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What Do These Colors Mean? Unfurling the Story of the Pride Flag
June just wrapped up, and with it, Pride Month, a time when the world turns technicolor. From city walls to shopfronts, Zoom backgrounds...
Sonal Giani
Jul 1, 20254 min read


What’s the difference between Sex and Gender? And why does it matter?
Let’s start with something ordinary. A baby is born. The doctor looks between the baby’s legs and says, “It’s a boy!” or “It’s a girl!”...
Sonal Giani
Jun 17, 20253 min read


Talking to Kids About Sex, Gender & LGBTQ+ Identities: A Quick Guide for Indian Parents
One of the most common questions I get as a gender and inclusion educator is: "How do I talk to my child about gender, sex, or LGBTQ+...
Sonal Giani
May 27, 20253 min read


Have You Heard of Queer Joy? Let Me Tell You What It Means
I remember the first time I heard the phrase queer joy . It was such a simple combination of words, but something about it made me pause....
Sonal Giani
May 5, 20254 min read


Poland Removes Its Last ‘LGBT-Free’ Zone: A Moment of Hope and a Mirror to Our Fears
Last week, something monumental happened in Poland—though it may not have made it to every headline. The town of Łańcut quietly voted to...
Sonal Giani
May 1, 20252 min read


Why Remote Work Burnout Is So Easy to Miss—and So Hard to Name
It’s hard to tell when it started. Maybe it was the day you couldn’t bring yourself to open your laptop. Or when replying to one email...
Sonal Giani
Apr 24, 20253 min read


Let's talk about bathrooms.
Let’s talk about something simple. Bathrooms. We all use them. We’ve all waited in line for one. They’re part of the most ordinary...
Sonal Giani
Apr 23, 20254 min read


Why We Say They/Them
You might have seen people introducing themselves with pronouns lately—“she/her,” “he/him,” “they/them”—in meetings, email signatures, or...
Sonal Giani
Apr 19, 20254 min read


What Objects Teach Us About Gender—And Ourselves
What Objects Teach Us About Gender—And Ourselves Have you ever picked up something you liked—a shirt, a perfume, a pair of sunglasses—and...
Sonal Giani
Apr 15, 20255 min read


Pride Was Cancelled in Amritsar—But Queer People Are Still Here
Something unsettling is unfolding in Punjab—and we cannot meet it with silence. Just days ago, the organizers of Punjab Pride were forced...
Sonal Giani
Apr 9, 20253 min read


Critique Doesn’t Have to Be Cruel
On the Studio Ghibli AI trend, memory, ethics, and the danger of shame-based backlash The Studio Ghibli AI trend has been quietly...
Sonal Giani
Mar 30, 20254 min read


Adolescence
Just finished watching Adolescence on Netflix—and I don’t think I’ll forget it anytime soon. On the surface, it’s a crime drama about a...
Sonal Giani
Mar 25, 20253 min read
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