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This is why, in 2023, I founded Genderse.
Growing up in Agra, I witnessed same-sex relationships among girls in my convent school, but moving to Ludhiana made me realize the...

Nidhi Sarah Ashok (She/Her)
Jun 3, 2024


She taught me how to drape a saree in the Western style, even though the style she was used to was the Bengali one.
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...

Prisha Singh (He/She/They)
Jun 3, 2024


"Dekh na, tera bhai kya-kya bol raha hai," said my mother to bhaiya when I came out to her.
"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,...

Shams Tabrez (He/Him)
May 30, 2024


They brutally assaulted me on the road.
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...

Dhrambhat Shreya (He/They)
May 27, 2024


In January, I decided to call off the wedding.
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...

Rahul Kandhare (He/Him)
May 27, 2024


I couldn't believe my best friends would do that.
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...

Rinki Chorasiya (She/Her)
May 27, 2024


In 2017, I was in a situationship with a friend. The unrequited love broke my heart badly, and it took me a while to move on.
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...

Rahul Kandhare (He/Him)
May 24, 2024






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