Poem: Thirst
Every kiss of yours was touching my soul,
and the butterflies were giggling at our tryst.
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Short Fiction: Insert A Latin Quote
She often forgot to empathise with herself. I felt she needed someone to peel off the layers of her personality before she could even think of letting them in. But then, I knew she did not need anything at all.
Three Years After The Historic NALSA Judgment, Have Trans Indians Truly Benefited From It?
Even today, very little has changed for the trans community. While the landmark Supreme Court judgment issued directives to central and state governments to institute policy changes, the central government has not issued uniform procedures or demonstrated accountability.
Poem: Nibble
I go in
to hear your sing
from between your thighs.
Poem: Flowers Of Fire
Today, I am not stuck in what you think of me-
This exhausting, endless loop of trans-misogyny
Not broken and what I ought to be
Seven Drag Queen-Inspired Make-Up Looks To Celebrate!
With their outrageous and extraordinary personalities, drag queens show us how to be a bit extra without apology.
Poem: The Morning After
when the sun knocks on our windows
kissing our bodies
twirled in bedsheets
dancing to the tunes of morning joy
making merry
In Conversation With Gopi Shankar Madurai, The Intersex Activist Who Is Changing Lives And Gender Politics In India
Social work is being commercialized. We even call it social work rather than social service… helping others is not a kind of business.
Poem: Transformation
A faulty road surpassed by ghoul,
Where orange and grey masters rule,
Of an affinity towards a copper statue
Built in disguise in your greener side.
5-Point Wishlist For A Trans-Safe Workplace
Here is a quick 5-point checklist to help you get started, all in lingo that you understand!
To Everybody Who Is Listening And Who Isn’t
I realised that my family being accepting was a privilege because there are so many others who would not be as accepting. But should it be a privilege?
Marriage Of A Thousand Lies (excerpt)
The room is too hot but my fingers are freezing. I sometimes wonder what it would’ve been like if we’d both come out in high school, if we would’ve tried dating for real.
Poem: Forbidden Love
You never had the courage to give our relationship a name
It concerned you more if the world found out & never looked at you the same
Photo Essay: Walking With Pride In Dehradun
The walk was organised by the Prayojan Kalyan Samiti, and made Dehradun the fourth Indian city to have its first ever Pride walk this year after Islampur, Bhopal and Lucknow.
If You’re Not Fighting Caste, You’re Not Going To Benefit From Our Latest Fundamental Right
Equality and privacy cannot be separated. Violate one, and you violate the other.
The LGBTQ Movement Needs Allies: Here’s How You Can Be One
This week, in the wake of the recent stalking incident involving a 29-year-old DJ in Chandigarh, Bunny brings to you two real stories of how stalking affects LGBT people. These instances can also be used to spark healthy discussions about inclusivity while fighting for a common cause.
A To Z: Queer Celebrities Who Saved And Inspired Me
You never know what can inspire you to stop being a lost, lonely soul, bogged down by the bad, bad world.
4-Part Poem On LGBTQ Workspace In India
Always comforted by binaries
So used to divisions of only Two
I found myself baffled when I
Entered the Ladies’ Room
And found a bunch of men
Poem: Reality
My pen and pain have become the same
Each thought of you
I scribble it down
Trying to write a story about ‘us’
Queering Space: A Photo Essay On Bombay
These images feel heavy to me, difficult even- they represent a public queer Bombay that is still shedding its milk teeth, learning to channel its own power, struggling in more ways than one.
