Poem: Wild And Windswept
I am taught by these women
fortunate enough to have had them raise me
whether in my house or oceans away
across time
Archive for the month September 2019
Short Graphic Story: Medley – Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh
This is a story of a girl who falls in love with an ethereal being who literally tears out her heart.
Short Graphic Fiction: Butterflies
This question took me back all those years ago and I vividly saw her pushing some kid out of the way to crouch down in front of the place he was about to step on.
5 Crushes All Women Who Love Women Have Succumbed To
Over the years, I’ve experienced a plethora of WLW crushes of fluctuating degrees – which usually range from sugary-sweet and ecstatic to mind-numbingly painful. Upon introspection, I’ve been able to pinpoint 6 crushes that almost all WLW experience at some point in their queer journey.
[Pre-Order NOW] Indian Queer Horror Zine “NORMAL” And Get FREE Delivery
The idea behind NORMAL was to not only pay homage to the genre of horror – from some of its cult tropes, to taking it in extreme spaces – but do it while holding on to an inherently Indian, desi, voice.
Film Review: “If You Dare Desire” By Debalina Majumder
If You Dare Desire (or Abar Jaadi Ichcha Kardo) directed by Debalina Majumder, wishes a hopeful trajectory of Swapna and Sucheta’s life, one where they do not leave a six-page suicide letter but run away from their village to be together.
Experiencing Homophobia In Gender Studies Classroom
When I joined the course, I was excited to share my experiences with the class. But with time I realised not everyone was interested. Most of them didn't interact with me, asked questions, or exchange their experiences.
I’m Not The One That I Used To Be : A Transition Of Jake’s Relationship In Tales Of The City
The point I want to stress on is about the partners of trans people while they explore themselves, their sexuality. How can they support their partners?
Adult Toys Ki Duniya Mein…There’s Something for Everyone
While Lust Stories and Veere Di Wedding have taken Hindi cinema by its horns for getting super late in giving us a sensitive portrayal of sex toys, our society still believes that sex toys are for singles, elderly women getting no sex, only for BDSM etc.
Book Review – “Unbecoming: A Memoir of Disobedience” By Anuradha Bhagwati
As I read this book, I was shaken; recognising myself in characters/people I didn’t particularly like and realising things about my own securely held beliefs is not a comfortable feeling (albeit a necessary one). It encouraged me, gently but firmly, to step out outside my worldview to digest what it means to serve your country.
Hindi Poem: Pillow
Hindi Poem by Shubhshree Mathur.
All Poets Have A Sad Story
If I wasn’t feeling like shit because I was turned on by girls (one girl in particular), I’m sure I would have found something else to hate myself for. I was young, female, loud, and had a body. Society does this to you. It moulds you till you are all soft woundable spots, and then it makes you kick yourself.
In Conversation With Nemat Sadat, Author Of “The Carpet Weaver”.
The book, only available in South Asia currently has been garnering attention for its view of Afgan society. Nemat sits down with Gaysi to discuss his debut book, queer narratives from Afghanistan and how literature has a role to transform how politics of the marginalised continue to be viewed.
The Booth
I tried to remember if the booth on screen is the same booth that I and my partner usually go and get a security check from. I couldn’t recognise it. I stopped thinking and concentrated on the film.
Book Review: “Less” By Andrew Sean Greer
Less is an episodic and satirical picaresque tale about an almost-fifty gay author who concludes that the best way to avoid lovelorn misery is a literature and food-fueled trip around the world.
Poem: The Only One
I want to tell him how I feel,
How I struggle to sleep,
That fear of the two letter word,
Makes me weep,
He is The Only One.
A Beginners’ Guide To Being A Bisexual Muslim
It’s a chilly, Friday evening when Maulana – with his wide, expressive eyes and ochre, paan-stained teeth – announces that Islam considers the marriage of a man and a woman to be a contract. You giggle and blush, unaccustomed to conversations about the M-word.
