“Why is straight the default?” — Love, Simon. We live in a world where IPC section 377 — which states that states that “whoever voluntarily has carnal inter­course against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished” — has been abolished. Similarly, the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063 [2007 AD], […]

During the 2011 ICC World Cup semifinal, my family and I were watching the intense match between India and Pakistan. As Pakistan was chasing India’s total of 260 runs, on a Zaheer Khan ball, I shouted, “Go get that Pakistani terrorist!” The next few moments were a blur to me. I was taken out of […]