TW: CHILD S3XUAL @BUSE, BULLYING, HARRASMENT In 2018, I was watching something on the news channel where they were discussing Section...

Being a trans woman, starting my transition was just like turning the first page of a book. Little did I know about the cumbersome...

From a young age, I loved makeup and often tried it on my twin sister. I have always felt that the makeup industry is a field where no...

One day, on my way to class, I saw my parents outside the principal's office. Shocked, I continued to my class but was soon called to the...

"Tera koi boyfriend kyu nahin hai? Kya dikkat hai?" The girls in my class always used to ask me this question. It always made me feel...

Just three months before I was moving to Mumbai, I chose to move closer to my long-distance boyfriend; he broke up with me. He was the...

A lot of people often told me, “Ye andho ka desh hai, chaand, yaha na nikla kar,” and my answer to them is, “Chaand toh zarur niklega,...

Queerness is twofold: there’s sexual identity and gender identity. Being queer means disassociating with gender norms, and I think that...

TW: R*pe, Molestation, Bullying, Suicide People today know me as Christina, but has this been my name all my life? No! I used to be known...

I come from a family that enjoys and indulges in arts and dance. When I was a kid, my father enrolled me in Kathak classes. I received...

I am not only respected but celebrated at my workspace. I remember this particular day, when I was still new to the office, and one of my...

I was never academically gifted. I only realized the real need to study and keep a family afloat when my family was going through a...

Growing up, we moved around quite a lot. Even though my hometown is in Siliguri, but because of my dad’s job, I spent a majority of my...

In 3rd standard, during an exam, I went to use the restroom & suddenly I was dragged into the cubicle by a senior student unknown to me,...

In my journey of ups and downs, I have had someone who has seen me from zero, whom I met on social media. He has been my constant for...

Growing up in Agra, I witnessed same-sex relationships among girls in my convent school, but moving to Ludhiana made me realize the...

My maternal grandmother, দিদা, used to live with us and was the closest person I had in my life. Even if I never told her, it always...

"Dekh na, tera bhai kya-kya bol raha hai," said my mother to bhaiya when I came out to her. To my surprise, he stood up for me and said,...

TW : Child Sexual Assault , Abuse As the youngest of a middle-class family in Bihar, I’ve been a pampered child. I would ask to wear...

I spent most of my childhood alone at home, with my family encouraging me to prioritize my studies and assuring me that I would make...

School was never a safe space for me, like many other homosexual kids; I was bullied a lot. During my childhood, I didn't know about the...

Since childhood, I've felt different from others; I had a sense of being unique. I loved bangles and frocks. My mom even dressed me as a...

My journey has been a tumultuous one, marked by hardship as a girl child born into the family. My parents left the house after being...

Back in January 2020, a new chapter in my life began when I met a guy on a dating app. I wasn't yet comfortable with the idea, but he was...

I always lived like a boy in terms of dressing style, having a boy cut because "Meri family me koi ladka nahi hai." My family never...

During my childhood in Kolkata, all my best friends were girls. I dreamed of dressing like them during festivals like Sankranti, saying,...

My lucky 13 was the 13th of September last year, when Samy and I talked for the first time. It was only a week after I had joined tinder,...

I have always been fascinated by makeup, sarees, and ethnic wear that my mum wore. And that always made me feel that I was different from...

I have always wanted to be happy. Being a happy person has been my goal since I was a kid, and, even if it was late, I got what I wanted....

I am just another introverted but open-hearted boy from a small village, and this is my story. As a child, I loved being around my...

When I was studying in Mumbai, I was going through a turbulent time in my life due to a drug overdose. As I was battling a health crisis,...