From a queer lens: 3 lessons from last year, and what I want from dating in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

From a queer lens: 3 lessons from last year, and what I want from dating in 2023

Live Mint  

“I hope you are mentally okay. Loneliness of the queer experience Anything marked by the interface of dating apps turns people into caricatures of themselves. Queer dating is not very queer I often see a quote from bell hooks floating around on social media: “…queer as not about who you’re having sex with, that can be a dimension of it, but queer as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” This beautiful phrasing views queerness as a way of life that frees you from the bounds of the restraining social systems governing love and relationships. So, I was disappointed to witness the persisting obsession with typical sexual roles defining your dating experience, even among queer folks. It creates similar structures of power and violence, quite prominently seen in the casual transphobia, casteism, and narrow beauty standards both on the apps and queer social circles.

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The Hindu  

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BBC  

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