Malavika Kannan

Malavika Kannan (she/her) is a Gen Z Tamil American writer. Her debut literary novel, UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, about queer coming-of-age during the pandemic, will be published by Henry Holt in 2026, and her writing about culture and identity also appears in the Washington Post, The Emancipator, Teen Vogue, and more. You can find her on Instagram, TikTok, and her website.

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deviant behavior

a woman with a lighter in front of her face

first person

Lowkey, I Chose To Be a Lesbian

I understand why people are often outraged at the idea of “choosing” your sexuality.

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Jun 26, 2025

deviant behavior

comedy

My Platform if I Were Mayor of Pride Month

All sapphics must swear an oath on the Bible: if you don’t kiss your crush it’s because either party didn’t want to, NEVER because you were too afraid to ask

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Jun 16, 2025

a group of queer desis at the event Pyar Is Pyar

parenting & family

Can Immigrant Mothers Heal With Their Queer Kids? These Desi Aunties Are Trying

Desi parents get a bad rap in America. Across TV and social media, immigrant aunties are typecast as judgmental or conservative, or else passive victims of circumstance, unable to navigate…

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Jun 10, 2025

brooklyn

lesbian bar culture

someone inside Ginger's with a shirt that says ANGELS HAVE NO GENDER BUT LOTS OF SEX

culture

Twenty-Five Years In, Ginger’s Bar Welcomes a New Generation of Queers

Reporting from inside Ginger’s big birthday celebration in Brooklyn and a look at how the bar has evolved through the years.

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Mar 27, 2025

Malavika Kannan

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Lowkey, I Chose To Be a Lesbian

My Platform if I Were Mayor of Pride Month

Can Immigrant Mothers Heal With Their Queer Kids? These Desi Aunties Are Trying

Twenty-Five Years In, Ginger’s Bar Welcomes a New Generation of Queers