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Coming out to my parents: from horror to pride

When Nakshatra goes out for a coffee with his mother, they’re both on the look-out for cute men. “Do you fancy that guy?” she’ll say.

Things haven’t always been this way. Growing up in a village, he became aware of his feelings aged 16. A year later, after a move to Mumbai, he told his parents he was gay. His mum said she wished he was dead.


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Feminist porn: emotions as well as orgasms

Jennifer Lyon Bell - Des Jours Plus Belle Que La NuitThe 2011 Feminist Porn Awards open this week in Toronto. Does pornography have a female-friendly future?

Jennifer Lyon Bell, creative force behind Blue Artichoke Films in Amsterdam, won the prize for Best Direction at the 2010 awards with her art house erotic film Skin. Like. Sun. / Des Jours Plus Belles Que La Nuit. Love Matters asked her what makes her films special.


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