Archive for the tag Homophobia
Nora & Solveig, a young lesbian couple go on a hike through snow-covered, starkly beautiful mountain to rediscover their love and rebuild their relationship. As the two women in bright orange parkas trek up the ragged blue cliffs with wind and snow blowing into their faces, many harsh truths tumble out.
UK to Cut Funds For Anti-gay Countries
Foreign aid for countries with anti-gay rights records to be slashed, pledges British Prime Minister David Cameron!
Queer Time Machine
If you could go back in time with a Queer Time Machine, that would take your out and proud self, back in time, What would you do? What parts of your life would you go back to? What things would you do differently?
Remembering Gaurav : A Report on Dupont Vigil
"I did not know Gaurav Gopalan personally. But after attending his vigil on Sunday night at Dupoint, I wish I had." says Anita Balan.
Between Closets : Gaysi Featured In Open Magazine
Broom and MJ found that among the desi lesbian community, there was need for a space where they could ‘come out’, even if it meant only to themselves.
Good Night Prince! : A Tribute To Gaurav Gopalan
Friends & family of Gaurav Gopalan as well as politicians and LGBT community activists gathered in Dupont Circle Sunday night for a candlelight vigil in memory of Gopalan, who was killed in Columbia Heights earlier this month. Shiva Subbaraman shares her memories and pays tribute to Gaurav.
Desi Gay Engineer’s Death in US Ruled As A Homicide
The D.C. Medical Examiner disclosed on Tuesday that gay engineer Gaurav Gopalan, who was found dead Sept. 10, was blunt force trauma to the head and that the death has been ruled a homicide.
Justice Served : McDonalds Perpetrator Gets Five Years
The woman who repeatedly kicked, punched and dragged a 22-year-transgender woman across a Baltimore McDonald’s floor in April was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison
Play Reading “EK MADHAV BAUG”
The Humsafar Trust, presents “Ek Madhav Baug,” a Hindi play by the late celebrated playwright Chetan Datar. “Ek Madhav Baug” is a pioneering Marathi language play about homosexuality and acceptance of the gay community.
We Are Everywhere : Iran LGBT community
A group of LGBT Iranians have posted videos of themselves on Facebook in a campaign to highlight the discrimination against sexual minorities in Iran where homosexuals are put to death.
Spotlight On Iran: Three Men Executed
South Asia is not a predictable or cohesive collection of countries, especially in regards to queer people’s human rights. While India and Nepal are making strides in regards to LGBTQ human rights, there are other parts of South Asia where the threat to queer people’s danger is more blatant.
Politics & Partying [Our World This Week]
A while ago there was the gay Pakistani couple in New Zealand with family issues, but there doesn’t seem to have been too much drama going on in our world as of late. Trust that I’m pleased, but I find that hard to believe, so let me know if I’m missing any important news!
Coming Out In Public : What Would You Do?
What would you do if you witnessed a parent berating their child in public for being gay?
MSN’s Poorly Written Article Calls Bollywood Gay Movies : Very Disturbing!
Showcasing movies with themes of "Lesbian Acts" (Girlfriend) and "Gay Love" (Dostana) along with movies that had "Violent rape scenes", "Incest", "Mindless Violence" is not very sane!
Dare To Fall In Love [Our World This Week]
Navin Manglani & Navin Dargani, aka “Navin & Navin” are a Manhattan couple who have been together 6 years. They got married among hundreds in New York.
A Craigslist Conundrum
[Photo from Gawker]
I came across an article on Gawker regarding the strange ban of queer, undocumented, and Muslim people from a garage sale …
Play Reading “Ek Madhav Baug”
“Ek Madhav Baug,” a Hindi play by the late celebrated playwright Chetan Datar. “Ek Madhav Baug” is a pioneering Marathi language play about homosexuality and acceptance of the gay community.
Bombay Dost Sunday Highs : A ‘YAARIYAN’ Event
For those of you, who missed out on some great cinema during Kashish week or if you just want to catch these masterpieces one more time, Bombay Dost - Sunday Highs brings to you KASHISH 2011 Winners all through July and August!
Film Screening : “365 without 377”
This movie discusses the issue of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in India after the repeal of the 377 verdict through the eyes of three protagonists joining the 1 year celebration in Mumbai.
No Gays In Pakistan’s Islam
As many as nine persons including four police officials were injured and 25 were arrested on Friday in a protest against United States (US) Embassy for hosting gay and transgender’s …