CHALAO. YOUR ROAD-MAP TO POST-REJECTION RECOVERY!
Jul 14, 2017
How To Have THAT Awkward Conversation
Jun 28, 2017
HOW TO MAKE AN ISHQ MOVE WITHOUT BEING A CREEP
Mar 15, 2017
Six Sexy Things Women Want. OK?
Equality, justice, pleasure and fun!
Mar 08, 2017
A Lavni About Consent: The Amorous Adventures of Megha and Shakku
Follow the delightful amorous adventures of Megha and Shakku as they teach us the nuances of Yes, No, Maybe and the Point of Consent!
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
Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho, Aur...
A story about love, sex , opportunity and learning together. An audio story
Jan 05, 2016
Sexual Resolutions for A Sexual Revolution, Anybody? And Happy New Year, Everybody
Dec 30, 2015
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