How To Write (And Not Write) About Abortion

To mark the Global Day for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion (28 September), Love Matters brings to you a handy guide to words and phrases that should be avoided when reporting about abortion, along with alternatives for these words.

Abortion or medical termination of pregnancy is a sensitive issue because of the conflicting opinions people hold about it. Unfortunately and frequently, media-descriptions can add to the problem by sending out unscientific and incorrect meanings thereby, making it seem like an evil and undesirable practice.

Sex Before Marriage - Good or Bad?

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“मर्द कम उम्र लड़की से शादी करे तो वो प्यार, महिला करे तो चरित्र पर सवाल”

साल 2018 में बड़ी शादियां हो रही हैं। हमारे बॉलीवुड से लेकर हॉलीवुड तक और इस बीच रॉयल वेडिंग को भी कैसे भूल सकते हैं। हाल ही में हुई शादियों में देखें तो सोनम कपूर ने आनंद आहूजा से ब्याह रचाया है। उसके बाद नेहा धूपिया ने अंगद बेदी से और मेगन मार्कल, प्रिंस हैरी के साथ शादी के साथ बंधन में बंध गयीं।

आपको लगेगा कि मैं इन सभी शादियों का ज़िक्र क्यों कर रही हूं, तो कारण है कि हर शादी के बाद लोगों की जुबां पर एक ही सवाल आया, “अरे, लड़की तो लड़के से बड़ी है।”

Dear Men, If A Woman Rejects You, You Don’t Become A ‘Half-Boyfriend’

This post is in response to an article I came across a few days ago from one of my most read Indian blogs, Arré (though it was written last year).

It was titled ‘Confessions of a Half-Boyfriend’, penned by a gentleman named Parthshri Arora

Mr. Arora wrote this article as his response to an article by Ms. Nimisha Mishra about the ‘nice-guys’who expect relationship in return for being a good friend.

As his author bio says, ‘confused about most stuff’, I could see in his article how that was true.

Before it’s too late, you need to “find your brave” and make a POWERFUL STAND