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Here is a timeline of the cases and the people who have fought for the law to be repealed, so that their part of the Indian population is treated as equally as any other.
Archive for the tag Transphobia
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.
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.
Trans And Looking For Love
I am 25, single as single can be and still struggle to gather the courage and let that cute guy next door know I really really really really really really really like him!
He Sells She Sells Seashells: Love In The Time Of Phobia
I for one try not to hate people for finding drag uncomfortable, because hate is a useless and damaging emotion. I see this story instead as an attempt to build conversation around the phobia.
Transphobia When In Drag: Narrative Experiences
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia celebrated this month, Gaysi asked 6 drag queens to narrate their experiences with Transphobia while they performed.
Book Review: The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness By Arundhati Roy
An epigraph with which Arundhati Roy opened her first novel, The God of Small Things, the line translates organically into The Ministry of Happiness as well.
Film Review: Khejdi
Born as an intersex person, Khejdi is brought up by her father behind concrete walls and closed doors. To keep her from being seen and slaughtered by the villagers, she is told that if she steps outside she'll catch a dangerous disease.
5 Things Cis Straight Indian Parents Are Doing Wrong
While most cis-straight folk in our country are probably not referring to tone deaf dissertations to raise their kids, Indian parents have always seemed to follow a subconscious code to reinforce gender and cis-heterosexual contexts.
Happy Gay May!
After Lesbian Visibility Day in April, May is filled with important days that remind us of the strength we have in our diversity.
5 Problems Indian Educational Institutions Need To Address ASAP
We hope to do our bit in raising awareness among authorities to create queer-friendly spaces at school and in college for children who are, just children who deserve to have fun and play.
Queer Is Power
The presence of someone queer has always been powerful. This is not just because the individual is or was powerful, but also because the difference that they bring to the standard ways of life.
Why Drag?
In my 27 years of existence, I’ve embodied various personas and roles. Even today, I behave slightly differently in the office, around parents, at a party and when I’m alone in my room.
The Young and Unaware
I talked to an approximate of 20 people I like to call friends. For research purposes, people particularly between the ages of 21-28, belonging to different economic and professional backgrounds and of varying genders. What I found out disheartened me to no extent.
On Trans Passing
Passing is something that all binary and many non-binary trans people contend with, often on a daily basis.
The Queer Questionnaire #9: The Desi Trans Experience
The western framework of trans identity is also seen as the more modern version of being trans. Several cultures around the world, including India, have had indigenous trans communities historically.
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Transgender persons disrupt the established status quo of being and seeing and being seen.
Transcending The Binary: International Transgender Day of Visibility
March 31st is a day of observance. As the International Transgender Day of Visibility, it is a day of quiet learning and a changing thought process in a world that continues its progress towards acceptance and love.
Together We Can: Collectives/ Corporates Against Homophobia, Misogyny And Discrimination
The way the feminist and the LGBTQ movement have gained momentum in India constantly transcends the personal realm and entry into the public.
The Power Of Poetry By Trans-Feminine Artist Alok Vaid-Menon
From a young age I learned that the world thought it knew who I was better than myself. Racism is many things, but part of it is a crisis of imagination.
