The (Super) Year It Was
2018 has been a good year for the LGBTQ community worldwide and now that the year is coming to a close, let’s take a moment to revisit all the milestones we have made as a community.
Archive for the month December 2018
Singing In A Choir Helped Me Find My Queer Community
Over the past 2 years, I have learned more about the community's needs. My space has been acknowledged and my voice encouraged.
Walking The Queer Talk, Sonam Kapoor In Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
THERE'S A NEW LESBIAN MOVIE IN TOWN AND IT'S RELEASING JUST BEFORE BOMBAY PRIDE AND IT STARS SONAM KAPOOR AND JUHI CHAWLA AND ANIL KAPOOR.
Poem: Head Over Heels
Nodding to people I am not listening
In front of her, I dream of her
Zine Bazaar: Delhi Edition Curated by Gaysi Family
At its heart, a bazaar is a space for celebration. With its different sights, scenes, colours, people, and the exchange of thoughts and ideas, a bazaar is a space for collaboration and this, we want to share with you.
Short Fiction: A Christmas Gift
Every year, she needed a nudge into Christmas. Although the parents simply adored their only child’s youthful, resolute enthusiasm for Christmas festivities, and went along with her every step of the way on all the ridiculously elaborate menus she planned (and more), they did it more for her, she knew.
The Hit And Miss/Educations Of A Queer Indian
I wish I had more teachers in my life who could have helped me in coming to terms with my identity. I wish I had more reliable sources and books within my access instead of having to search for things with no direction on the Internet.
Celebrating Bangalore Pride March Post 377
Here's a glimpse into the wonders that were - in a hope to relive and rekindle the passion with which we have continued to fight and will go ahead with in the coming years.
Poem: I, Ally
I just know that if I do not take part in dismantling blocks of power that shouts oppression
Then I become one of them too
There is no neutral in the war
Intersectionality Matters: #OneForAll
The stories were inspired by important struggles that have happened and are still happening. I tried to keep an emotional, simple approach as I am disliking the way people are quickly finding reason to divide themselves into camps based on words.
Privilegendered Narrative: A Card I Was Born With.
Growing up, my choice to be effeminate was not questioned, it was enforced, applauded, supported, reinforced.
A Step Too Far
A majority of people are always interested in “that Pride Parade” but very rarely would they have a completely normal reaction to you being in any kind of relationship that is not a monogamous, heterosexual one; the only kind society completely accepts.
Photo Essay: Forbidden Desires
The blade of your hand carves a portal out of steam,
the two of us like boys behind frosted glass
who wave goodbye while a car shoves off
into winter.
Not Just A Tin Man
What does it mean for men to embrace feminism? What does it mean when we ask for a feminist masculinity?
Poem: Extraordinary
People around me feel my heat
From my eyes and from between my thighs
They sense my destitution
Look at their faces sly
Action and Activism with Adam Eli
In this age of social platforms, online activism is omnipresent and political engagement often ends at its inception — with a lone tweet or Instagram story, Adam stands above with his commitment to real world action.
Film Roohi: On Love And Things That Matter
Typically, daughters and fathers are close. Much as been said and shown about a father giving his daughter away to a deserving man but what about the women who have chosen women?
Homosexuality Has Been Decriminalised And I’m Not In India
I remember feeling like I was choking, the nervousness and anxiety squeezing my stomach. I felt physically unable to move, but kept up a positive front.
Making Men un-Fantastic
As someone who has grown up reading and falling in love with the Harry Potter universe, re-looking at these books through a critical lens and examining carefully the gender and racial stereotypes they re-inscribe has been both, a fascinating and a personally trying exercise.
Did You Know India Has The 3rd Largest HIV Epidemic In The World?
India has the third largest HIV epidemic in the world. In 2017, HIV prevalence among adults (aged 15-49) was an estimated 0.2%.
