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A year in Skin Stories: 2019

January 6, 2020
by Point of View Team
A person with long black hair sits up in bed, under a blanket, in a bedroom, reading a book.
To the left, a figure with cropped hair sits at a desk, using a laptop. There is a vase full of flowers on the desk. A crescent moon in the night sky outside can be seen through a window, and a black cat frolics on the floor. On the right, in a green field, four people stretch in preparation to play sports. Credit: Alia Sinha.

Even as I fought for others to accept my body with disability, I had to learn to love it myself

The bodies being celebrated in pop culture, or in conversations around me were unlike my body.

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Two people stand together looking at each other. One wears a plait and glasses, the other has short hair and a nose ring. They are both wearing a school uniform. A third person stands behind them, looking to the side. In the background are buildings, plants, and a graffiti covered wall.

Living as a bisexual person with an incurable itch

I was surrounded by opinions - both medical and personal - about my condition but I was in a very lonely place. Nobody understood, nobody tried...

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A person with short black hair, glasses and stubble leans against a balcony railing, looking down. We see the orange walls of a room behind them. Trees and plants grow around them, and there are buildings in the background.

Review: Shreevatsa Nevatia’s ‘How to Travel Light’

If there is a central theme to this book, it is how misunderstood and isolating the individual's mental health experience can be in a society...

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A person sits by the window with a small smile on their face. There are potted plants on the window sill, and tall buildings outside. There is a large grey cloud in the bright blue sky, and a beam of light shines through, illuminating them.

For years, I thought my mental illness was a personal failing

Having spent more than a decade just fighting against my mind to keep myself afloat, my diagnosis was, in one word, a relief. I realised that...

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Four people stand in a row, holding each other's shoulders or arms. One has a beard, another wears sunglasses and another holds a white cane. Behind them, a road and footpath with a bike, tree and shops.

As a blind woman, I belong to a community of friendship, love and care

The best part of being in the community is you don’t have to explain why you are you. You don’t have to be apologetic about being lost on the...

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A person sits resting on a pillow, in the background, a cat sits on the windowsill and a yellow brick wall.

What to expect when you’re expecting (and happen to live with mental health issues)

I never quite understood what my friends thought about my mental health issues until I got pregnant. While they knew that I was an activist...

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A young person with dark hair, wearing glasses, earrings and a flower behind their ear, sits with one arm resting on the table before them, a smile on their face. There is a steaming cup in front of them. In the background there is a cash desk, a sign that reads, 'Aditi's Corner' and a string of lights.

Behind Aditi’s Corner is a young woman in control of her own narrative

It is not Down Syndrome that Aditi had to overcome, but the way our society frames, treats and fails to accommodate for people who live with...

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Think that sex and disability don’t mix? Think again.

Do you need to be told to think about sex? Well, neither do we. So what if our hands and legs don’t move as yours do, or we can’t see, or we...

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In a home, a couple stands smiling. One wears a dupatta and looks at the other, who wears a patterned shirt. On the bright pink wall behind them there is a photograph of the couple and a string of Transgender Pride Flags. In the background we see an open window and a kitchen.

‘If you want the full story, you have to start with our love story’

After years of flight, a disabled trans activist and his partner find home in small-town Karnataka

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Made with Love by 13 Llama Interactive for Point of View