Online Gender Based Violence: Story Five

I’m a male Belly Dancer. I have always loved this dance style. But Belly Dancing is often associated with femininity and sensuality, leading to stereotypes that it is exclusively a dance form for women. When male dancers like me perform belly dance, we are criticized or ridiculed for challenging these gender norms. I often getContinue reading “Online Gender Based Violence: Story Five”

অনলাইন ভিত্তিক লিঙ্গ সহিংসতা: কথা (চার)

মাইয়া না বেডা- এরকম কথা শুনতে তো হয় রাস্তাঘাটে সবাই জায়গায়। কিন্তু অনলাইনে আমার হেনস্তার পরিমাণ দিন দিন বেড়েই যাচ্ছে। নিজেকে ননবাইনারি হিসেবে দাবি করলেও, এই সমাজে আমাকে গ্রহণযোগ্যতা নেই। তারা বলে, “তোমার দেহ একজন পুরুষের, একজন পুরুষের মতো ব্যবহার করো। অনলাইনে জেন্ডার বেসড ভায়লেন্সের নানা ঘটনা আছে আমার। কোনটা রেখে কোনটা যে বলবো। একটাContinue reading “অনলাইন ভিত্তিক লিঙ্গ সহিংসতা: কথা (চার)”

Online Gender Based Violence: Story Three

I get approached my strangers with fake id often on Instagram. Recently I refused some guy. I didn’t exactly keep count, and I’m not aware of their identity as their account is completely blank. After that, I started getting more texts, but this time they all kept mentioning “chatblink” app, that I’ve chatted with themContinue reading “Online Gender Based Violence: Story Three”

Online Gender Based Violence: Story Two

After I broke up with my ex, I faced harassment online for almost three years, and it’s still ongoing, but not as much. He used to make fake accounts but would leave hints for me to understand it was him. He would text me really vulgar things from them. Sometimes would spam my comment sectionContinue reading “Online Gender Based Violence: Story Two”

Online Gender Based Violence: Story One

Joyee (Pseudonym) [TRIGGER WARNING] I opened an anonymous messenger app, named kubool. That time it was a huge trend in social media, everyone was sharing cute anonymous texts on facebook. So I thought why not? I also opened one and shared only in friends option. ( only the people I know personally can saw that)Continue reading “Online Gender Based Violence: Story One”