KPop And India: An Unprecedented Shift In The Tide
Having followed KPop since 2014, I have watched as more and more of my friends and acquaintances find themselves drawn to this genre of music, drawn to KPop mega idols like BTS and EXO.
Archive for the month July 2019
In Conversation With Aneesha Vaswani? The Makeup Artist Whose NAAZ Photo Series We Are Doting On
Aneesha, who teamed up with photographer Harish and stylist Divya, collaborated for NAAZ to give us a glimpse of what it means to live in a post-377 India through 6 young voices of the community.
Poem: Gulmohar Tree
Shyam and Bunty
Sucking on ripe mangoes,
Skipping school
And so, in the cool shade of the Gulmohar tree,
They bend and break their first ever rule.
Professional Friends: A Comedy Podcast About Life, Love and Everything In Between.
If you decide to give the podcast a listen, what you get is a group of four friends who get together every week and chat about everything under the sun.
Rainbow Parenting: What Does It Mean To Raise A Kid As A Woman In A Same-Sex Relationship?
The heterosexual notion of a family ? father, mother, and children needs to change. I want to say there are other kinds of family.
Book Review: ‘Guthli Has Wings’ By Kanak Shashi
A simple book, with vibrant illustrations, the colours taking you through the many emotions that Guthli, a child, like any child with hopes, has!
Poem: Who Are Pansexuals?
It is a sexual and emotional orientation that identifies with having intimate and romantic relationships with any and every gender.
Alone
I shall retrace our footsteps- which do not exist anymore, a thousand times over. Then visit the quaint little bookshop we went to, sit in a corner, unobserved & longingly sigh.
The LGBTQ+ Community Around The World, As Told By Teenagers
In Denmark, especially Copenhagen, everyone is very open-minded. Everything is very accepted—you can be whoever you want to be.
Photo Essay: Men Embracing Feminity In “Bin Baykancha Tamasha”.
Bin Baykancha Tamasha is an all men dance troupe that has broken new ground in this usually women-centric art form.
Poem: Don’t Tell Me To Cut My Hair
An intellectual phenomenon, almost
Ready for you to stare at but never touch
And debate what these clothes mean, this hair, this skin, this nail hanging limply at the end of my
finger
5 Reasons Why “The Satapur Moonstone” Deserves to Rule Your TBR!
I am here to tell you, yes you the ardent Agatha devourer, why this stunningly plotted mystery has to be your next read.
“Yes, I’m A Queen” – A Bold Statement, And A Strong Debut.
The film, just like our young and ambitious director, doesn't shy away from a topic that our traditionalist society would consider a taboo.
Gay Lib: A Voyeur’s POV
An armchair critic up to the age of 30. I finally decided to take the plunge and come out publicly in 2004. I had been out to close friends and family for a decade. The catalyst for my activism was the Islamist movement and its growing influence within communities like mine in Luton.
Jijo Kuriakose On His Latest Short Film “Njan Sanjo” – The Story of a Trans Man in His Own Words
In an exclusive interview with team Gaysi, director Jijo Kuriakose shares his experiences working on Njan Sanjo and articulates his thoughts on the importance of self-representation in queer-centric media.
Book Review: ‘The Song of Achilles’ By Madeline Miller
'The Song of Achilles' is a book based on the mythology, and supposed relationship of Achilles, a half-god who was destined to be the best warrior of his generation, and Patroclus, an awkward, prince disliked by his father, who is exiled to live in Achilles' kingdom, along with several other exiled princes.
Graphic Story: Young and Foolish [In Malayalam]
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Hayley Kiyoko Can’t Get Me Outta This Funk
The queer girl’s reality is all expectation and inevitable let-down. Like a bad rollercoaster. Or someone telling you something is “super spicy” and it isn’t.
Poem: Pink
The luminous room was welcoming,
A place where he was transformed,
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes,
This is where his life reformed.
Blossom: A Stunning Photo Series By Monisha Ajgaonkar
She chose Sushant as her muse as he is one of the best Drag Queens in India and a huge and influential personality in the LGBTQ+ community.
