I arrived at my destination just as the place was packing (puns un/intended). In through the door comes Queer Guy… Queer Guy… Queer Guy…Straight Woman…Queer Guy…Straight Woman… Queer Guy…Lesbian! ..No wait, that was a Queer Guy too…. Straight Guy + Straight Woman… Straight Woman + Straight cousins from out of town…. Queer guy who’s Lesbian cousin did not come…. My fate was sealed.
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Gay Bollywood Dream Sequence
Like many folks in and out of India, I grew up watching Indian cinema both of the regional and Bollywood variety. And whenever a choreographed dance/dream sequence burst out on screen – Oh yeah! My imagination ran wild! My Queer identity without any rules or societal structures to mimic – mapped itself gloriously onto the coy yet vibrant romance that played itself out in booty busting technicolor.
“Fun”, The New Gay Magazine On The Block
Gay prince of Rajpipla Manavendra Singh Gohil will soon publish and edit India’s first magazine for gays called Fun’, which will highlight gay lifestyle. The magazine will talk about everything from gay fashion, to gadgets and gizmo that gays like, to health and sexuality and other issues relating to men who like men.
That’s SO Gaysi : Ram Avatar
When I first went back to India after living abroad, it struck me how affectionate men were with one another in India. I know it’s a sweeping generalization to say that a majority of Indian men are homophobic, but also…
Interview : Film Maker Onir
For our relaunch we couldn’t have wished for a better celebrity to feature than film director Onirban Dhar, better known as Onir. A man whose creativity sparks without the help of Kanta Bhens, bogus Dostanas or commercial caricatures. His films…
Rekha – Is she?
Karan Johar: To Be or Not To Be (Gay)
So the guy is Gay. I know it. You know it. Your mama knows it. Your neighbors know it. Your cousins know it. Kanta bhen knows….okay maybe this is stretching it too far. But you get the point, right?
Every…
Bollywood’s First Bisexual
In the previous post our spunky reader, DK complained – lekin kab do kudiyon ko leke kuch banayengey?? – and holy cow her wish just got answered.
From the land of desi jhatkas matkas comes our very own…
Popular Desi Dykons – You Agree?
These (the list) could be referred to as Dykons and mind you, that does not mean they are gay or that I am insinuating their sexuality–they are simply Bollywood stars who make excellent lesbian icons due to their
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A Typology of Gay and Lesbian in Bollywood
Bollywood hasn’t heard of bisexuality. And between gay men and lesbians, the former is given far more attention within cinema. Lesbians tend to fall into two main categories according to Hindi cinema. The last one is sort of hinted at.…
My Top 10 Desi-Celeb Hit List
( * Disclaimer: None of the ladies mentioned in this esteemed list are lesbians. Maybe closeted ones…after all hope pe duniya kayam hai, right?)
Katrina Kaif
I nurture many crushes but this women I purely…
If Only Dostana Had Been This Funny
Cross posted on Broom Box.
Film Review Dostana: Bring On The Caricatures
If this is the kind of sense of humor coupled with sensitivity Karan Johar and his Dostana team were talking about before the release (the NDTV interview more precisely) – I am grateful to the almighty for not making him…
Film Review Fashion: Fashionably Gay (Not)
Okay so I had to write on this. I mean how couldn’t I? After all the topic (which seems to be creating a lot of buzz) at hand is about my types…my people…my community. Yes yes, I know I can…
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