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Stories Of Women’s Protests For Bodily Autonomy Across The World
From the Jane Collective in 1960s US that offered abortions for as less as $1 to Brazilian women who used a stomach ulcer medicine as a nushka, innovative ways in which women asserted their right over their bodies
Jan 31, 2025
Nudes landed on the Internet. What do I do?
A step by step guide on reporting images shared without consent, and whom to reach out to for help
Jan 23, 2025
Roy and Silo’s Gay Pingu Romance
From being the poster boys of gay romance to starting a family together, the story of how two penguins (and others) waddled through life
Jan 20, 2025
Could I Have Been Misogynist Even Though I Was a Woman? Why?
Today, I feel to an utmost certainty that I am not pretty, and even slightly indulging in dressing up makes me feel like a fraud.
Jan 20, 2025
Not Such A Chill Pill
Here’s everything you need to know about taking one, all in one place.
Jan 19, 2025
What is Sex-Ed Nationalism?
What can it teach us about politics, pleasure and (de)colonization?
Jan 10, 2025
What does an orgasm feel like?
Kisi ke liye Haseen dard, kisi ke liye so underwhelming that it’s a waste of time, everyone feels orgasms differently.
Jan 05, 2025
Kids and adults would point to me and say ‘Look at him with the swollen face’
At birth, the doctors found that the umbilical cord had wrapped itself around my head. They rescued my life, but the deformity this caused has left me feeling without friends and love
Dec 23, 2024
Rain tree: A poem
‘A fallen rain tree. A weight I didn’t ask for’
Dec 20, 2024
How To Tell If Your Partner Is Having Fun
Verbal and non verbal cues are great, but nothing beats honest communication
Dec 18, 2024
AOI's 2024 Highlights!
2024 aaya, apne saath pyaar, mohabbat aur kuch yaadgaar pal laaya!
Dec 17, 2024
Agents of Ishq turns 9!
Our nine wishes for our ninth birthday
Dec 14, 2024
The Lesbian Postbox of New Delhi
How did lesbian women meet before the internet? Read the story of how queer women sent letters to a 1990s Indian lesbian collective to find friendship, community, and sexual identity – the analog way!
Dec 13, 2024
The Hottest Steamy Scenes From 2024's Movies And Shows: The First Ever AOI Tharki Awards
From slow burn kisses to on-the-edge will they, won’t they moments? Some sexy scenes for the holiday playlist
Dec 10, 2024
How To Smell And Taste Good Down There
Partner going down on your buffet? Tips for a yummy garnish!
Dec 08, 2024
'I feel HIV much easier to live with than even diabetes or high blood pressure'
Adopted kids, gave birth, joined a corporate workspace, became an athlete… Persons living with HIV share that testing positive wasn’t the end of the world
Dec 01, 2024
From dairy to salad vegetables: Desi terms for orgasms
Did you see them cumming?
Nov 19, 2024
Ishqnama: Raja, Rani(s), (book) chor, (moral) police
The sexy book of love by the Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah
Nov 29, 2024
A History of The Internet’s Most Famous Friendship Meme
How ek doston ka gang fought, forgave and redefined internet culture forever
Nov 08, 2024
My Asexual Fantasy
We asked – What does intimacy mean to you? What’s a fantasy you’ve always had? What’s something you’d like to do with a date or partner? 8 ace people responded with their imaginations of desire and pleasure.
Oct 30, 2024
Sexual Surrogacy: Bole Toh, A Practicals Wala Therapy That Can Help You Become Thoda Confident During Sex
You can't just line up. Your therapist will have to recommend one
Oct 27, 2024
‘Not just a tampon, even a swab of my vagina would leave me in tears’
One day I woke up with vulvar pain, and realised that it wasn’t just me, even the docs weren’t ready to handle it
Oct 28, 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
Not Feeling ‘Queer Enough’ Helped Me Become My Most Radiant Queer Self
Mumbai’s queer scene was self-assured and flamboyant. I was newly bisexual and scared. But being uncertain about where I fit in helped me discover spaces where I could be confidently queer in whatever way I wanted to be.
Oct 11, 2024
Should I Use An Intimate Wash?
What it is and whether you need it in your personal kit
Oct 06, 2024
Introducing my vibrator to my partners… and other adventures in pleasure
My journey from learning how to pick one, going through airport security and learning that vibrators didn’t guarantee 100% orgasms
Oct 14, 2024
The Boy Who Stole Babur's Heart
Discovering a different side of the Mughal Emperor – bashful, poetic and queer
Oct 04, 2024
Sporting events where you can wear your birthday suit
Shoes, socks and little else... Races and competitions from across the world where you can participate nangu pangu
Sep 30, 2024
Isn’t it love, if we still want to be in each other’s lives?
I’d longed for him, and we’d meet and hook-up. It was great, until we decided to “talk about it”
Sep 30, 2024
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
Does being HIV+ mean I can never have sex again?
Antiretroviral therapy and PReP can make intercourse safe for you and your partner
Sep 22, 2024
‘Mom told me not to peek out of blanket and go back to sleep’
Seven people share the moment they realised that their parents were sexual beings, too
Sep 17, 2024
A (Surprising) History of the Heart
The coyly pulsating emoji has many naughty secrets.
Sep 11, 2024
Genital Hygiene Ka Piddi Sa Primer
Pubic hair? Intimate hygiene products? What is the way to go?
Sep 08, 2024
What the gaalis I heard made me feel about sex
How can we see sex as a pleasurable thing, when our first encounters with it are laced with violence and prejudice?
Sep 04, 2024
Sahibaan Kadardaan Meherbaan, talk dirty to me as if you are Umrao Jaan!
Dil aur genitalia dono thaam ke baithiye
Sep 03, 2024
Can You Get An STI From Kissing?
Don’t miss this chotu guide before a kiss
Sep 01, 2024
Why Does Pleasure Matter?
Anne Philpott (Founder, The Pleasure Project) and Paromita Vohra (Founder, Agents of Ishq) discuss this in their joint editorial in the latest SRHM Journal on Sexual Pleasure
Aug 30, 2024
In India we don’t say I have got my periods…
From talking about being “out of the house” to being a traffic stopper, a list of desi euphemisms for menstruation
Aug 27, 2024
Smegma: Doodh Si Safedi, Genitals Pe Aaye
That cheesy, white substance on your genitals is perfectly normal (but it needs to be cleaned out regularly)
Aug 25, 2024
Unhooked and Unapologetic
How I found strength and liberation beyond bra expectations
Aug 19, 2024
Butt hair - aapka bhi hai?
Have questions about the ghar ki kheti in the backyard?
Aug 18, 2024
What do you call 'Home'?
In a map of different words for home, different meanings of home
Aug 15, 2024
When Noor Jahan fed Lata with her own hands between Wagah and Attari
When the two legends couldn’t cross the border to meet each other, they reunited in no-man’s land and shared a picnic filled with love, remembrance and friendship
Aug 14, 2024
Pleasure Matters: AOI, SRHM and TPP collaborate for a webinar
Join us for a discussion on why pleasure politics is essential in SRHR work
Aug 14, 2024
Gym Se Gym Tak: A History of Naked Men (With Abs)
Tracing the image of the nude, fit masculine figure through space and time – from Apollo’s gymnasium in Ancient Greece to today’s Indian ‘hero’
Aug 13, 2024
Sex ka Pritam, Pesh Hai Precum!
Kaun hai yeh? Kahan se aata hai yeh? These and more questions about pre-cum answered
Jul 28, 2024
Medghadutam: The Cloud Messenger
Jul 17, 2024
From pomegranate explosions to choked pipes: Indian euphemisms for being hard and wet
In India, we don’t say “I am wet” we say “the pomegranate has burst”
Jul 16, 2024
Ratirahasya: The Myth, The Manual, The Legend
A medieval sex manual that did all the Kama Sutra did – but in more poetic and simpler ways
Jul 12, 2024
Spice -up your kiss game with the Kamasutra
A guide from Vatsyayana himself on the art of being playful with your pritam
Jul 10, 2024
Inside the BOMgAY story with Riyad
How Riyad Wadia, of Wadia Movietone, captured the 1990s Bombay’s gay culture from an up-close-and-personal lens, skirting laws and moral police
Jun 28, 2024
Anarkali: a poem by Pragya
Anarkali aisi ki Salim chunwa de apne aap ko
Jun 26, 2024
Desi Queer Lingo - Season 2
Coz who said queer lingo is only angrezi?
Jun 25, 2024
The History of India’s First Protest Against Section 377
How Delhi-based ABVA started talking about the discrimination against the queer community and led India’s first protest against Section 377
Jun 19, 2024
Love Has Come Into My Life. But It Has Also Left My Life As Quickly
I am a trans woman. I wonder now if I will ever find love
Jun 17, 2024
Blood Donation Safety: Why Are Trans People and MSMs Not Allowed to Donate Blood in India?
Is blood donation in India inclusive, accessible and equitable?
Jun 14, 2024
From Blues Music to Lesbians on Bikes: The Queer History of the word Daddy
On Father’s Day, a quick peak into the origins of the word and its butch history
Jun 12, 2024
Queer Kisses On Screen From 1958
India has shown queer intimacies on screen for decades. Here are a few snapshots
Jun 11, 2024
Sad Nipple Syndrome: When Nipple Play Causes a Deep Sense of Unease
Doctors don’t know what causes it, but it can affect both penis and vulva owners
Jun 09, 2024
#AOISexGlossary: What Does Milking Someone Mean?
To tire someone out in bed? Or is it nipple play? Kya ho sakta hai iska matlab?
Jun 02, 2024
Misogyny, terrorism, and incels- a history of the no-fap movement
Founded in 2011, the no-fap movement is now a full industry with influencers and rehab centres, lacking only in scientific data
May 31, 2024
The Sweetu List
From the AOI Workshop: all the words for endearment for our loves
May 29, 2024
Surprise Surprise: A Poem
How do you make a terrible day better? Thoda pleasure, thoda play, and a whole lot of sexiness…
May 28, 2024
AOI Masturbation Shayari 2024 Contest Winners
The Shayaris that made us go, ooh la la~
May 22, 2024
The Bullying I Faced In School, And How It Shaped What I Do Today
From the time I started speaking, I used feminine pronouns. And it made me the target of my classmates, teachers and even my father
May 20, 2024
A Brief History of Phone Sex
How cross-connections of the telecommunication revolution, desire, loneliness and queerness led to a booming industry across 80s & 90s
May 17, 2024
Boochies In Your Coochie
Yes, there can be lice in your pubic hair too. Here’s what you need to know about them
May 12, 2024
The AOI Masturbation Shayari Contest 2024 is Open!
Unleash your inner poet and stroke the words to win big ;)
May 04, 2024
The Story of Miss Shefali – Calcutta’s Cabaret Queen
How one artiste danced and defied her way to becoming the ‘numero uno’ of the city’s entertainment scene
Apr 29, 2024
Love Served With a Side of Mutton Sukka, Chicken Curry and Coconut Chutney
The impromptu meal Babasaheb Ambedkar cooked for friends and family
Apr 14, 2024
Sexting emojis that’ll make your chats wet and slippery
AOI picks sexy smileys to make sexting faster and funner
Apr 09, 2024
3 lusty Sanskrit poems by our naughty ancestors
“How to love in Sanskrit: Poems” edited and translated by Anusha Rao and Suhas Mahesh
Apr 02, 2024
The Dil Lootne Waale Tomboys – AOI’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Bollywood has long celebrated the boisterous, adventurous, gender-bending tomboys – sometimes in complete songs, and sometimes in hard-to-forget glimpses
Mar 30, 2024
One day I was wearing shirts and whistling in class. And the next, I was told I was a girl and had to act like one.
The responsibilities of being a girl and an older sibling meant I had to wear shalwar kurtas and keep my legs neatly tucked.
Mar 25, 2024
The Many Kinds of Condoms
Types of condoms demystified - for max uninterrupted pleasure!
Mar 24, 2024
When My Mom Was A Tomboy – A Photo Archive
Agents of Ishq asked its audience whether their moms had had a tomboy phase – and discovered a surprising and delightful history.
Mar 22, 2024
The Manifesto Matrimonial That (Shoulda) Made History
Why be a bahu when you can be bahurupi?
Mar 22, 2024
LGBTQyun Nahi?
Under #LGBTQyunNahin, we're bringing you stories all across the satrangi aka LGBTQIA+ spectrum! But just in case some Agents are not sure what these letters mean, here's a quick #SundaySexEd guide to help you understand!
Jun 12, 2022
A Queer Party Called Life
We talked about the queer history of Mumbai...Aur baarish ke mausam mein the room was filled with the warmth of stories and pyaar. To creating more such spaces!
Jun 30, 2022
Monster Under The Bed
Jab pyaar kiya toh darna kya, you say? Read this erotic horror story (also the winning entry of the AOI Blue Film contest), and then we'll talk!
Jul 12, 2022
Male Actors Ke (Almost) Nude Bods - And Our Desire!
Ranveer Singh’s latest photoshoot is viral on the internet and everyone is here with their thoughts and thirst comments! But male celebrities in the (almost) nude and our desire to look at them is not a new 2022 thing!
Jul 22, 2022
What Do Students Say When There's No Sex-Ed?
Pesh hai anecdotes from AOI's archives about situations students face all alone when there's no Sex-Ed!
Jul 15, 2022
3 Tomboys From The Indian Instaverse
Because we all need cute people to stalk
Mar 19, 2024
Swapnadosh is Not a Dosh!
Have you ever met this raat ke humsafar?
Mar 17, 2024
I was prepared to sulk, until I saw a tiny girl with a hockey stick
A serendipitous meeting with a movie character changed everything I had so far been told girls could be
Mar 18, 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
Big Truths About The Big-O: AOI’s Orgasm Anxiety Survey
Is sex only a straight line to orgasms? What’s mental health got to do with orgasms? Are orgasms guaranteed if you have a partner?
Aug 11, 2022
What's The Controversy Around Gender Testing In Sports?
What is the deal about it really? Why is it being challenged by athletes across the world? Read on to know
Aug 29, 2022
How To Have Long Distance Sex
Dealing with September is rough kyunki so many of our partners fly off to foreign unis, leaving us with with tadap and yearning. But we're here with some tips to help you rock that rocky LDR!
Sep 16, 2022
Queer-Ratri: How Dandiya Queen Falguni Pathak Liberated Me
Here's some reasons why we just love Falguni - it's not just her music, it's her effortless queer ishtyle too!
Sep 26, 2022
Dear Diary, today I saw Leanne’s hairy legs…
The Kuch Kuch Hota Hai feeling when we see Tomboys
Mar 12, 2024
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
Tomboy! A Thrilling History of Gender — Bole Toh? The AOI Chhotu Essay!
The Tomboy versus heterocapitalism.
Mar 08, 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
68-Aavathu Piravu - A Poem By Perundevi
This #InternationalTranslationDay, read this English translation by N Kalyan Raman of a poem by Tamil poet Perundevi on relationships filled with loving and longing.
Sep 30, 2022
Tomboy Dating Terms From South East Asia
Thailand se lekar Philippines tak, SE Asian countries have their own tomboy culture and so, words that connote the many desires
Mar 06, 2024
Dharmendra Made Me Gay
Vivek Anand curates (and spills the tea) on some of the actor's sexiest onscreen moments. Featuring thundering thighs, hot and heavy kisses, embraces and more)
Oct 01, 2022
Are You An Animal In Bed? (Okay, But Which One?)
Here’s what ‘giving head’ means in Praying Mantis world!
Oct 04, 2022
I was called a tomboy
A girl with short hair and playing sports? Must be a tomboy. Some liked it. Some didn’t. Four people who grew up being called a tomboy share their journey with the word.
Mar 04, 2024
Bind It!
A guide to chest binding from what to, to, how to use your binder
Mar 03, 2024
What Is The Difference Between A Psychologist, A Psychiatrist and A Counsellor?
Did you know not all mental health professionals do the same thing? Their training and specializations vary. Read on to how what Counselling Psychologist Utkarsha Jagga says -
Oct 05, 2022
How Can You Look Out For Your Child's Mental Health?
Counselling Psycholgist Utkarsha Jagga suggests six tips on how you can care for your children's mental health while protecting their privacy.
Oct 10, 2022
Dear Hook Up...
Here are a few #MorningAfter greeting cards for your last night’s hook-up!
Oct 12, 2022
Phone Sex by Ms. D
Here’s a poem about some phone pe gandi baatein by one of AOI's own readers!
Oct 18, 2022
The Tomboy March
Kuch yaadien, kuch sawaal aur dher saara pyar... All that is in our pitaara this mahina
Mar 01, 2024
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
A (No Longer) Secret Guide to The Body's Lesser Known Erogenous Zones
Take a vacation to these hidden pleasure spots. Thank us later.
Nov 13, 2022
Mera Waala Sex Toy
All that we want our sex toy to be. Advertisement is ready. Product ka intezar hai!
Feb 25, 2024
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
7 Things The Caribbean Taught Us About Flirting And Fun!
There is a way to verbally and non-verbally gauge another person’s interest without harassing them. It’s called flirting.
Mar 13, 2018
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
Tips for Better Hygiene During Sex
Here are some saaf-safai tips to keep in mind when you have some dirty sex ;)
Nov 22, 2022
D se Disability, D se Desire
How do we expand the world to make room for all kinds of bodies and minds and loves and lives? Some awesome people with disabilities shared their stories with us. On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are sharing them with you.
Dec 03, 2022
Dard-E-Display: The Desi Heartbreak Playbook
What is dard without making a display of it? Here are some desi words for the heartbroken
Nov 16, 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
Naktoriya: A Raunchy Ritual About Suhaag Raats And Mardon Ki Baat
Role play and wild dances at Yadav weddings in Azamgarh reveal a world of different traditions
Feb 20, 2024
Drowning In Love - A Valentine's Special Reading List
Ishq comes in many shades - kabhi passionate, kabhi emotional, kabhi sexual aur kabhi chill. Here are some passionate, hatke love stories for you to read this Valentine’s month.
Feb 17, 2023
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
An Interview With Suchita Dalvie: India’s First Conscious Uncoupling Coach
We prepare women for marriage (or so we think!), but do we prepare them for divorce? Dr. Dalvie talks about the legal and emotional ways to navigate divorce, and why it is life-changing, but not life-ending.
Mar 10, 2023
The Winners Of The AOI Prem Patra Contest
For Valentine’s Day
Feb 14, 2024
Is There A ‘Normal’ Period?
Let’s talk about periods beyond the hushed conversations.
Oct 04, 2018
An 82-Year Old Lesbian Poet And Activist’s Advice For The Young And Queer
Suniti Namjoshi, who came out to her mother 57 years ago, shares life lessons ‘not because I’m wise, but because I care’.
May 17, 2023
How We Wrote The Famous Sex-Ed Book, Lal Kitaab, in 1980s India: An Interview With Indira Pancholi
"Shareer ki Jankaari" aka Indian feminist movement ki famous "Laal Kitaab" was co-created by Indira Pancholi and 75 rural women during a government-run health campaign. Read the story of how these women made a book for their own bodies, in their own language against all odds.
Mar 08, 2023
Are There Desi Books About Queer Women In Indian Languages?
We're bring you recommendations of narratives that talk about women loving women in desi languages other than English. All curated for your reading pleasure!
Apr 28, 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
Which Modern-Day Ashta Nayika Are You?
In Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra written circa 200 BC, the Ashtanayikas represent eight heroines, each grappling with different dilemmas one might face in romantic relationships. Here’s their 2024 representation
Feb 06, 2024
My bisexual panic
Of course, there were some guys I thought looked good. Who’d turn away from Wesley Snipes, Ryan Reynolds? But would I date a guy if I could?
Feb 05, 2024
How to conduct a cancer self-check: For your testicles and breasts
Staying up-to-date with what’s happening in your body can help you keep safe from many illnesses, including cancer. Read on to know more.
Feb 02, 2024
I wanted love and found it. It just wasn’t reciprocated
After each encounter, I promised myself I’d talk about my needs, be vulnerable in a smart way. Next time, I’d win
Jan 29, 2024
Why Flirting Without Agenda Matters
Lessons from the Caribbean
Feb 24, 2023
Scratch that!
Erotic Scratching Techniques from Three Ancient Texts Kama Sutra, Koka Shastra, Anga Ranga
Jan 16, 2024
Me, My M.I.L and My Abortion
Based on Ibis Reproductive Health's qualitative research with 43 medication abortion users in rural and urban India
Jan 15, 2024
I Feel Like Sitting On The Floor With You
An erotic poem through the wild and wonderful territories of sex and intimacy.
Apr 07, 2023
Finding Fatima Sheikh
The story of a woman who in the 1800s co-founded 18 schools for girls, fighting caste and gender prejudice at each step
Jan 10, 2024
Why Do Movie Suhaag Raats Feature Ek Glass Milk?
Answers from Ancient India about what's milk got to do with being an aphrodisiac
Dec 30, 2022
Sexy Facetime
Yaniki intriguing sex words and fun ways of enjoying a partner's, ahem, assets - with one's face!
Feb 26, 2023
Kya Hai Yeh Fetish Ka Funda?
Is a fetish different from a kink? Is it all about whips and leather and 50 shades of Grey? Read about the world of fetishes in the AOI Sex Glossary.
Feb 12, 2023
Ayye! The rebellion I staged to save my “dirty” Sidney Sheldons
Amma shamed me in front of my crush, and so I had to have my revenge too, publicly!
Jan 08, 2024
Sex-Ed Books That Blew Our Mind!
These sex-ed books from around the world are unapologetically awesome.
Jan 07, 2024
Moments in Our Life That Make Us Ask “Why Not Me?”
From not having a date on Valentine’s Day, to being overlooked by your crush, a long list of situations that make our hearts go all dard-e-disco
Dec 20, 2023
Coping with sexual sadness: Here’s what we learnt
We spoke to some Agents and put down some tips to help us all with the feeling of loss, rejection, unfulfillment, the sense of being a sexual-have not
Dec 17, 2023
I Thought It Was A Dream Date. But I Am Bipolar, So Was It Just A Dream?
This date wasn’t supposed to be a rebound, but still hit me in the face, and everywhere else
Dec 18, 2023
For our 8th year, the AOI team shares the Things That Made 2023 Special
Baar baar yeh dil gaaye, Happy Birthday to you AOI!
Dec 14, 2023
We're Hiring: Graphic Design Trainee
Send your CV and portfolio to
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Dec 13, 2023
Dreams, Fears and Friendship: A Story about Abortion-and Love
A comic created by Agents of Ishq in collaboration with Ibis Reproductive Health, building on their research on self-managed abortions.
Aug 12, 2023
Never Will I Ever…
Have continuous disappointments left us over-managing our expectations on dates? Are there dreams you have set aside completely?
Dec 05, 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
Bum bum bole!
Mera joota hai Japani, yeh patloon Inglistani, but yeh bum hai Hindustani! Here are some words for the bum in some desi tongues.
Nov 28, 2023
Smoothing The Rough Corners Of Kink And Pain
My journey towards finding pleasure through pain in BDSM was rough. But I’ve learnt how to make it pleasurable.
Nov 27, 2023
Location recommendations with travel guides to our travellers on their way to anal land
A map for anal erogenous zones and tips on what kinds of touch work
Nov 26, 2023
‘Every month I’d be lying in the principal’s room, waiting to die’
Pavitra was told that experiencing period pain was to be expected, even when the pain she was experiencing was debilitating. Why did it take so long for someone to take her pain seriously, she wonders.
Nov 20, 2023
Worried About Pain in Anal Sex? Here’s How To Help Your Bum Get Over Introvertedness?
Tips for getting your butt to open up for anal sex
Nov 19, 2023
‘Could I share food with others? Could I have a relationship?’
A diagnosis of herpes can be terrifying. But, here’s what I learnt after being told I have herpes
Nov 13, 2023
Anal Sex Mein Potty Ka Fikar Not, Jab Kare Saaf Safai Thoda Bohot!
Tips and tricks to cleaning one’s anus in prep for anal sex
Nov 12, 2023
Pleasure Politics: Excerpts From The AOI Manifesto
Could pleasure politics include aspects of us that sometimes feel left out in sex positivity?
Nov 10, 2023
Why does talking about sex-ed make us so squeamish?
AOI unpacks the many issues at the heart of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement about sex-education in the Bihar legslative assembly, and all the furore around it
Nov 09, 2023
How To Make Them Nuts, With “Coconutting!”
This #TharkiTuesday we want you to think about a different kind of nariyal paani!
Nov 07, 2023
He Had Sex With Me. Then Told Me I Wasn't Man Enough
A train journey and a sexual encounter with a closeted man makes Vibhu Vasudev ask why men hold rigid ideas about masculinity.
Nov 06, 2023
Peg, Peg Karne Laga: The Mazedaar History of Pegging and Why It Matters
How the term ‘pegging’ came to be and the larger questions it raises about gender roles and sex
Nov 03, 2023
Real Life Confessions: The Break-up Behaviour I Wanted Versus What I Actually Did
From giving comfort to their partner to calling them 100 times, agents share what they did when relationships went south!
Nov 01, 2023
Iss compliment ko main kya naam doon?
Yes, I am Ms Something Else. I wish the men I met were too!
Oct 25, 2023
Diet
Erotic Poem by Anonymous
Oct 25, 2023
Thoda flirt bhi karo, dikra!
Out on a date with a person with disability? Our Guest Editor Abhishek Anicca shares the dos and don’ts to keep in mind!
Oct 23, 2023
Some Sundays
Over copious cups, I waited for a romance to brew, and found myself left with nothing but green tea!
Oct 20, 2023
Where Is A Sex Toy I Can Use?
Buying a sex toy can be a difficult process when you are a person with disabilities. These are the obstacles one faces:
Oct 18, 2023
Tinder And The Saga Of “Blind” Dates
I dipped my toes in the world of online dating with care and caution. But I got swept away anyway.
Oct 16, 2023
No Privacy With Disability? Here Are Some Hacks
This Sunday Sex-ed we bring masturbation privacy hacks: Disability Edition
Oct 15, 2023
Firdaus Kanga: The Man Who Wrote About Queerness, Disability And Desire In 90s India!
Today’s #HistoriesofIshq celebrates the Parsi man whose life and work allows us to imagine a limitless world
Dec 10, 2023
“Should I announce my disability?”
“Do I pick the venue?”
Dating tips and advice for disabled people, from disabled people
Nov 10, 2023
7 of My Favourite Works of Art
by Abhishek Anicca
Oct 08, 2023
How Much Of A Man Is A Disabled Man?
What does disability reveal about the idea of masculinity?
Oct 06, 2023
Erotic Poems For October
This month, our Tharki Tuesdays are blessed with erotic poems shared by Om
Oct 03, 2023
I Was Happy To Give Them My (W)hole Heart, But They Wanted Kids And A Desi Bahu
I’ve had a heart defect since childhood. So, how do I find love in a world that’s obsessed with the body?
Oct 09, 2023
Juvenile Arthritis Meant That I Couldn’t Touch My Penis. Then, I Discovered Mindgasms
Naveen shares how he discovered the power of fantasy after being bedridden at the age of 13
Oct 02, 2023
What Is The History Of The Heart Symbol?
Here are all the shapes in which our dils have dhak- dhakoed over the centuries
Sep 29, 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
Places Around The World Where Sex In Public Is Totally Legal!
It’s #WorldTourismDay, and here’s a list of places in the world where you can do matargahsti in khuli sadak, (but passport chahiye!)
Sep 27, 2023
Why Are Most Contraceptives Only For Those Who Can Get Pregnant? The Gender Discrimination in Contraception
If there was a male birth control pill in the market, would you use it (or ask your partner to use it)?
Sep 26, 2023
I Thought I’d Be Too Cool For Vanity. But, It Was A Struggle
Author Shormistha Mukherjee on struggling with self-image and reconnecting with intimacy during and post her breast cancer treatment.
Sep 22, 2023
My Body Has Become An Open Wound
Chemo saved her from cancer, but took away the ability to enjoy sex and intimacy. In an interview with Agents of Ishq, Amulya*, cancer survivor, unpacks her emotions of life post treatment
Sep 22, 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
Why Do We Talk About Histories of Ishq and Sexuality?
What do stories of Rukhmabai, Pillay, Lal Kitaab enable for us in the present?
Sep 15, 2023
Chocolate: A Hindi Book On Homosexuality That Caused Much Debate In The 1920s
Written by Ugra, aka Pandey Bechan Sharma, the book was a a bestseller, but its critics were many too #HindiDiwas
Aug 14, 2023
Ungli Karo! Making The Best Use Of Our Fingers
Because ghee tedhi ungli se nikalta hai #AOIFingeringPrimer
Sep 10, 2023
Teachers Across India Share The AOI Material They Used And How Their Students Reacted To It!
#HappyTeachersDay
Sep 05, 2023
Can I Use Coconut Oil as Lube?
A quick guide on whether this gharelu item can be used for sexy times or not!
Sep 03, 2023
The Agents of Ishq Approach to Sex-Ed
Yaniki why we talk about sex the way we do!
Sep 01, 2023
10 Desi Ways of Saying “Affair”
Gossiping is a global pastime and here’s how we talk about extra curricular activities across India!
Aug 29, 2023
Spot the HPV!
In the 90s, scientists found that this STI can be found on inanimate objects too!
Aug 27, 2023
Boobs & Butts Everywhere!
Let me taad your golas and give them a squeeze
Aug 22, 2023
A Note Of Goodwill To Our Exes!
On #SadbhavanaDivas, we spoke to Agents who shared heartfelt messages for those they once loved
Aug 20, 2023
The AOI Guide to Sexy Nudes!
or how to be your own boudoir photographer #WorldPhotographyDay
Aug 19, 2023
What I Left Behind For My #Azaadi
What do we seek #Azaadi from and what do we leave behind to gain it? This #IndependenceDay, let’s see how our Agents left behind a feeling, a place or a person behind for a freer tomorrow.
Aug 15, 2023
Did You Know Speed Dating Was Created By A Jewish Rabbi?
Let's find out more about this mutual swayamvar aka 90's ka tinder!
Aug 11, 2023
POLITICS OF LOVE, HISTORIES OF ISHQ, POETRY OF SEX
A first-ever LIVE performance by Agents of Ishq
Aug 10, 2023
Gut Feelings - IBS, Body Image and the Bowels Of Desire
How do you feel desirable and attractive in a body that does not listen to you.
Aug 07, 2023
Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan! 10 Tales on AOI about Friendship that Get Us in Our Feels!
#HappyFriendshipsDay with some of Agents of Ishq's best writings on friendship-wala love.
Aug 07, 2023
Have You Heard of Ninkasi: The Goddess of Beer!
This ancient Mesopotamian tale has more drama than Game of Thrones! #HappyInternationalBeerDay
Aug 04, 2023
My Post-Baby Boobs - A Comic
Short tales about a pair of boobs living the postpartum life #WorldBreastfeedingWeek
Aug 02, 2023
History of Internet In 10 Sexy Phrases
Here are 10 phrases that track how the Internet changed sex over the years!
Aug 01, 2023
How to Make a Dildo According to Pracheen Erotic Text "Manmatha Samhita"
Offering dahi, dhoop, diya to your beloved dildo is a must, says Kamadeva
Jul 25, 2023
How Caste and Colonialism Shaped the History of STIs in India
When the firang soldiers came to India, they brought Syphilis. What happened next is the story of how caste marginalization plays out and affects health policies!
Jul 28, 2023
What The Hickey! The AOI Guide To Leaving That Lovely Love Bite
Giving a hickey is not about the biting. There’s technique and science in the recipe!
Jul 07, 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
If Life is Box Full of Chocolate Boys!
#HappyChocolateDay to the men who smile, are vulnerable, and make our dils do a new type of dhak-dhak!
Jul 06, 2023
Kunyaza - An Ancient African Orgasm-Giving Sexual Technique Ingrained in Rwandan Culture!
How did this method of tapping the penis against the vulva begin?
Jul 02, 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
How the Phule's Home Became A Space Where Widows Were Safe from Sexual Exploitation
This International Widows’ Day, we ask why society seeks control of women’s lives (even today), by curbing their access to pleasure.
Jun 23, 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
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
Maitri Karar: A Gujarati custom that allow queer relationships legitimacy
When polygamy was banned in 1956, the Maitri Karar was invented to allow men to support their mistresses. And then, queer couples used it to live together legally.
Jun 16, 2023
From Sapphic Seasides to Political Pyaar! A Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans History of Mumbai
Where did the LBT Mumbaikar go for politics, party and pyaar!
Sep 21, 2022
Kailash Puri - The Punjabi Sex-Ed Agony Aunty from the 50's
She invented Punjabi words for genitals like "Madan Chhatri" for "clitoris"
Jun 10, 2022
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
Love Water! Kama Salila! Did You Know These Pracheen Bharatiya Names for Squirting?
Did you know squirting has been documented since 5th century?
May 25, 2023
Can You Orgasm Without Sex or Touching Yourself? Yes! Yesss! Yesssss!
A mini-guide to hands-free orgasms!
May 21, 2023
Talking To My Daughter About Sex, And The Body, Changed Me As a Parent and a Person
I wanted to be the kind of parent who could respond honestly to my daughter's questions about sex.
May 14, 2023
Dr Alyappin Padmanabba Pillay and His Anti No-Fap Crusade in 1940's India
How one sexologist addressed the 'semen anxiety' of anxious young men in modern India.
May 12, 2023
Love was a stereotype. Friendship was radical. And then, I met her.
If witnessing a relationship slowly die out like a star collapsing into itself were a color, it would be tangerine.
Aug 05, 2023
Did You Know The First Vibrators Were Used By Men?
How did the vibrator go from being used in medicine to being used for orgasms?
May 05, 2023
Sexy Saturday Songs in Puriya Dhanashree
You both laugh together then, and you find he is holding your hand. You wonder if he will hold your ankle the same way.
Apr 29, 2023
With Polyamory, I Grew Into The Person (And Lover) I Was Meant To Be
For years, I questioned if I could expand the definition of a loving relationship. And then, I did.
Apr 17, 2023
"Birth Control is the only Sovereign Specific" BR Ambedkar on Contraception, Women's Right to Choice, and Accepting Sexual Pleasure
Ambedkar's thoughts on Birth Control from his speech in 1938!
Apr 14, 2023
Sexy Times In The Garden – AOI’s Picnic Day Sexy Saturday Songs
The picnic is a world of leisure and pleasure away from the world of family, parents, neighbors and tradition – all of social scrutiny.
Apr 11, 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
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
To Lube or Not To Lube? Everything You Wanted To Know About Lube!
How to apply lube on a condom? Can I use Saffola oil as lube?
Mar 19, 2023
What Does Fictosexual Mean?
Falling in lou with fictional characters koi fiction nahin!
Mar 17, 2023
"Conscious Uncoupling is more about emotional freedom from the negative patterns of the past" An Interview with Dr. Suchitra
Dr. Suchitra tells us how to end relationships in an empowered and dignified way!
Mar 09, 2023
How We Wrote a Sex-Ed Book in 80's India: An Interview with Indira Pancholi
The story behind "Shareer ki Jankaari" and the women behind it!
Mar 07, 2023
What is the Prostate?
And how to reach it for some anal fun!
Jan 01, 1970
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
Why Does The LGBTQ+ Community Love Frogs?
World Wildlife Day pe ek investigation!
Mar 03, 2023
What is Fellatio? The AOI Sex Glossary
Is it ice-cream ka flavour, like pistachio? Well, it does have to do with licking!
Jan 01, 1970
Mard-E-Disco - How 21st Century Brawny Bollywood Beauty Awakened My Desires
It all started from Ranbir dropping his towel!
Jul 02, 2023
Drowning In Love - A Valentines Month Reading List
5 books on big big love stories where love defined itself differently in different relationships.
Jan 01, 1970
Political Parties Which Made Love a Political Platform
They wanted to win not just hearts, but elections too!
Feb 10, 2023
Grown-Up Girls - A Series of Short Videos About Young Women & Adulthood In Collaboration With CREA SELF Academy
Jan 31, 2023
Dilbadar: A Dating Manifesto (minus the bad advice) In Collaboration With Bumble
Jan 31, 2023
Stories and A Survey + A For Adolescence - A Comic In Collaboration With Population Council
Jan 31, 2023
Aika To The Baika - A Music Video about Gender Based Violence In Collaboration With Majlis Law
Jan 31, 2023
Sorry Thank You Tata Bye Bye - A Music Video About Age of Marriage In Collaboration With Oxfam India
Jan 31, 2023
The Political Power of Pleasure - An AOI Manifesto (Plain Text Version)
Jan 01, 1970
The Political Power of Pleasure - An AOI Manifesto
Jan 27, 2023
Queer Art We Love!
From romantic lesbian anthems to photography that capture queer lives!
Jan 19, 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
Dick Toot Gaya Deewana! What If You Break Your Penis?
Jan 16, 2023
A French Fling And My Epic Romance With Masturbation
How old were you when you had your first “libido lightbulb” aka when you first got curious about sex and your body?
Jan 13, 2023
“Leisure is like an answer to oppression”: Interview with Surabhi Yadav
What happens when women let themselves be completely at rest? Read more to find out.
Jan 13, 2023
Mugs, T-Shirts, Zines, Postcards - Get Yourself Some AOI Merch!
A list of Agents of Ishq merchandise for sale.
Jan 12, 2023
AOI's Guide To How To Make An Ishq Move (Without Being A Creep)
Jan 11, 2023
What is Sex-Tech? Can It Change Our Sex Lives for The Better?
Jan 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
Hyenas, Orangatuns And Discovering My (A) Sexuality
Questions, questions, and I had no answers. Until a Reddit meme showed me "Asexuals are…"
Feb 27, 2023
My P.O.P (Pending Orgasm Project) : A Bloody Tale
Dec 14, 2022
Ammuma’s Haircut and Her Romantic Past
If Ammuma's hair was one to divulge, what would it reveal about her life?
Dec 04, 2022
Zara Zara Touch Me - The AOI Erogenous Zones Quiz!
How much do you know about the body's sweet spots?
Dec 02, 2022
The Women Who Bathed Together
Arya for the first time has seen her aunt's breasts and wished to never have boobs. Read Arya's essay about bodies and bathing!
Nov 28, 2022
To End Violence Against Women, We Need To Talk About Pleasure! #16DaysOfActivism
Why #PleasurePolitics is necessary to take the conversation on gender-based violence forward!
Nov 25, 2022
LGBTQyun Nahin!
Nov 24, 2022
What's A Sexual Fantasy You Are Afraid of Being Judged For?
Nov 24, 2022
Around The World In Intimate Ways
Nov 24, 2022
Rukhmabai Vs Dadaji Case
Nov 24, 2022
Blue Balls aka The Dis-Cum-Fort of No Cumming!
Nov 24, 2022
The QKNIT's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 23, 2022
Happy Birthday to Mirza Ghalib, Woh Shayar Badnaam
Nov 23, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs : Nightie Night Baby
Nov 23, 2022
Sisters Are Doing It To Themselves
Nov 23, 2022
Ae Mohabbat: Love and Loss with Begum Akhtar
Nov 23, 2022
Songs That Say I've Fallen In Love: Sexy Saturdays
Nov 22, 2022
Songs That Switched On Our Libido Lightbulbs: Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
The YP Foundation's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Ulka Anjaria’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Harini Calamur's Sexy Saturday Songs – Longing for One-Ness
Nov 22, 2022
Sharmila Tagore Special Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Sharanya Manivannan’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Khabar Lahariya's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 22, 2022
Anuradha SenGupta's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 15, 2022
Sunny Deol Edition By Darshana Davé
Nov 15, 2022
Varun Grover’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 15, 2022
Madhulika Liddle’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 15, 2022
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 15, 2022
Sathya Saran's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 14, 2022
Annie Zaidi’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 14, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs: Friendship Day Special
Nov 09, 2022
Dil Tutta Toh Naach Karo : Debasmita's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Meena Seshu's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Unexpectedly Lata Mangeshkar - Paromita Vohra's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Hodgepodge Songs You Can Dance And Cry To : Aliza’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 09, 2022
Natasha Badhwar's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Nayan Matakka: The Eye Candy Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Thoda Theory Thoda Yyaar Mathangi Krishnamurthy's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Flashbacks Of A Fool: Vishishta Sam’s Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Rasika Dugal's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Pooja Dhingra's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 08, 2022
Radhika Vaz's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 07, 2022
Ruth Vanita's Sexy Saturday Songs
Nov 07, 2022
Merry XXX Mas Sexy Saturday Songs curated by Agents of Ishq
Nov 07, 2022
Pill Da Maamla Hai! Starring OBGYNji
Birth control pills, i-pill and abortion pills - difference kya hai?
Nov 06, 2022
Asexuality Ki ABC - An AOI Primer
Can asexuality transform how we see pleasure itself?
Oct 30, 2022
Asexuality And Shah Rukh Khan: Ek Prem Kahaani
But the older Abhramika grew, the more she realised that her idea of romance was probably not the same as that of others around her.
Oct 20, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs by Agents of Ishq
Oct 12, 2022
Ain't No Cure Love Tribute to Leonard Cohen - Crowdsourced Sexy Saturday Songs
Oct 12, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs by Rohini Ramnathan
Oct 12, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs by Ameen Sayani
Oct 12, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs by Richa Kaul Padte
Oct 12, 2022
Sushant Divgikar's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Sreemoyee Piu Kundu's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
K se Kabaret Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Bishakha Dutta's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Renuka Shahane's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Dharmendra Made Me Gay - Vivek Anand's Sexy Saturday Songs
My 5 fav Sexy Saturday Songs from the bold 1970’s!
Sep 29, 2022
Shikha Biswas's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 29, 2022
Saba Dewan's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 28, 2022
Bhushan & Savitri's Sexy Saturday Lavani's
Sep 28, 2022
Anu Singh Choudhary's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 28, 2022
Niranjan Iyengar's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 28, 2022
Aditi Mittal's Sexy Saturday Songs
Sep 28, 2022
JOBS AT AOI
Sep 05, 2022
The AOI Orgasm Anxiety Survey
What do people really feel about their sex lives? We asked. They told us.
Aug 03, 2022
Stars In My Eyes ft. Meena Kumari
6 people tell us why the Tragedy Queen mattered to them on her birthday!
Jan 07, 2022
What Are We Really Asking For When We Say We Want To Be Touched? An Interview with Ratnaboli Ray
Psychologist and mental health activist Ratnaboli Ray discusses skin hunger, touch and mental health.
Jul 21, 2022
Sexy Saturday Songs: Suriya Special
Happy Birthday to the poster boy of romance in Tamil cinema!
Jul 23, 2022
Forbidden Cookies Taste Sweet - Falling In Love With My Older Married Aunt
It didn't bother me that she was married because I just wanted to be with her for whatever time I could.
Jul 06, 2022
Healing, Not The Law, Gave Me My Justice - This is My Survivor Story
M tells us a complex story about violence, justice and ideal victims!
Jun 28, 2022
I Like To Bend It Bend It! Rule Bendy Asanas for Rule-Bendy Feelings
Jul 14, 2022
My Clients Celebrate Relationships With Me That They Can’t Even Mention Outside The Therapy Room: A Therapist’s Diary
A therapist wonders if we can relook how we approach 'problematic' relationships
Jul 14, 2022
Teachers Tell Us Why They Need Sex-Ed In Schools! AOI x The Gender Lab
35 teachers share their stories, needs and demands for Sex-Ed in schools!
Jul 14, 2022
THE AOI MALE GENITAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
How much do you know about male genital organs?
Jul 06, 2022
Things to Know About: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Jun 27, 2022
If it’s May 17th, it Must Be International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia!
Jun 27, 2022
Dilbar Contraception: Find Your Perfect Contraceptive Match!
Jun 27, 2022
Bura Na Maano Holi Hai! Erotic poetry is in Order!
Jun 27, 2022
The Body Of Law: Age+Consent
Jun 27, 2022
Old Wives' Tales About Masturbation
You know all those myths you’ve heard about masturbation? They are MYTHS.
Jun 27, 2022
Etiquette In Love And Sex – HappyHo
Jun 27, 2022
The Body is a Wonderland- By Pooja Pillai, Indian Express
Jun 27, 2022
Kabhi haan, kabhi Na- By Benita Fernando, Mid-day
Jun 27, 2022
Agents of Ishq, a Community that Encourages Open and Positive Conversations about Love and Sex – By Roshni Jacob, Little Black Book (LBB) Bangalore
Jun 27, 2022
Inside The New Website Revolutionizing Sex Talk In India
Jun 27, 2022
AGENTS OF ISHQ GIVES SEX ED A GOOD NAME by Sarita Santoshini, Bitch Media
Jun 27, 2022
Sex Ed in the News – By Steph Auteri, Sexually Smarter
Jun 27, 2022
7 Online Love Gurus Who Talk Sense And Sensuality – By Avani Parekh, Sheroes
Jun 27, 2022
This Hindi Sex Education Video Is A Must-Watch For Parents And Teachers – By Piyasree Dasgupta, HuffPost India
Jun 27, 2022
The Great Indian Penis Survey: Know what guys think about their manhood – Deccan Chronicle
Jun 27, 2022
Indian men like to name their private part ‘SRK’, ‘Shakti Kapoor’. We don’t know whether to laugh or cry – Dailyo
Jun 27, 2022
Pammi Aunty’s commentary on homosexuality is both hilarious and meaningful – By Mini Dixit, IndiaToday
Jun 27, 2022
Say hello to Pammi Aunty: Ssumier Pasricha is the brain behind the viral internet sensation – By FP staff, Firstpost
Jun 27, 2022
From Sex Work Geographies to Intimate Cities: An Interview with Manjima Bhattacharjya
Manjima tells us about the shifting landscape of sex work, and its history!
Jun 28, 2022
2022: The AOI Masturbation Shayari Contest And You!
This year's self-pleasure shayaris by our Agents!
May 25, 2022
Do You Dare Confess Your One Sided Love?
He loves someone else, but he doesn't mind me loving him in this one-sided fashion.
Apr 01, 2022
Breaking My Heart And Finding Myself
Imran on why queer break-ups are hard, but you can't lose yourself entirely in love.
Apr 01, 2022
Love Paranoia
After every rejection I ask, is it my disability?
Apr 01, 2022
QUESTIONS. RUMINATION. CONVERSATION Or What is he doing right now?
Apr 01, 2022
Reckless In Love, Powerful In Sisterhood - Vijeta Kumar Interviews Asha Kowtal
Asha was General Secretary of All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) for eleven years
Jun 28, 2022
Ageing Through A Queer Eye - What is Queer Gerontology?
Can a queer lens change how we think about old age?
Mar 25, 2022
The Many Journeys of an Old-Fashioned Butch: An Interview With Dr. Shruti Chakravarty
Dr. Shruti Chakravarty talks to us about queerness, gender, labels, community and love.
Mar 22, 2022
How We Found Comprehensive Sex-Ed Goals in the AOI Blue Film Contest!
Condoms se Consent tak, everything a Blue Film Script can reveal!
Mar 16, 2022
Bad Habits, Good Women: My Conversations with Nuns
Unmarried, celibate, religious – is every nun the same kind of woman? Nikhita finds out!
Mar 01, 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
Not Seeing You Later, Ovulator : What Happens To 'U' When The Uterus is Removed?
Let's talk about the hysterectomy - what happens before, during and after!
Mar 15, 2022
“It’s simple, to live life emotions are very important so why should you suppress them?” Lesbian Love and Freedom Journeys with Maya Sharma
An interview with Maya Sharma
Mar 13, 2022
This Month at AOI - Who Is A #GrownAssWoman?
Mar 04, 2022
Things Changing In My Body & I As We Grow Older
(For the better, for the worse, for the sexier!)
Jun 28, 2022
The Woman In The Closet
"I never considered my ajji was not always my ajji"
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
The Night I Became Shah Rukh
Based on a true fantasy
Jun 28, 2022
Mama Mia, Porn Porn! AOI Write Your Own Blue Film Contest Winners and More!
The porn scripts of your dreams are all here!
Feb 23, 2022
Fantasy, Feminism, Erotics, Politics: An Interview with Jaya Sharma
Jaya Sharma tells us about BDSM, fantasy and reality ka khel!
Feb 19, 2022
The Case Of The Missing Butterflies In My Tummy
I thought if I gave myself a push, I’d fall into the hormone pool everyone was swimming in.
Feb 01, 2022
Porn OK Please! A list of erotica, porn and sexual fun for all your senses
A sexy list of #Porn4TheSenses!
Feb 15, 2022
Without Fantasy There is No Liberty! Bole Toh? An AOI Chhotu Essay
Can fantasy allow us to rethink reality?
Feb 05, 2022
Iss Fantasy Ko Main Kya Naam Du? A Chart of Spicy Fantasies
So are you into Daydreaming or Dendrophilia?
Feb 03, 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
SLUT METRO : The Many Journeys to Sexual Confidence!
Jan 18, 2022
See-Saw Sexual Confidence Ka!
What people said brought their sexual confidence up or down!
Jan 07, 2022
Bodies in Pain: Reclaim, not Shame
Angel's journey of accepting that her period pain was real, not imaginary or inconsequential.
Apr 30, 2022
The AOI Pleasure Alphabet
Not just one but three pleasures per letter!
Dec 21, 2021
Dilbadar: A Dating Manifesto Minus The Bad Advice
Putting the pleasure back in online dating!
Dec 11, 2021
Ek Se Bhale Do - The Story Behind AOI’s Two Laadli Awards!
The making of #AikaToTheBaika and #LesbianLetterExchange!
Dec 07, 2021
Where is my Education? A Transman’s Story
The everyday struggles of a trans man attending university.
Nov 01, 2021
Fan : Why I Love Shah Rukh Khan
If you love him, you love him the way he loves his heroines – unabashedly, inexplicably, and forever.
Nov 01, 2021
Stories From A Survey: Mohan's Story
Nov 01, 2021
Stories From A Survey: Manju's Story
Nov 01, 2021
Stories From A Survey: Chintu's Story
Nov 01, 2021
Stories From A Survey: Chandu's Story
Nov 01, 2021
Seen Zoned, IRL
It turned ‘seen’ instantly, like never before. Bundles of crackers went off in my heart.
Nov 10, 2021
Kabhi Alvida Kehna! How I Said Ta-Ta Bye-Bye to Gender Norms and Became Beautiful
It was not easy to dress like a girl outside; only in the secrecy of my room.
Sep 17, 2021
Discovering My Sexual Self Through Therapy
Now that I have been living by myself, the quietness has given me time to take off these masks.
Oct 13, 2021
Friendship: The Movie featuring Uncertain Love
Shocking - Queer people confused if their flirting is romantic or platonic!
Oct 17, 2021
My Body, My Confusion
My idea of the feminine was intrinsic to the experience of heterosexuality.
Sep 20, 2021
"The Talk Of The Heart, It’s Not As Easy As It Looks" : Saleem Kidwai’s Friendship with Begum Akhtar
An interview with the late Saleem Kidwai about his life and friendship with Begum.
Sep 12, 2021
The Misadventures of Cheeku Tarbooza In The Search of Friends
Will this introvert find dosti in a big city finally?
Aug 21, 2021
Good Friends, Bad Boys And Friendship Betrayals
Do you remember your first friendship break-up? Pranav does!
Aug 01, 2021
My Best Friend, My Wedding and Other Breakup Stories
Can BFF's getting coupled up throw your dosti into crisis?
Aug 23, 2021
I Have Erotic Friendships And It's Not Complicated
Aditya writes to reveal new definitions of friendship - and sex!
Aug 09, 2021
My Mother’s Lost Friendships
How can marriage and family expectations slowly bleach friendship out of a woman's life?
Aug 15, 2021
You Are My Di!
What keeps an intense friendship alive in a world that defines love & friendship separately?
Aug 04, 2021
The History of Friendship is A History of the World - Bole Toh? An AOI Chhotu Essay!
Aug 02, 2021
What Does Science Say About Friendship?
Aug 13, 2021
How Vulnerability Can Fill Our Lives with Love!
#PyaariVulnerability
Jul 28, 2021
Can Your Vulnerability Make You Mean? Mine Did.
What memories can a unexpected apology from a childhood bully bring up?
Jul 22, 2021
Whose is the Voice in our Head? The (Mis)adventures of Vulnerability and Vetaal
A series of comics on what #VulnerABILITY says to us in our worst moments.
Jul 19, 2021
“Being well-adjusted to this world is no measure of being well”- Vulnerability, Strength and Mental Health
A conversation with Sonal Giani!
Jul 26, 2021
I Will Not Write About The Boy I Like
The world is imploding. I should not be writing about the boy I like, who recently told me he likes me too.
Jul 01, 2021
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
7 Kinds of Vulnerability We Glimpse in Films
From Deewar, to Frances Ha - what vulnerabilities do films bring out?
Jul 09, 2021
Six People on What They Learned About Vulnerability By Working At A Helpline
What listening to people at their most vulnerable moment can teach us about resilience.
Jul 07, 2021
“Without Vulnerability There is No Revolution” – Bole Toh? The AOI Chhotu Essay!
Is #VulnerABILITY just a personal maamla or something more?
Jun 28, 2022
Why We Need Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Why CSE helps dismantle the sexual vulnerability time-bomb!
Jul 03, 2021
Small Doubts: Will It Be Awkward If I Don't Orgasm During A Hook-up? Do I Tell Him Beforehand?
Jun 30, 2021
5 Laws and Policies That Were Meant To Help Adolescents - So Why Didn't They?
Do these laws #Care for Indian adolescents? Or do they just seek to #Control?
Jun 24, 2021
Zara Sa Ghoom Loon Main! A Map of Words for Sauntering
Jun 19, 2021
Songs that Helped Me Be… A Black Sheep
The Soundtrack of Shon Shon's Adolescence!
Jun 11, 2021
How Do You Solve a ‘Problem’ Like Adolescence?
A Guide to Adolescent Mental Health!
Jun 08, 2021
Songs that Helped Me Be....Sentimental
The Soundtrack of Prashant's Adolescence
Jun 19, 2021
Songs that Helped Me Be…Hopeful
The soundtrack to Apurva Paithane's adolescence!
Jun 05, 2021
Songs that Helped Me Be… Angsty
I was 16 in 2007 and I used to listen to my songs on my CD player.
Jun 28, 2022
This Was My Adolescence! 7 People Tell Us How Their Youth Shaped their Adult Lives
Jun 03, 2021
Oye Hormones! What Are You Doing to Me?! 11 Worries We’ve Had About Puberty
Jun 14, 2021
Who Is the Indian Adolescent?
Jun 02, 2021
Love Like Lilies
We drank the same cup of tea, we are in the same cup of tea.
May 30, 2021
Is Your Orgasm Worrying You? An AOI Survey!
Orgasms feel great, but don't come easily na? Tell us about it!
May 27, 2021
Oh Boy! That's a Sex Toy (For Penis Owners)
Toys to please your P's - Penis and Prostate!
May 25, 2021
Orgasm ki Barakhadi: Because Pleasure is an Education
Learn the ABCDs of an Orgasm, desi style!
May 10, 2021
“Rubbing, rubbing, nothing is happening!”
What can a quest to find out about the mythical ‘orgasm’ look like?
May 05, 2021
WHAT’S THE CUM-FUSION?: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ORGASMS
The hows, wheres, whats, whys and huhs of the Big O!
May 11, 2021
Of Desire, Sex and Size
“Oh, are you wearing a sleeveless top? Have you looked at your size?”
Jun 17, 2021
Small Doubts: My Partner Often Has Bad Breath, Which Turns Me Off. How Do I Tell Them?
There are solutions beyond handing someone chewing gum!
Apr 28, 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
Love Was Not A Cure For My Masculine Anxieties
“Pyaar ka sitam means love comes to us with great promise, to fill our lives, but the truth is it can only fill very little of us,” says Anand Yadav, battling with the pressure that the idea of ‘love’ brings with it.
May 21, 2021
“I want to buy jasmine to decorate Bhim’s turban” - Love, Songs and B.R. Ambedkar
Three songs expressing love for Ambedkar!
Apr 14, 2021
12 Common Questions About Sexually Transmitted Infections - Dr. Suchitra Dalvie To Our Rescue!
Dr. Suchitra Dalvie answers some common questions pertaining to STI diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and perception. Psst…she also has a few mind-blowing facts about these much-feared infections!
Apr 07, 2021
What does it mean to be an Agent of Ishq?
Apr 03, 2021
Sun-Sani Sex-Ed Facts!
Sensastional facts about pleasure, your body, sexual safety and more!
Apr 02, 2021
Small Doubts : Went On A Date, But Not Feeling It. Should I Ghost or Do I Say Something?
To ghost or not to ghost?
Mar 30, 2021
Some of us need to be understood differently: Breaking Up and Mental Illness
Rukmini writes about her relationship and break-up, and how as a person with mental-illness, she wishes it could have been done differently.
Jul 29, 2021
Ten Tashan-Filled Tales On Being Trans : AOI’s Reading List for Transgender Day of Visibility
Ten books on being trans in India!
Mar 31, 2021
Uncle’s Fault : What I Understand Now About Grooming
How do cultural norms rooted in respect for seniority enable grooming
Mar 16, 2021
What Does Queerness Care About Productivity? A Poem
The mind was kept busy while the body craved attention. The more it craved, the more I got busy.
Mar 22, 2021
What Is Heteronormativity And How Does It Decide What's Normal? An Explainer
A saral explainer of a complicated system!
Mar 07, 2021
Happy Ending - A Poem
A poem about moving on from emotionally unavailable people
Mar 06, 2021
The Vicious Ability of Ableism: What do you do when you're explicitly told that you're unlovable, over and over again?
Jul 15, 2021
Platonic Pyaar in the Time of Corona
Mar 23, 2021
The Story of My “Diagnosis”: What if Nothing is Wrong With Me?
How is absence of shaadi or coupledom an 'abnormality' for the society and for oneself?
Mar 09, 2021
If Love is A Rose, Mine is Rather Grotesque
Once bitten, twice shy – Can one learn to trust again?
Jul 04, 2021
WHY MEN DON'T TALK ABOUT MASTURBATORS - AND OTHER QUESTIONS YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO ASK
How restricting sex to peno-vaginal intercourse hinders possibilities of self-pleasure
Mar 04, 2021
Small Doubts: Didn't Match on Tinder, So DMed Her on Insta. Did I Do Something Wrong?
Feb 27, 2021
“Be like Belinda
How a porn character can make one rethink sex
Feb 18, 2021
#BoreMatKarYaar- End of Search For Some AOI Merch
Feb 17, 2021
From Archies to Pink Chaddis: How V-Day Became a Desi Tyohar
How did V-Day change India, or rather how did India change V-Day?
Feb 13, 2021
How to Muse a Man
Why are always men finding muse in women in books and films?
Feb 08, 2021
The Curious Case of Absent Serenading Heroines in My Life
Where to find those Bollywood heroines who serenade the hero?
Feb 03, 2021
Small Doubts: How Do I Suggest Meeting Up To My Bumble Match Without Sounding Insensitive About COVID?
Sexual Etiquette to responsible COVIDating
Jan 29, 2021
To Think Of All the Bisexual Love I’ve Missed!
I’m 28 and I recently realized I’m bisexual.
Feb 22, 2021
How the Internet Changed the Way We Make Friends
What does it mean to form bonds in the world of digital connections?
Jan 18, 2021
Ten Thundering Tips for Internet Ishq with Digital Security!
Steps to retain your intimate and private internet-self
Jan 15, 2021
What Does A Dictionary Of Digital Dating Tell Us About Dating?
Ease of access to hurtful behaviour- the many attitudes that digital dating reveal.
Jan 13, 2021
SAFE-TY NET: Tips For Parents to Provide Safe Internet Playtime For Their Kids
How to play on the internet safely without spoiling its maza for your kids?
Jan 11, 2021
Looking For Love on a Dating App…And What It Taught Me
How experiences of dishonesty sour dating in the digital world
Jan 07, 2021
Internet Sexplorer: How Digital Laws Impact Online Intimacy, Privacy and Discovery
How long is the arm of the law with digital freedom and desire?
Jan 10, 2021
IT’S NOT ONLY WORDS! THE AOI SEXTING PRIMER
The AOI Sexting Primer
Jan 04, 2021
Not-So-Textbook Techniques For Erogenous A-B-C-D
Practical lessons to master the art of touching Erogenous Zones!
Dec 18, 2020
The One My Mother Warned Me About AKA Chais With Guys
Can breaking rules make our own choices and chai sweeter?
Dec 15, 2020
From Spanking to Sehlana - 10 Types of Touch for your Erogenous Zones!
Dec 13, 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
Self-love, And Other Jarring Tasks I Am Forced To Perform During Lockdown
What if lockdown loneliness found you new love?
Dec 09, 2020
PROSTATE AND PATRIARCHY
Why does prostate pleasure scare conventional masculinity?
Dec 06, 2020
Small Doubts: Had A Hook-up. Should One Spend The Night?
How to make post hookup scenarios bahana-free and relaxed!
Nov 30, 2020
Kahin pe Nishana, Kahin Pe Nigahein
A party, flirtation, class, and a romantic twist.
Nov 29, 2020
Things You Wanted To Know About Polyamory, But Felt Too Cool To Ask!
Polyamorous Pyaar ki Basic Jankaari!
Nov 23, 2020
I am Big and Beautiful
A fat woman rises to own her sexuality, desire and desirability
Nov 21, 2020
THE OTHER F WORD - A Poem
Running into woman-on-woman porn to rediscover sex
Dec 21, 2020
A Live-In In Lockdown
What does lockdown mean for a couple living-in in a big city?
Nov 24, 2020
BOSOMS - A Poem
A poem about a little girl's desire to have big breasts
Nov 15, 2020
A Prostitute and A Saviour: A Diary
A trans-person's journey through sex-work and back
Nov 17, 2020
Why Does Guilt Follow Pleasure - An Investigative Documentary About Me
Moving from guilt to satisfaction in sex!
Nov 09, 2020
“If He Does 'This', Girl You Need To Let Go Of Him!”
How the Discussion on 'Toxic' stuff can become toxic to live with
Nov 06, 2020
WHAT IS PRIVACY
The AOI Guide To Privacy
Nov 02, 2020
How Masturbation Helped Me Cope With Heartbreak
Masturbation and other remedies for rejection.
Oct 29, 2020
READING MINDS - 8 Indian Books About Experiencing Mental Illness
Books to help understand mental and emotional turmoil
Oct 22, 2020
SIX SIMPLE SUGGESTIONS TO HELP PARENTS LOOK OUT FOR THEIR CHILD’S MENTAL HEALTH
A little help for parents to understand for their children's mental health.
Oct 19, 2020
The Sacred Flower : A Poem
Reveling in your own touch & blooming with pleasure!
Oct 18, 2020
TWO OR THREE THINGS I LEARNED FROM BEING ALONE
How living alone during a pandemic changes how we think of our wellness.
Oct 17, 2020
My Journey From Trauma To Touch - A Poem
Can trauma soften when we confront it?
Oct 09, 2020
My Body In Bed Isn’t Any Kind of Map To Pleasure
What is intimacy like when it’s traumatic to live in your body/head?
Oct 12, 2020
AOI GUIDE TO #MENTALHELP RESOURCES
Looking for help with mental health? Here's where to get started.
Oct 10, 2020
Some Mental Health Fundas and FAQs
Helping your mental health through fundas and FAQs!
Oct 10, 2020
My Struggle To Live and Love With Vaginismus
How does trauma manifest in our bodies and our intimacies
Oct 04, 2020
Teens Write #NotesToMyGenitals
If Teens could write letters to their private parts, what would they say?
Sep 25, 2020
It Was ‘Twilight’. I Woke Up Bisexual.
How one can stumble upon one's (bi)sexuality with the help of fiction / fan-fiction
Sep 23, 2020
Sex Sure Doesn't Need #PeriodLeaves
What's so special about the flow period sex can take?
Sep 18, 2020
Looking For Privacy In Laws
A list of laws which play a part in governing private lives
Sep 15, 2020
Being A Sub Made Me Bloom And Widened My Perspective
What sharing intimacy with strangers online may reveal about your kinky self.
Sep 09, 2020
Dear Girls Who Sent Nudes, Thank You
What leaking of nude pictures says about betrayal of consent and privacy.
Sep 03, 2020
My First Schoolgirl Crush
There’s a magical quality to falling in love for the first time – it's dreamlike; pixie dust in the air.
Aug 27, 2020
Romantic Sensual Asexual - That’s Me
Can one be asexual and terribly romantic too?
Aug 24, 2020
Small Doubts: Can I Ask Her To Send Nudes?
In this month's #SexEtt comic - Etiquette of exchanging sexy pictures!
Aug 30, 2020
Travel With Me - An Erotic Poem
The waves will come from the sea, But they’ll hit your shore.
Sep 20, 2020
The Adorable Boys Who Love ‘Papa Bear’
Who decided that desire is only for the young?
Aug 21, 2020
I Ghosted Him. Then I Got A Second Chance.
Caught between shame and surprise, will a ghost-er make a different choice?
Aug 10, 2020
Tamil films! Where’s The Single Ladies, The Soup Girls, The Un-settled Women?
What is Tamil cinema's relationship with messy, complicated, thriving Single Women?
Aug 17, 2020
To All the Boys I Couldn't Love Before
What fleeting connections with many interesting men tell you about having the hots for none of them.
Aug 04, 2020
HINDI MOVIES UNLOCKED MY LOCKDOWN LIBIDO aka CORONA PYAAR HAI RETURNS
Learning the art and drama of distancing in times of Corona from Hindi movies.
Jul 20, 2020
NON BINARY PEOPLE'S DAY - A PRIMER
Oct 21, 2020
OBGYNji Is Here To Bust Common Myths About Abortion
Apr 21, 2022
I Saw My Child Masturbating! What Should I Do?
Tips to talk masturbation with kids stigma-free!
Dec 16, 2020
S.W.A.G (Secretly We Are Gay) 2: Till We Meet Again
Revisiting an old lover with new realisations and self-admission.
Jul 23, 2020
Memories of Touch- Poem In A Pandemic
In the protected rooms where people are intubated there are no last hugs and the only thing to touch may be the glass of the window through which you can look at them
Jul 27, 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
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
Tell Me Tarot, Will He Ever Come Back?
After Manjari is ghosted, all search for closure leads to herself.
Jul 02, 2020
June Rewind - #WhenWomenLoveWomen, All In One Place
Stories, histories and resources for queer women - ek dhamakedar package!
Jun 30, 2020
You've Got Mail! Letters Between An Older and A Younger Lesbian - Plain Text Version
Jun 24, 2020
Secret Loves And Broken Hearts: A Comic
A comic about queer desire, love, and loss.
Jun 26, 2020
Satrangi Ladki, Atrangi Khiladi: A Comic About Shiela
The many romances and realities of this dashing woman!
Jun 28, 2020
Steamy Shayari Alert! #WhenWomenLoveWomen in 19th Century Awadh
Some seductive Chapti poems from India's past!
Jun 23, 2020
What Did Your Father Do?
In a Father’s Day special, Swati recalls the most special moments spent with her "un-special" Baba.
Jun 21, 2020
Call Me Rama: Reading Baba
A woman re-discovers the man her father was through his writings.
Jun 21, 2020
Pehle App! Online Dating Tips for Queer Ladies from Queer Ladies
Confused about how to begin? Here's some tips from our queer Agents!
Jun 19, 2020
‘Not because I have wisdom, but because I care’: An Interview with Suniti Namjoshi
Poet, fabulist, lesbian - She tells AOI about her journey as a writer, lover & person!
Jun 17, 2020
You’ve Got Mail! Letters Between An Older and A Younger Lesbian
How much has changed for women who love women in urban India?
Jun 24, 2020
Shiela Ki Jawaani Ki Anokhi Kahaani
An excerpt from Maya Sharma's Loving Women: Being Lesbian in Unprivileged India
Jun 13, 2020
THE L WORD - KONJUM HISTORY, ZARA GEOGRAPHY, THODA POLITICS
The many variations, slangs and slurs for the word 'lesbian' across the world!
Jun 11, 2020
"So Many Women, But It's Her I Love"
An excerpt from Maya Sharma's Loving Women: Being Lesbian in Unprivileged India
Jun 07, 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
I Kissed A Girl And I Liked It - 7 Queer Women Tell Us About Their First Kiss With A Girl
Stories of people's first taste of pleasure and tenderness
Jun 01, 2020
Safe Sex for Queer Women? Yes, Yes, Yes!
Many ways to have sex, many ways to stay safe!
Jun 04, 2020
What Falling For My Friend As A Lesbian Taught Me About How We Express Friendship
Does queerness complicate the experience of falling for a friend?
Jun 15, 2020
L SE LESBIAN, L SE LOVE, L SE LIBRARY – A READING LIST!
Jun 09, 2020
My Sexy Sapna - Poems from the AOI No.1 Masturbation Fantasies Contest
May 15, 2020
Masturbation Hygiene: Small Saaf-Safai for Max Maza!
May 02, 2020
Small Doubts: If My Partner Gives Me A Below Job, Am I Also Supposed To Give Him A Below Job In Return?
Apr 28, 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
Love Stole My Heart, Caste Broke It
If caste were not a factor, I would have been married to my first boyfriend because there was no other issue.
Apr 17, 2020
Kya Main #PregnantTohNahin? Answers to Common Doubts About Pregnancy
The #DocDoc of all pregnancy doubts, our OBGYNji is back!
Apr 14, 2020
Love x Sex x Caste: A Reading List
Will you read about love with us?
Apr 15, 2020
Corona Pyaar Hai! Some Don'ts, and Some Do's During Isolation
Navigating sex & intimacy during a pandemic
Apr 04, 2020
"Enough, Let's Fuck" and Other Poems of Art and Lust
Mar 22, 2020
A #WomensDay tohfa from AOI to you - “Aika To The Baika: Police Complaint Lavani”
Mar 07, 2020
I Have a Disability. Why Does Everyone Keep Saying That Love is Not For Me?
It took me way too long to realise that I, too, was allowed to love. That I, too, was worthy of it.
Mar 23, 2020
S.W.A.G. Secretly We Are Gay
Two closeted gay men, who are married to women, fall in love with each other.
Mar 01, 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
AOI Tutions with Bitti: Sex, Pregnancy and Abortion! #MyBodyMyChoice
Get your sex-ed fundas right with Bitti!
Feb 19, 2020
AOI Mugs are here!
Feb 14, 2020
Couplets From The Uncoupled! #HappyValentinesDay
Two-liners from our Agents on celebrating singlehood!
Feb 14, 2020
Stuff People Said They Miss In Porn!
What people wish porn also included.
Jan 31, 2020
The (Secret) Porn That Turns Me On
Must our fantasies mirror our real-life sexual preferences?
Jan 27, 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
Sunny Leone: The Porn Star Even Your Granny Knows
How did a porn star become a household name in India?
Jan 16, 2020
Prime Time Porn – An Information Striptease
Your doubts on porn, dispelled based on the book 'Cybersexy' by Richa Kaul Padte
Jan 07, 2020
Lazy to Lustful, Sinful to Besharam: Women Who Embraced The Deadly Sins
An interview with Swati Bhattacharya about her film 'Saints of Sin'.
Mar 28, 2020
How Do Women’s Voices get Censored? This Play Offers a Primer
An interview with theatre maker Deepika Arwind
Dec 29, 2019
Sexy Saturday Songs: Are You a Geeta Dutt Girl?
She sings to men, not for them.
Dec 21, 2019
Laws that Go Haw: Five Ways in Which Sexual Content is Censored in India
A look into the Censorship laws of India.
Dec 10, 2019
My ButterBae, My Cabbage-Cabbage, My Little Jackfruit Seed: Love Words Around The World!
Do words in different tongues shape how we experience love itself?
Nov 17, 2019
Where Do Lovers Go in Mumbai for Privacy Mein Pyaar?
If bringing a partner home isn’t an option, what do lovers do when they want alone time?
Nov 10, 2019
Here's What the Author of a Marathi Book on Being Intersex Thinks You Should Know
Why is 'intersex' something that we know so little about, and how can we learn more?
Nov 08, 2019
13 Home Remedies for Heartbreak
Easy practical ways of coping with heartbreak!
Oct 29, 2019
Lovely Ways to Touch During Sex, That Are Not Intercourse
So many ways to pleasure ourselves and others!
Oct 22, 2019
As A Man Am I Condemned To Choose Violence Over Love? Maybe Not.
I hit her. The realisation of what I did, and the guilt it brought is unbearable even now.
Oct 15, 2019
The See-Saw of Abortion Law: Women’s Rights and Social Maryadaa
What comes to your mind when we mention the word – A-B-O-R-T-I-O-N?
Oct 14, 2019
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
The Shame Around My Friend's Abortion Scarred Us All - A Comic
A comic about Akhil's memory of a school friend who needed help.
Oct 05, 2019
Skin Hunger: The AOI Guide to Mental Health and Touch
A fun explainer, in comics form, about why touch is so important for our well-being.
Oct 03, 2019
How My Girlfriend's Abortion Made Me A Better Man: A Comic
M's story about a life-changing incident.
Oct 02, 2019
Sexy Saturday Songs: Do it Like Dhanush
Vijeta Kumar's playlist of Dhanush songs
Sep 11, 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
Who is a ‘Tight’ Vagina Meant to be Pleasurable For?
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?
Sep 09, 2019
Sexy Saturday Songs from the Sultry Sixties
Are the 1960s the sexiest decade of Hindi cinema?
Sep 03, 2019
AOI Masturbation Tips: How Many Have You Tried?
One for each day of the month!
Aug 29, 2019
The AOI Guide on How to Say No
Sounds simple, but we all know it's tricky in real life!
Aug 22, 2019
What Emraan Hashmi Couldn’t Teach Me About Dhichak Dhichak
I thought sex meant lying next to someone under a blanket and smooching. I was so, so wrong
Aug 19, 2019
When Pyaar Cannot be Taken Forward
Body Peechhe Pad Jaati Hai. What else to do?
Oct 18, 2019
The AOI Guide to Having Oral Sex
Are you wondering how to do it but aren’t sure whom to ask? Never fear, we’re right here!
Aug 13, 2019
Sexy Sunday Songs: Ishq, Pyaar, Kishore Kumar!
Happy Birthday Kishore Da!
Aug 04, 2019
Six-Legged Sexy Saturday Songs
Who knew Bollywood had soooooo much bug love?
Jul 27, 2019
Kissing for Beginners: The AOI Guide
Do you want to kiss someone for the first time but aren’t sure what to do?
Aug 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
Here's How Laws on Sexual Autonomy Have Changed for Women
Sometimes the law is ahead of how people actually live, and sometimes it’s behind
Sep 12, 2019
I Believe in the Promises Made by Passing Strangers: Cruising and the City
Leaving behind the threshold of our homes, what other boundaries do we cross?
Jul 23, 2019
My Sexy Saturday Songs Playlist: Aliza
A new weekend playlist to groove to!
Jul 13, 2019
Masculinity and Femininity Are Up For Grabs! - An Interview with The Patchworks Ensemble
A conversation with theatre artists Puja Sarup and Sheena Khalid on how they used the form to expand the ideas of gender and sexuality.
Jun 25, 2019
Q Marks the Spot! A Queer Map of Mumbai
Put on your special Agent of Ishq glasses and see the real city, glittering all around you!
Jun 27, 2019
Hair, There and Everywhere: The AOI Body Hair Survey
What we learned from 665 people's answers about body hair
Jul 09, 2019
Getting Down and (Not) Dirty - Tips for Better Hygiene During Sex
Sexy time can be fun and awesome. Maintaining good hygiene can make it even better!
Jul 18, 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
Remembering the Life of Sweet Maria Through Art
A unique monument to the murdered trans activist reminds us of her life as well as the violence that trans people face in India
Jun 19, 2019
Maybe Fighting with a Friend isn't Such a Bad Thing
Why do we find it so easy to let friendship fade away?
Jun 20, 2019
8 Not-So-Straight Books for Young People You Won’t Want to Miss!
Here are some lovely works with queer, or gender-bendy, or non-normative narratives for young readers
Jun 18, 2019
Finding Queerness Everywhere
Time for a new Sexy Saturday Songs playlist, this time by Vikram Phukan!
Jun 15, 2019
More Than An Identity: How I Realised My Struggle Was With Being Sexual, Not Homosexual
My identity as a queer person became a bit of a shield from the world of love, the world of sex
Jun 11, 2019
Small Doubts: Who Should Carry a Condom?
Take charge of your pleasure and safety, and keep one (or three)!
Jun 06, 2019
The AOI List of Queer Support Resources Of All Kinds
Are you a queer person looking for back-up and wondering where to find it?
Jun 04, 2019
‘Queer’ Kya Hai?
Your favourite agents are here with another #SuperSaralExplainer!
Jun 04, 2019
Q se Qawwali, Q se Queer Quties
Time for another Sexy Saturday Songs playlist!
Jun 22, 2019
Kucch Toh Accha Hua Hai - AOI Masturbation Shayari 2019 Edition!
Our readers' love poems to self-love
May 22, 2019
A Mudblood Child of a Love Marriage
From my parents’ inter-caste marriage, I learned that love was worth hardship
Nov 24, 2019
Is There a Secret Masturbation Message in Your Ad?
We’re only kidding! Brands aren’t trying to get you masturbate... or are they?
May 08, 2019
Caster Semenya, Hormone Fallacies and Some Not-So-Sporting Double Standards
Is everything we think we know about gender wrong?
May 06, 2019
Do You Know How to Give Women Orgasms?
This app will teach you how and we got some Agents to try it out!
May 15, 2019
Genital Jaankari
Have you wondered what pushes their pleasure buttons, but felt too unsure to ask?
May 02, 2019
Personal Life aur Political Empowerment Linked Hai Kya?
The stories of these five women show us how they reimagined their adult lives
Apr 24, 2019
Amma, I Wonder If You Had Orgasms
I have always wanted to ask you this. Can you tell me about your orgasms?
May 12, 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
Small Doubts: How Can I Have Sex Without a Relationship?
A new instalment of our monthly Sex Ett comic!
Apr 11, 2019
Watch These #GrownUpGirls Re-Define Adulthood
Seven young women talk about the sparkling futures they envision for themselves
Apr 30, 2019
Main Apni Sabse Favourite Hoon: Chronicles of an Instaspam Queen
What is it about being a woman on Instagram that is so joyous, so satisfying – and so annoying to men?
Apr 25, 2019
This Month on AOI: Shame/No Shame
Apr 01, 2019
How Do Women's Bodies Change With Age?
We rarely talk about it, so we’re often clueless about what to expect.
Mar 20, 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
Know These 19th Century folks and Their Hatke Ideas on Marriage, Sex and Women?
Here's some people who stirred up the the debate on child marriage and women's rights!
Mar 09, 2019
They Get an Angina When They See a Vagina
My Facebook is a nation, That needs sex education
Mar 06, 2019
Small Doubts: I Like Older Women, Is That Okay?
A young man's burning question.
Mar 01, 2019
This Month on AOI: What Kind of Woman Would You Like to Be?
We're finding new ways of thinking what it means to be a woman
Mar 01, 2019
Dil Ki Rani, Rishton Ka Rajya
A look at the many kinds of relationships in the realm of rishtas!
Feb 28, 2019
I Make the Kind of Goddesses that I Want to See
A Brooklyn-based artist and sculptor on six works that mean a lot to her
Mar 07, 2019
I Faked Orgasms to be Polite
You know how we’re taught that good kids don't go for second helpings of food? I carried that training into my sex life
Mar 05, 2019
Do You Have A Chosen Family? A Few Agents Tell Us About Their Family Like Bonds
We asked you about your closest rishtas and here's love you expressed!
Feb 22, 2019
Qissa Kiss aur Bosa Noshi ka
Ten beautiful Urdu couplets that use ‘bosa’ in various ways.
Feb 13, 2019
To be Truly Sex Positive, I Think We Need to Step Back From Sex
Between being strictly platonic and having sex is a sea of sensuality. Are we ready to see that yet?
Feb 27, 2019
Why are Bheem and Hidimba the Real Deal?
We spoke to the artist and graphic novelist Amruta Patil about the different ways in which love and relationships exist in her work.
Feb 12, 2019
Muh Bole Rishte - 6 People Describe Their Chosen Families
Society might say “Only family is forever”, but here are stories of 6 people forming their closest bonds, beyond blood.
Feb 20, 2019
Menopause: A Poem
"My tongue has sharpened."
Mar 19, 2019
What the Law Tells Us about Relationships in India
You might be surprised – in good and bad ways.
Feb 19, 2019
How My Relationships Made Me Question Pyaar, Azaadi aur Accountability
Is ‘demanding accountability’ just a euphemism for trying to control someone?
Feb 26, 2019
My Valentine To Milind
A digital altar for our collective fantasy of this effortlessly beautiful man.
Feb 14, 2019
This Month on AOI: Relationship Status!
Feb 01, 2019
Contraception Ka Swayamvaar: Choose Your Perfect Contraception Partner!
Feb 05, 2019
When it Comes to Sex-Ed, What Do Young People Want to Talk About?
At a workshop for adolescents, we saw young people work through their fears and apprehensions to speak about their crushes.
Jan 29, 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
Why are People Opposing the Surrogacy Bill?
Here’s a guide to help you out.
Jan 11, 2019
Want to Talk to Your Kid about Sex and Wondering Where to Start? These Videos Will Help
Jan 18, 2019
Things Young Men Say to Me During Sex-Ed Workshops
From ‘What is a clitoris?’ to sharing stories of heartbreak, a sexuality educator tells us some of the burning issues on men’s minds
Jan 15, 2019
Are You About to Have Sex for the First Time? Here’s a Handy Checklist To Get Ready For It!
Excited but nervous? Confused? Here's what you can keep in mind!
Jan 08, 2019
This Month on AOI : Being Young
Jan 02, 2019
Hugs in Many Languages, From Us to You!
Have you ever been able to say no to a nice warm hug?
Jan 01, 2019
Wondering Why People are Protesting the Anti-Trafficking Bill? Here’s a Quick Guide
In past days you would have seen that people are protesting the Anti-Trafficking Bill alongside the Trans Rights Bill. The two Bills are flawed on their own. But they are also connected in some ways.
Dec 29, 2018
Not Sure Why People Are Protesting the Trans Bill? Here's A Quick Guide
Many amendments have been made to the Bill since it was drafted, but activists say it is still discriminatory, mainly for the following reasons.
Dec 26, 2018
How I Grew Out of My Turbulent Teens
Life as a schoolgirl was about trying to fit in; to be seen and not seen; self-hate and self-harm. Talking about it to other people was the first step in a new direction
Jan 17, 2019
STI Jaldi 5 : HIV
A refresher course on the most commonly known STI
Dec 01, 2018
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
The Masculinity Detox Diet
Easy tips to cleanse your system of toxic masculinity.
Nov 22, 2018
The AOI Penis Wellness Guide
A guide to taking care of your penis.
Nov 08, 2018
My Male Friends and I Talked About Sex Constantly, But Not How We Really Felt About It
I’m trying to unlearn everything I’d absorbed in predominantly male spaces. It’s making me a better person.
Nov 13, 2018
AOI Jaldi 5: Questions About Herpes
Do you know these 5 facts about Herpes?
Nov 06, 2018
Are You a Man? Has #MeToo Changed Anything for You?
If you identify as a man, this is for you.
Nov 01, 2018
Three Superb, Sexy Poems By Poet Perundevi in Tamil
Oct 23, 2018
When a Workshop about Love and Desire Turned into a Raucous Party
Oct 26, 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
Sex Actually: It Was My First Time, and I Had Gotten My Period!
As part of our #SexActually series, we asked people to write to us about their real-life experiences of sex. This 23-year-old author tells us about her recent experience of putting theory into practice and why it will always be special to her. (23 then, 23 now)
Oct 18, 2018
Three Superb, Sexy Poems By Tamil Poet Perundevi
good poetry for the health of your soul.
Oct 16, 2018
How Ideas of Purity Damage Our Mental Sexual Health (And Happiness)
The unconscious sexual caste system that undercuts our relationships with self and others.
Oct 10, 2018
What I Learned from Reading Erotica at Twelve
Is erotica a good intro into the world of sex?
Oct 09, 2018
My First Time Taught Me How Not to Have Sex
Jan 24, 2019
What is a Normal Period?
Let’s talk about periods beyond the menstruation shame business.
Oct 04, 2018
AOI JALDI FIVE! 5 QUESTIONS ABOUT SYPHILIS
Do you know these five VERY IMPORTANT facts about Syphilis?
Oct 01, 2018
Five Helpful Folks Giving Us Resources On Safe Abortion You Need To Follow
Sep 28, 2018
Who can tell you how to please a woman better than a woman?
More women should be writing about sex
Sep 21, 2018
Have You Watched This Sweet Film About Anshuman Travelling on the Metro?
The film is a lovely portrait of it sparkling protagonist finding his way in the world
Sep 14, 2018
a historic day
A short poem for September 6, 2018
Sep 13, 2018
How Are Your STI Fundas? Take this quiz to find out
Do you know enough about STIs to avoid them?
Sep 07, 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
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
I Thought Dye-ing Young Would Make Me More Desirable. Twenty-Three Years Later, I’m Ready to Stop
Trying to hide white hair now seems like an avoidable agony
Aug 21, 2018
'Aap Karthe Mere Saath Sex?'
The day my research interview with a Hyderabad auto driver went off script to include sex, desire and consent
Aug 09, 2018
Homosexuality in India: Old or New?
Here’s what Sahapedia has to say about Indian tradition and the current arguments about homosexuality in India’s Supreme Court
Jul 25, 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
My Exes Live in a Sexy Nexus. I Love them All
We need our exes like we need our brothers and sisters and favourite cousins to remember who we were
Jul 03, 2018
'I Hope that My Art Replaces Judgement with Acceptance'
I express queerness through my art, then it exists with all the politics and the complexities that surround it, whether it’s social or it’s personal.
Jun 30, 2018
Inside the World of Puu – A Beautiful Comic about Love
Puu is a webcomic about Saboor and Jameel, two housemates in Chennai, and other people whose lives intersect with theirs.
Jun 26, 2018
Izhaar-e-Ishq: Queer Voices in Urdu Poetry
Studying the work of Urdu ghazal poets showed me that their approach to sexual desire is far more fluid than I had realised.
Jun 21, 2018
The AOI Queer Reading List: Desi Languages Version
Queer readings from non-English Indian languages.
Jun 19, 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
Why My Photo for My Lover Ruffled So Many Feathers
I had taken the photo years ago on my phone and sent it to my boyfriend, but it had stayed with me in my head.
Jun 11, 2018
Let All the Stars Inside Me Shine/ What I See is Me
Photographs from public performances of queerness.
Jun 14, 2018
Booby Trap
The bra-shopping adventure story every woman knows too well.
Jun 04, 2018
Isn't A Whatsapp Love Story A Real Love Story?
Could you fall crazily in love with someone you've never met IRL?
Jun 12, 2018
Winning Memes for a Theme This #MasturbationMay !
A shortlist of winners
May 31, 2018
Why Write About Love: A Conversation With Annie Zaidi
What goes into a love story? Why is it important to write about love? Can writing about love be an act of dissent?
May 31, 2018
Seven Indian Films We’re Excited To Watch This Year At KASHISH Film Festival
Here are seven Indian films playing at KASHISH that we’re keen to watch this year
May 23, 2018
Sex Actually: Memories of Mid-Afternoon Sex, and Losing Friends
Oct 11, 2018
Being Equal, Being Queer Rozana
May 17, 2018
From Saat Khoon Maaf to Khoon-Kharaba : Ways People React To Cheating!
Stories from people who discovered their lovers’ infidelity, what happened next and what they think about it now.
Feb 03, 2020
Khud Se Pyaar Hai, To Zindagi Gulzar Hai
AOI Masturbation Shayari Guldasta.
May 09, 2018
Take the Agents of Ishq Feedback Survey!
Tell us what you think about us.
May 05, 2018
Dance Your Body, Love Your Baby
A fun video made by Agents of Ishq and Point of View.
May 07, 2018
How Dancing Helped Me Fix My Broken Heart
There is no gender in dance. Pick your gender for today and tomorrow if I ask you to switch you should be able to do it .
Apr 29, 2018
Sex Actually: Ecstasy, Anxiety and the Fear of Being Judged
Sex, as it actually is.
May 08, 2018
Hamara Sanskar: How Much Do You Know About India’s Erotic Heritage?
You thought it was only us modern cool types who thought about pyaar-vyaar, sex-vex- Aiyoh puh-leez!
Apr 18, 2018
Different Personas In Bed
Perhaps we adopt sexual personas to make ourselves feel more confident, or to make our lovers feel more confident. Some people adopt different personas as a temporary holiday from their real lives.
Sep 11, 2018
Oral Sex Fundas: Put Your Knowledge Where Your Mouth Is
No biology textbook will teach you about that other, exciting part of sex that you may have heard or wondered about: oral sex.
Apr 17, 2018
Sex Actually: Of Broken Vaginas and Negotiating Consent
New stories of women's unforgettable sexual encounters.
Apr 19, 2018
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Girlfriend
There is only so much that can be romanticised about a long-distance relationship and the magical reunion that'll fix everything.
Apr 12, 2018
Thoughts You Can't Avoid When Your Long-Distance Relationship is Doomed
I suppose one of the perks of being in a long-distance relationship is that you can foster a few pimples which pixelate into the rest your skin on Skype.
Apr 24, 2018
I Stopped a Man From Harassing a Young Boy on a Bus, Because it's Happened to Me Too
Think about all the hotel rooms, offices, malls, streets, building blocks and so many other places all over the world where similar things might be happening at this very moment.
Apr 03, 2018
What Makes Your Sexual Confidence Go Up and Down
Sexual confidence is like a Snakes and Ladders Game
Mar 26, 2018
Flirting: Whats Okay? Whats Not Okay?
Mar 17, 2018
First Times, February and Hindi Kavita at The AOI Conversations
Highlights from the Hindi open mic at AOI Conversations this February.
Mar 16, 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
What Is It Like To Have Sex and Love With Both Men and Women
Sex with men and with women is actually very different but it’s difficult to articulate the difference in sensation.
Mar 22, 2018
Choli ke Peeche Kya Hain? So Many Tit-bits of Important General Knowledge
An essential primer on breasts.
Mar 06, 2018
Why I Believe Love is Like Quantum Physics (But in a Good Way)
The strange similarities between love and the theory of quantum entaglement.
Feb 28, 2018
I Want It That Way! Women, Tell Us What Makes Sex Good!
What's the one thing you like most in bed?
Feb 21, 2018
I Dreamed of Having a Suhaag Raat Straight Out of the Movie Kama Sutra. My Actual Experience Was Nothing Like It
It’s been a decade since I had sex with a man.
Mar 20, 2018
Love In Indian
Love in different Indian languages.
Aug 14, 2018
Romance is Real, and Here’s How We Know
Feb 08, 2018
Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karenge: India’s top PDA Spots
Feb 06, 2018
Is It Better To Have Loved and Lost Than Never To Have Loved At All?
While we sometimes have the pleasure and good luck of finding a “Truly, madly, deeply” wala love, we may not always find the “Forever and always” kind.
Feb 04, 2018
Sex Actually 2.0 :
Stories of women's sexual experiences and thoughts... continued.
Jan 31, 2018
The AOI Queer Reading List : Naya Maal
A selection of recent Indian queer writing.
Jan 30, 2018
Sex Actually: The Sexual Encounter Women Say They Can't Forget
Women make sense of their diverse sexual experiences.
Jan 26, 2018
Sex Actually (Let’s Talk About It)
Have you ever had a sexual encounter that you just couldn’t forget? That keeps coming back to you from time to time or all the time?
Jan 19, 2018
Sexual Resolutions For A Sexual Revolution in 2018
We asked you what your sexual resolutions for 2018 were and you gave us some truly creative answers.
Jan 03, 2018
ROMANTIC ADVICE FROM MANY RAMAYANAS
While researching many Ramayanas for my new book of poems, I discovered some wise counsel for matters of the heart….
Dec 20, 2017
The AOI Winter Reading List: Books to Help You Do It Better
Here’s a list of tried and tested books that will tell you how to get better at sex!
Dec 18, 2017
People Call Me 'Pervert' Because I Like Sex
They can laugh and shame me all they want, but it's through sexual relationships that I learned how to build trust, seek consent, and stop judging
Jan 17, 2018
Libido Lightbulb Moments: What movie first turned you on?
Here are several kinds of movie sexiness that people told us marked the first time a movie made them horny.
Jan 11, 2018
Curious Cat or Sleeping Dragon: What's your position on positions?
Is the definition of good sex many-positions wala sex?
Dec 22, 2017
Dating an Older Woman Made Me Take Myself and Relationships More Seriously
It made me do a lot of prioritizing and reorganizing. It was stabilizing.
Jan 08, 2018
Kya tumhe semi-cooked pyaar hua hai?
It all started with Pabs (my cat)
Jan 16, 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
LOVE, SEX AND KHICHDI
I just wanted to hold him tight and never let go. I wanted to make sure he would come back and I wanted to scream at him for untangling the ‘not’s in my chest.
Dec 12, 2017
Meri “Baingan” Wali Story
My bainganwali story took place in Delhi, declared one of the unsafest cities in general, but for women in particular.
Dec 15, 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
LONGING IS THE SPICE THAT MAKES A MEAL OF SEX FOR ME
Longing is a spice. Its essence pulls you close, teases the appetite at the slightest taste. What is love without longing?
Dec 04, 2017
#MardonWaliBaatein: A Twitter Conversation About Men and Sexual Emotions
Twitter chat with Manak Matiyani and Devanik Saha storified
Nov 19, 2017
What Men Talk About When They Talk About Sex
As boys grow up and start having their first experiences, the conversation is similar to sharing newfound facts about sex in childhood: “You won’t believe what I did!” “how did it feel?” “this is how it is.”
Nov 17, 2017
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki? The Big Fat Indian Break-Up
Two love stories in which Family played very different roles.
Nov 10, 2017
What Being a Sexologist Taught Me About People
Stigma has been my prime nemesis.
Nov 15, 2017
Kiss... Ek Kavita
Nov 15, 2017
#QueerlyHeartbroken: A Twitter Chat With Sonal Giani
Queer Rights Activist Sonal Giani, on being Queer and Heartbroken, the common issues faced by queer people during break ups and how to deal with it.
Nov 01, 2017
Mard, Mann Aur Jealousy: 5 Men Talk about Dealing With Unusual Jealousies
Unusual jealousies men experience and how it affects the way they look at themselves as sexual beings.
Nov 16, 2017
What Intersex People Wished Everyone Knew About Them
Simple FAQ's to familiarize yourself with body beyond binaries.
Oct 26, 2017
#Unfinished Business: A Conversation about Sudden Heartbreaks
Expert tips on dealing with a broken heart.
Oct 17, 2017
LOVE, SEX AUR DIMAAG: A VIDEO ABOUT MENTAL SEXUAL HEALTH
Oct 16, 2017
Kamadev: Agent Of Ishq
Decoding Kamadev
Oct 09, 2017
WE MET ON GRINDR. NOW THE INTIMACY OF THE SEX WE HAD MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO FORGET HIM
Some loves are sexual, where emotion, body and connection become powerfully joined in the intimacy of sex more than anything else. It is an intoxication, a nasha that’s hard to forget, because it runs deep.
Nov 08, 2017
THE AOI GUIDE TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCTORS FOR SEX-RELATED PROBLEMS
Got a sex problem but don’t know what doctor to go to? Swipe!
Nov 21, 2017
Are We Together or Broken Up? The Agony of Ambiguity.
I was afraid to straight up ask him for an answer and he didn’t have the decency to be a bit clearer.
Oct 30, 2017
The women I love
A love poem to women who laugh out loud
Nov 28, 2017
my mother does not know i am wearing her sari. how long must I hide?
poetry and poetic prose by soz
Sep 29, 2017
PUBIC AND PRIVATE: THE PROS AND CONS O