Her works such as, Love’s Rite: Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West (2005) has been instrumental in shedding light on what it means to be in same-sex relationships, while her 2012 book, Gender, Sex and the City: Urdu Rekhti Poetry in India 1780-1870, explores “a pre-colonial society that was modern and urban, but was more open to pleasure, to play, to different types of romantic relationships and friendships than colonial and post-colonial Indian societies.”Ī New World: Is Saudi Arabia easing tourism norms to allow LGBTQ travellers? Nantes fine Mostafa Mohamed for refusing to wear rainbow numbers on jersey Set in the lanes of 18 th century Lucknow, a vibrant city full of musicians, singers, dancers, poets and courtesans, Ruth Vanita’s Memory of Light follows the story of two women who find each other amidst a coterie of artists and discover the delights of youthful romance.Īn academician, author and vociferous advocate of the women’s movement in India, Ruth commands a tremendous understanding of lesbian and gay studies, gender and sexuality and the representation of LGBTQ issues in literature and media. Any number of girls had braided my hair and I theirs but never had I felt their touch burn through me and reach ears, lips, eyelids, fingertips. ‘Here, let me try something different with your hair.’ She came up behind me and began to rebraid it.
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