The show is lauded as a landmark in transgender representation on television and film, with Soloway enacting a "transfirmative action program", where showmakers hire transgender applicants in preference to cisgender people.
By Nikita Saxena Dec 20 2017 |
Campus spaces are arenas where thinking minds have the freedom to engage in conversations, and discuss the otherwise allegedly ‘uncomfortable’ subjects.
By Mitsu Dec 19 2017 |
I am from a small town called Kamshet (Lonavala), where being open about your sexual orientation is considered a sin and people never accept it.
By MJ Dec 12 2017 |
Through our imagination, we are making these spaces more welcoming for those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and value diversity.
By priya Dec 11 2017 |
This year marks the 10th milestone of the LGBTQ+ community’s collective struggle to fight back against homophobia, transphobia, shame and stigma.
By priya Nov 14 2017 |
Raised in an Orthodox Catholic family as a female, Michael hopes to transition to male in the future, but is apprehensive about how his family might react.
By Krupa Joseph Nov 8 2017 |
Social work is being commercialized. We even call it social work rather than social service… helping others is not a kind of business.
By Lydia Garthwait Oct 30 2017 |
If this book has to be a homage to anything, it should be to the strength that the writer displays as he chronicles his life before and after being diagnosed seropositive.
By Tanya S Oct 24 2017 |
For a long time, I prayed to God that I become a girl the next day and that people forget I was ever a boy -- because for me, to love a man, it was necessary to be a woman!
By MJ Oct 23 2017 |
Narrative of traditional south-Asian families and their ideas of a fulfilling life is a central thread through the novel.
By Krupa Joseph Oct 18 2017 |
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?
By Durga Gawde Oct 11 2017 |
The response I get from friends, marchers, onlookers during pride walks, where I march in different attires. It gives me a boost, and makes me proud for being out and talking about it.
By MJ Oct 9 2017 |
As a more feminine woman, I have often had people assume I am straight.
By priya Sep 26 2017 |
And then one day, I kissed a girl. I do not know how it came to be. I kissed a girl I did not even like.
By Mansi Shanbag Sep 22 2017 |
The first time I considered the possibility of being bisexual was when I was 16.
By priya Sep 21 2017 |
Western media is changing and starting to show a lot of queer representation, but I have yet to see that kind of progress in South Asian media.
By priya Sep 19 2017 |
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.
By Sahil Jagasi Sep 6 2017 |
The film is the result of honest conversations with parents, grandparents and young people who identify as LGBTQ+.
By priya Sep 5 2017 |
A lot of these organisations offer professional counselling, family counselling and helpline services.
By MJ Aug 16 2017 |
Following are four Indian web series that do express strong plot-lines and have LGBTQ characters right at the center of all the action.
By Tanya S Aug 14 2017 |
