The human anatomy is amusing; with skin as an enveloping membrane, it is a constantly mutating exterior with a relatively constant, organic interior. Our exterior is shaped by the forces and gradations of esteem, prejudice, reflection and absorption, and our personhood is often transposed to objects external to our bodies. Our feelings and desires are … Continue reading Membranes & Morsels
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Beyond Binaries
The term ‘queer’ denotes subversion, where something works against the grain of normative structures of thinking and acting. Having moved away from its pejorative connotations, the word today implies an emancipatory occupation of space, where the body can be looked at through a pan-gendered lens. In addition to radical activism for the decriminalization of same-sex … Continue reading Beyond Binaries