ALT In my experience, neither do friendships remain forever nor the chosen family; as people evolve, they continue to build new human relationships and the space for older ones keeps reducing. Also, how many times is there just one family of choice which is purely based on friendship and not attraction? People who are part of non-monogamous relationships may also be a sort of a ‘family’ for each other, may they not? These are questions that further need to be delved into, but one space that continues to be avoided for building chosen family(s) is the space where there is more than one partner.

ALT Again, the partnerships don’t need to be sexual all the time; every individual may be able to fulfil different needs and there is commitment in all the relationships. Commitment doesn’t need to be with just one person. It is important to accept that persons are capable of falling for more than one person at the same time and may want to embrace relationships which are outside the heterosexual monogamous structure. Read the entire story by clicking on the link in caption/ bio.

ALT This #PrideMonth, TARSHI is sharing stories on sexuality and the radical act of love that transcends societal boundaries. #EmbracingAllShadesOfLove Queer Stories of Love & Intimacy

ALT Why do we need more narratives on All Shades of Love? Each one of us has something to say when we talk about love. But how is it that when we put love and sexuality together, the representation seems to be of only one kind of love and one version of sexuality, necessarily occurring between a couple that fits certain criteria? In mainstream digital media, there are stories of "coming out" of queer and trans folks, struggles navigating their relationship within family and the pain of living in the margins. While these narratives are extremely important to engage with, we still lack joyful queer stories embracing diverse ideas of love and intimacy. #EmbracingAllShadesOfLove

ALT Queer love stories as a form of resistance As Camille Perri puts it, "A celebratory queer love story in the midst of all the hatred and bigotry present in our daily collective conscious is a form of resistance." This year, TARSHI brings in five queer and trans stories of love and intimacy and highlights the need for non-judgmental and safe spaces to embrace love and desire and stand in solidarity with the acts of resistance displayed by LGBTQIA communities! Tune in to our social media handles to read beautiful stories that may open us to a world of queerness and love!