7 Shows Featuring Queer Families
Our understanding of gender and sexuality is built upon growing up in a family and watching other families around us
Archive for the month June 2018
Film Review: KA Bodyscapes By Jayan K. Cherian
KA Bodyscapes, the queer-themed Malayalam feature by Jayan K. Cherian, has similarly battled the Censor Board for over a year and half until it finally received an adult certification in 2018.
The People Vs. Section 377: 150 Years Plus And Counting
Here is a timeline of the cases and the people who have fought for the law to be repealed, so that their part of the Indian population is treated as equally as any other.
The Loneliness And Intricacies Of Being A Trans Lesbian Woman In India: Community And Life
Like most women, my sexuality is somewhat fluid and my identity has changed over the years: as a teenager and early on in my transition I defined myself as bisexual, then as a lesbian.
Queer Mythology: Maharaja Virata And Brihannala
The core of gender and sexual identity is in the power of self-identification.
Kashish 2018: Closing Ceremony
There have certainly been spaces for LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate, but being South Asia’s biggest queer film festival Kashish has been one of those important places.
Short Fiction: After Hours
I wonder if the woman being spoken of understands the events transpiring around her. If she advanced towards an unwelcoming audience or if she has fallen prey to the many stereotypes surrounding us.
Gaysi Presents 2×2 Bar Night On 16th June At Lady Baga, Kamala Mills
Gaysi's 2x2 Bar Night this time is scheduled on a Saturday, so clear your calendar and make way for a night full of experiences and conversations.
Pride At Home
Having been out to my parents for some time, I didn’t expect any resistance, and I didn’t expect any excitement either. Like my sexual and gender identity, this too was just some random thing happening in my life that they chose to stay unbothered about.
Film Review: Love, Simon By Greg Berlanti
For years we have created all sort of genres with hetero-cis plotlines, perhaps Love, Simon proves to be the gateway to mainstreaming the same for queer narratives.
Photo Essay: Love In Motion, Pune Pride 2018.
I’m a newbie to Pune, and I’ve hardly ever seen anything, but when I heard that pride was happening at the same time that I was going to be home after my convocation (read jobless period of time), I couldn’t wait! And what a day it was.
Film Review: Noblemen By Vandana Kataria
In many ways, Noblemen is a tale of revenge and retribution, but, as Confucius once said, ‘Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.’
