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Balancing Taboos & Awareness through China’s Guangzhou Sex Festival

Leave a Comment / Pratisandhi Blog, Pride & Sexuality, Sex and Culture / Shaswati Doley

A decade or two earlier, sex education was considered taboo. How did people then know about it? Sadly, many didn’t. Some did when they did the act, and a few through books and video formats. This lack of knowledge was extended to such an extent that China, a country known for being secretive in terms of political and societal matters, started hosting an event that promotes sex.

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Transcending Taboos: Exploring the curious world of Bhutanese Phallus Worship

Leave a Comment / Pratisandhi Blog, Sex and Culture, Uncategorized / Mihika Layak

Beyond the well-known monasteries and prayer flags of Bhutan, an intriguing custom thrives – the practice of Phallus Worship. Embracing these intricate symbols, the Bhutanese showcase a unique belief system – one that treats a symbol considered to be vulgar as a sign of luck and fertility. Read on to discover how this unique tradition can inspire conversations on transcending taboos and embracing sex positivity.

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In Conversation With Atumita Modie: Being A Sex-Educator

Leave a Comment / Pratisandhi Blog / G Brinda

Female pleasure can be influenced by various factors. To overcome taboos and stigmas, we need to educate and empower women, promote open communication, challenge patriarchal attitudes, and address cultural biases. Embracing and celebrating female pleasure can lead to a more equitable and fulfilling sexual landscape for all. Let’s discuss this further with Atumita, a sex educator.

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Sex in the Media

Leave a Comment / Media & Pop Culture, Pratisandhi Blog / G Brinda

A child’s perception of sex is tarnished by media exposure, which also fosters the notion that it is evil and filthy. Young adults base their concept of sex in a world that is far from reality because of the comfortable taboo that surrounds sex in our society. Many factors make the connection between sex and the media quite problematic. However, media has also been the only source of information for people whose households rule sex out as filthy and uncultured. Media, therefore, plays a very important role in influencing how sex is portrayed in society and in people’s eyes

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How To Have An Orgasm Just From Breast Play?

Leave a Comment / Pratisandhi Blog, Sex & Relationships / Tithi Karmakar

Breasts are a sensitive part of a person’s body and stimulating them brings pleasure to everyone involved, so much so that some people can have an orgasm from breast play alone. So here we present a field guide to breast play in this blog. Read to find out more!

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Keeping It Alive In A Long Distance Relationship

Leave a Comment / Pratisandhi Blog, Sex & Relationships / Gurman Kaur Chawla

It is no shocker that long-distance relationships can be hard. Going from routinely seeing each other to primarily communicating online might get frustrating and monotonous to say the least. With access to the internet and mobile applications that allow the exchange of all forms of media and text messages in a jiffy, you bet there are A LOT of things you can do virtually to keep things spicy!

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Everything You Need To Know About Outercourse

1 Comment / Pratisandhi Blog, Sex & Relationships / Baibhabi Hazra

When we think of sex, we often imagine penetrative sex being the end-all be-all to the point that the terms ‘sex’ and ‘intercourse’ are often used interchangeably. But sometimes, the best sex doesn’t have to involve intercourse at all. The phrase “outercourse” describes sexual activity that is neither intercourse nor involves penetration. Here’s a look into this practice.

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Here Are Some Halloween Special Erotic Stories For You!

Leave a Comment / Pratisandhi Blog, Sex & Relationships / Anindya Biswal

Halloween’s here! And while for many people in the world it may be spooky, scary, chocolatey or just a damn normal day, for one particular couple…. ‘Trick or Treat’ takes on a whole new meaning as they whip up a hot and heavy storm in their bedroom, albeit some minor mishaps.

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Halloween Kinks Do Not Make You A Real Ghost!

Leave a Comment / Pratisandhi Blog, Sex & Relationships / Gurman Kaur Chawla

Often, people with certain kinks or unconventional sexual preferences in bed are looked down upon and labelled as sexually deviant or abnormal. Even the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “kinky” in a similar fashion. This is because the psychology of kinks is often misunderstood.

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Have You Heard Of These Sexual Fetishes And Kinks?

1 Comment / Pratisandhi Blog, Sex & Relationships / Anamika Kumar

A fetish is a sexual attraction to inanimate objects, body parts, or situations not commonly viewed as being sexual in nature, while a kink is a broader term that includes a variety of sexual interests, behaviors, preferences, and fantasies that are thought to be outside of the mainstream. People can get in their heads about whether it’s weird, but let yourself off the hook about any judgments.

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