February 14 has long been associated with the prescribed trappings of love: chocolates, flowers and syrupy love songs. While the day itself can either evoke glee or gloom in lovers or the lovelorn thanks to shrewd marketing and the media, other worthy causes have claimed February 14 for their own, extending love in other dimensions: from children’s books to vaginas to cute cat videos.

A year after the fatal gang rape of a young medical student in New Delhi, Indians have started addressing sexual violence more openly; others should take a cue from the country, says Vagina Monologues author Eve Ensler.