Category: English
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Episode 06: My Aim in Life
Written by Buttertoes This is a piece I prepared a presentation on for an event. P.S. Too much Hindi movie references. Please excuse me for that. —————————————x——————————————- My Aim in Life.I remember the times we had to write essays on this topic when we were in school. The topic never seemed to change with classes; just the
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12 Misconceptions About Homosexuality in Bangladesh
Being a lesbian in Bangladesh is not as fun as one might assume. First, you are discriminated because you are a girl, then you face a loss of privilege because you like girls. Anyway, we will get into this some other time. It’s a long discussion. Being someone who’s somewhat out of the closet, the level
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Erasures: An Entrance Point
Written by Saad Khan In 2011, a cover story titled Introduction to women, gender and sexuality studies appeared in a youth magazine of the largest English daily in Bangladesh. The author had just returned to Bangladesh after an exchange program in the US, funded by the State Department, and joined a newspaper to work as a journalist.
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Father Figure: A Story of A Gay Boy
Father Figure: A Story of A Gay BoyAuthor: John Ashley Moon (Pen Name) Once upon a time, there was a gay boy in Bangladesh named John. John was only 16 years old when he fell in love with his cousin Tito. This was unrequited love. He didn’t know what love was actually as he was
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Letter to Xulhaz
Dear Xulhaz, It’s four years after your murder and I miss you. The world changed after I heard the news. I didn’t want to live in a world where people could commit such a brutal act of hate against one of the most gentle and loving people I knew .I felt shocked and numb. I
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Episode 05: Judgments We Make
Written by: Buttertoes I’m a lesbian. Yeah, I know what you are thinking. Some of you are thinking “Okay, that’s cool!” while many of you are not thinking along those lines. But before I go further, let me tell you me being a lesbian is not cool. You don’t say someone is cool because of
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Episode 04: An Ode to the Homophobes
Written by: Buttertoes I’m free to reveal and live my intimate relationships openly- by referring to my partners by name, recounting experiences, going out in public together, displaying pictures on my desk at work or home- without being accused of “flaunting” my sexuality or risking discrimination or being asked any questions. I can marry as
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Episode 03: Friends For Life
Written by: Buttertoes Good friends. Bad friends. Weird friends. Friends our parents ask us to stay away from. School friends. College friends. Friends with benefit. Friends who keep secrets. Friends who cannot keep secrets and it’s not their fault. Facebook friends. Long-distance friends. More than friends. Just friends. Best friends. Friends for life. Friendship is
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Episode 02: Closet Case
Written by: Buttertoes Mom rushed into my room bursting with excitement. She was holding a paper in her hand which she almost thrust on my face.Mom: “We got a new proposal for you! Just take a look at the biodata. You won’t not be sorry.”I gave out an exasperated sigh: “I told you mom I
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Episode 01: Thank You For Discriminating
Written by: Buttertoes Have you ever had the feeling that you have so many thoughts running havoc in your tiny little brain that at one point you feel your head’s going to explode? Of course it does not, and the thoughts just zoom around leaving small bumps on your solid skull. This happens to me
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