India

Here I have one task — walk. No schedules to keep. No to-do list. Nobody paging me or pulling at my attention.

How long does sex last? This new (barely scientific) study of 3,836 people actually shows that men and women aren’t far off in their expectations.

I rarely have dreams about being raped anymore, that is until I announced on Facebook that I was going to India. Immediately, my inbox and my phone filled with stories about rape in India.

When I heard that Air India had created a women-only section on its domestic flights last week, I breathed a sigh of temporary relief. Every country has a social problem (or many) that come up again and again, defying attempts to get them under control and exposing deep-seated cultural beliefs that are often unpleasant and vexing. America has gun violence (for one), China has pollution, and India has violence against women.

[CN: emetophobia] I look up at Hannah with bulging eyes and my hands covering my mouth. We have a bit of a shituation. “Han, I am so sorry."

Spotted: Downtown Berkeley

Excerpts from the film has created an earthquake of public reaction, splitting India into two sides on sexual violence.

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