Believe it or not, I’ve always been obsessed with the Joker. Not the actors who portrayed him, but the man himself. When given the chance I had my face painted as the Joker and walked around pretending to be the Clown Prince of Gotham. While the Joker has been a madman with an alias and [...]
While we have talked about 377, and how and what homosexuality means in India. But what does LGBTIA stand for? Let’s Talk About It. LGBT is the general term used universally when referring to the community. But what exactly does it stand for? LGBT can also be written as GLBT, with the letters standing for [...]
While we briefly discussed the history of LGBT in India in the Humble Beginnings of section 377, do we know everything about LGBT in India? Let’s dig deeper. Homosexuality in India Homosexuality has always been a taboo in India, despite having always been around unbeknownst to us. The 153-year-old-colonial-era law, i.e., section 377 of the [...]
The Indian Penal Code had a new entrant in 1864, during the British rule of India. Section 377 was modelled on the Buggery Act of 1533 and was used to criminalize sexual activities 'against the order of nature'. It states that whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman [...]
I’ve always wanted to write about rape, but I wasn’t sure if people were ready or willing to read about it. But all that doesn’t matter any more people will have to read and acknowledge this, its high time we all do. I was born and still live in a country named India, officially the [...]
America has been home to mass shootings for as long as we remember. A country where every citizen has the right to buy and keep a gun without restriction. Why is this a problem? Let’s find out. In the U.S., 31 states allow the open carrying of a handgun without any license or permit, although [...]
The poem written below is regarding a story about eight-year-old Elizabeth Crawford who didn't want to wear light-up shoes to school after the Florida school shooting. Her mother, Cheree Crawford is afraid the flashing lights will give her daughter's hiding spot away if a shooter ever infiltrates her school. She watched her sleep; sound in [...]
