Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman crossdressing and intimacy beyond the limits

and intimacy beyond the limits of conventional monogamy has been fully updated to reflect today’s modern attitudes and the latest information on nontraditional relationships

Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural

Shawe-Taylor and Knollys - later joined by the literary critic Raymond Mortimer - became members of one another's surrogate families and their companionship became a stimulus for writing

even in times of hostility and resistance

Spanning three continents

Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman crossdressing and intimacy beyond the limitsPart memoir, part guide, Burning My Roti is essential reading for a new generation of South Asian women. With chapters covering sexual and cultural identity, body hair, colourism and mental health, and a particular focus on the suffocating beauty standards South Asian women are expected to adhere to, Sharan Dhaliwal speaks openly about her journey towards loving herself, offering advice, support and comfort to people that are encountering the same