Having observed in Pakistani society, a disturbing tendency towards fear and shame around issues of sex and sexuality - that is to say, around a normal human interaction - the founders of Chay Magazine feel that sex and sexuality should enter the public discourse. The taboo and silence around sex and sexuality are oppressive on all of us, irrespective of gender, and lead, at the very least, to unhappiness in our daily lives and, more often, to violence, shame, depression, ill health and general social malaise. We at Chay Magazine endeavor to bring to the Pakistani reading public a place to converse about those things we are most shy of. Our hope is that, through this, we can become braver and stronger, more powerful, self-assured, and just and fair members of society.
this is just a surprised response to Ali amad's comment. why sex and sexuality is a privileged every day discourse of only randis? ur choice of language just reinforces the 'shame and disturbing tendency' present in our society.
face it man ! (well thats up to u to decide. no?)
Best of luck with this endeavor. We need more liberal thinking in this country, but more importantly let's have a bit of real freedom of expression not just platitudes.
Congratulations to the team at Chay - this can be a wonderfully positive initiative encouraging dialogue, respect, safety, health and well-being.
It is about time that we as South Asians, Muslims, Pakistanis or however we self-identify set up a public forum in which matters of concern to us ALL were debated and shared.
Peace.
Really happy to see this initiative.
Good idea to reclaim terms that signify gender and sexuality in South Asia but you should put up a better explanation. This is a bit flimsy and humourous but the idea may be lost on some people.
Dear Editors,
Congratulations and Best wishes for this wonderful initiative !!! Keep it up.
you all should follow teachings of Islam and not the path of Shaitan, he will take you to Jahanum where you will live until the decision of your Creator comes in your favour.
I know I'm a little late in saying this, considering that I have been reading Chay for a while, but it's about time I did. Thank you for doing this. An initiative like this cannot do harm with the intentions that you have in mind, and it's a brave thing to do.
well i was operated but good luck to all the CHAYs out there for this initiative.
Hello I read some articles here and I think it's wonderful that the people here at Chay are creating dialog about sex and sexuality. Keep up the good work. If people don't like it, then they don't have to read it