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Giving Away Awards With T&C: Is This Representation? — TV + Movies

Jhanvi

Giving Away Awards With T&C: Is This Representation?

A League Of OUR Own – Why Queer Media Representation Is A Stand-In For Community, Sometimes — TV + Movies

Khushi

A League Of OUR Own – Why Queer Media Representation Is A Stand-In For Community, Sometimes

Heeramandi, And Bollywood’s Tawaifnama – The Male-Gaze In Cinema, And 21st Century Gender Politics — Reviews

Rayyan (Ray-Yarn) (She/They)

Heeramandi, And Bollywood’s Tawaifnama – The Male-Gaze In Cinema, And 21st Century Gender Politics

Baby Reindeer: From The Perspective Of A Queer Survivor With BPD & CPTSD — Reviews

Kavz

Baby Reindeer: From The Perspective Of A Queer Survivor With BPD & CPTSD

Nobody Made Alexander The Great Gay, Except Hephaestion’s Thighs. — TV + Movies

Kavya

Nobody Made Alexander The Great Gay, Except Hephaestion’s Thighs.

In The Age Of “Animal” & “Pathaan,” We Need More Heart-Warming Feel-Good Bollywood Movies — TV + Movies

Shweta Sengar

In The Age Of “Animal” & “Pathaan,” We Need More Heart-Warming Feel-Good Bollywood Movies

Rainbow Rishta: Queer Love In Focus — Reviews

Sanjib Kalita

Rainbow Rishta: Queer Love In Focus

Rainbow Rishta: An Imperfect Look Into Queer Lives In India — ReviewsTV + Movies

Rajeev Anand Kushwah

Rainbow Rishta: An Imperfect Look Into Queer Lives In India

Exploring Disability Representation In Netflix’s “Sex Education” Season 4 — ReviewsTV + Movies

Gauri

Exploring Disability Representation In Netflix’s “Sex Education” Season 4

Love, Sex And Society: Season 4 Of Sex Education Tells Big And Bold Stories — Reviews

Ranjana Dave

Love, Sex And Society: Season 4 Of Sex Education Tells Big And Bold Stories

The Queer Universe Of The Sandman — ReviewsTV + Movies

Usri Basistha

The Queer Universe Of The Sandman

Madness Over ‘Made In Heaven’: Exploring Queerness And Friendship — ReviewsTV + Movies

Sanjib Kalita

Madness Over ‘Made In Heaven’: Exploring Queerness And Friendship

Made In Heaven Is Made In Writer’s Hell — Reviews

Tejaswi Subramanian

Made In Heaven Is Made In Writer’s Hell

BEEF: Netflix’s Dark Comedy Is Fueling With Rage Amidst A Strange Connection — Reviews

Rajeev Anand Kushwah

BEEF: Netflix’s Dark Comedy Is Fueling With Rage Amidst A Strange Connection

6 Queer Movies And TV Shows Of 2022 That Deserve A Rewatch — TV + Movies

M

6 Queer Movies And TV Shows Of 2022 That Deserve A Rewatch

Netflix Show Class Has A New Queer Couple To Ship: Dhruv and Faruq — Reviews

Krupa Joseph

Netflix Show Class Has A New Queer Couple To Ship: Dhruv and Faruq

Top 7 Reasons ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Is A Queer Person’s Dream — Reviews

Rati Pednekar

Top 7 Reasons ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Is A Queer Person’s Dream

The White Lotus: It’s All About Sex This Time, Except Sex (Which Is About Power) — TV + Movies

Rajeev Anand Kushwah

The White Lotus: It’s All About Sex This Time, Except Sex (Which Is About Power)

Queer Media In 2022: From <em>“Gays Are The Best People”</em> To <em>“These Gays, They’re Trying To Murder Me”</em> — MusicTV + Movies

Rajeev Anand Kushwah

Queer Media In 2022: From “Gays Are The Best People” To “These Gays, They’re Trying To Murder Me”

The Queer-est Animated Shows To Stream Right Now — TV + Movies

Rajeev Anand Kushwah

The Queer-est Animated Shows To Stream Right Now

Young Royals Season 2 Far More Engaging, Relatable And Magical Than Its First Season. — Reviews

Upasana Dandona

Young Royals Season 2 Far More Engaging, Relatable And Magical Than Its First Season.

Love, Victor: Disney’s Family Friendliness Is Anti-Queer — TV + Movies

Rajeev Anand Kushwah

Love, Victor: Disney’s Family Friendliness Is Anti-Queer

Neflix’s ‘Uncoupled’ Takes On The Woes Of Starting Over As A Middle-Aged Gay Man In New York — Reviews

Krupa Joseph

Neflix’s ‘Uncoupled’ Takes On The Woes Of Starting Over As A Middle-Aged Gay Man In New York

Juhi Chawla’s ‘Hush Hush’ Takes On Patriarchy In The World Of The Ultra-Rich — Reviews

Krupa Joseph

Juhi Chawla’s ‘Hush Hush’ Takes On Patriarchy In The World Of The Ultra-Rich

Looking At Magical Girls Through A Sapphic Lens — TV + Movies

Sritama Sen

Looking At Magical Girls Through A Sapphic Lens

KinnPorsche: Crashing Into The BL Scene — Reviews

Ajjaxe

KinnPorsche: Crashing Into The BL Scene

The Rise Of Korean BL — TV + Movies

Ajjaxe

The Rise Of Korean BL

First Kill: An Interesting Premise Lost In Plotholes, Poor Execution And Terrible CGI — Reviews

Krupa Joseph

First Kill: An Interesting Premise Lost In Plotholes, Poor Execution And Terrible CGI

Killing Eve Softly — Reviews

Dhyanvi Katharani

Killing Eve Softly

How Thai Drama ‘Bad Buddy’ Depicts Real Boys And Breaks BL Stereotypes — Reviews

Rati Pednekar

How Thai Drama ‘Bad Buddy’ Depicts Real Boys And Breaks BL Stereotypes

Heartstopper: Things I Loved & Things I Want More Of — Reviews

Nadiya

Heartstopper: Things I Loved & Things I Want More Of

“The Fame Game” Brings To The Screen Queer Characters Who Bring More Than Their Sexuality To The Table — ReviewsTV + Movies

Krupa Joseph

“The Fame Game” Brings To The Screen Queer Characters Who Bring More Than Their Sexuality To The Table

“Queen Of The Universe” Contestant Rani-Ko-HE-Nur Shares Their Experience Of Being On The Show — TV + Movies

Krupa Joseph

“Queen Of The Universe” Contestant Rani-Ko-HE-Nur Shares Their Experience Of Being On The Show

Eastsiders: A Refreshing, Real And Optimistic Representation Of Queer Lives. — Reviews

Dhyanvi Katharani

Eastsiders: A Refreshing, Real And Optimistic Representation Of Queer Lives.

7 TV Shows With Authentic Trans Representation — TV + Movies

Debbie Das

7 TV Shows With Authentic Trans Representation

Sex Education Season 3: Grittier, Darker, Sexier — ReviewsTV + Movies

Saachi Gupta

Sex Education Season 3: Grittier, Darker, Sexier

Queerbaiting And Yuri! On Ice — ReviewsTV + Movies

Ankita

Queerbaiting And Yuri! On Ice

Fear Street Part One 1994: The Right Amount Of Scary And Creepy — ReviewsTV + Movies

Ankita

Fear Street Part One 1994: The Right Amount Of Scary And Creepy

Feel Good Season 2: Where Everything Gets Worse And Then So Much Better — ReviewsTV + Movies

Dhyanvi Katharani

Feel Good Season 2: Where Everything Gets Worse And Then So Much Better

A Gaysi Guide To Queer Anime — TV + Movies

Shinjini Dey

A Gaysi Guide To Queer Anime

“His Storyy” Is a Fresh and Sensible Take On Relationships, But It Lacks Cinematic Sensibilities — ReviewsTV + Movies

Saurabh Sharma

“His Storyy” Is a Fresh and Sensible Take On Relationships, But It Lacks Cinematic Sensibilities

Disenchantment Season 3: Never Been Mor(a) mazing — ReviewsTV + Movies

Khushi

Disenchantment Season 3: Never Been Mor(a) mazing

Ayesha: A Bombay Begums’ Character Review — ReviewsTV + Movies

Dhyanvi Katharani

Ayesha: A Bombay Begums’ Character Review

Something Left To Be Desired: A Review Of ‘The Married Woman’ — ReviewsTV + Movies

Dhyanvi Katharani

Something Left To Be Desired: A Review Of ‘The Married Woman’

That Which is Young Aand Full Of Promise: A Review of ‘Euphoria’ — ReviewsTV + Movies

Dhyanvi Katharani

That Which is Young Aand Full Of Promise: A Review of ‘Euphoria’

The Handmaiden, An Explosion Soused In Eroticism — ReviewsTV + Movies

thodasarum

The Handmaiden, An Explosion Soused In Eroticism

A Sneak Peek Of The Married Woman: Monica Dogra And Riddhi Dogra-Starrer Web Series Embarks A Journey Of Self-Discovery — TV + Movies

thodasarum

A Sneak Peek Of The Married Woman: Monica Dogra And Riddhi Dogra-Starrer Web Series Embarks A Journey Of Self-Discovery

A Show Like ‘Killing Eve’ Shows The Heteronormative Society How Things Ought To Be. — ReviewsTV + Movies

Dhyanvi Katharani

A Show Like ‘Killing Eve’ Shows The Heteronormative Society How Things Ought To Be.

Amazon Original’s “Paatal Lok”, A Show With Flawed Characters With Varying Shades Of Privilege. — ReviewsTV + Movies

Pratikshya Mishra

Amazon Original’s “Paatal Lok”, A Show With Flawed Characters With Varying Shades Of Privilege.

The Haunting Of Bly Manor: A Poignant Gothic Romance — ReviewsTV + Movies

Neeharika Nene

The Haunting Of Bly Manor: A Poignant Gothic Romance

Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives Aka Narcissistic Frivolities Of The 1% That’s Toxic For Your Mind And Mighty Unnecessary — ReviewsTV + Movies

NOFILTERSASSY

Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives Aka Narcissistic Frivolities Of The 1% That’s Toxic For Your Mind And Mighty Unnecessary

Mismatched: A Potluck of Multiple Stories — ReviewsTV + Movies

Neeharika Nene

Mismatched: A Potluck of Multiple Stories

“Insomnia” Is A Crafty Montage Of A Bisexual Man — ReviewsTV + Movies

Shradhdha Das

“Insomnia” Is A Crafty Montage Of A Bisexual Man

Dice Media’s “Firsts” (Season 3) – Normalising LGBTQI+ Relationships For A Mainstream Indian Audience — ReviewsTV + Movies

Srishti Berry

Dice Media’s “Firsts” (Season 3) – Normalising LGBTQI+ Relationships For A Mainstream Indian Audience

Maybe Firoz Was The Suitable Boy For Maan All Along — TV + Movies

Khushi

Maybe Firoz Was The Suitable Boy For Maan All Along

The Baby-Sitters Club: A Nostalgic Trip To The 90s And Early 2000s For Millennials And Older Gen Z Kids. — ReviewsTV + Movies

Sakshi Raikar

The Baby-Sitters Club: A Nostalgic Trip To The 90s And Early 2000s For Millennials And Older Gen Z Kids.

Little Fires Everywhere: A Timely Story Set In The Past — ReviewsTV + Movies

Khushi

Little Fires Everywhere: A Timely Story Set In The Past

‘Masaba Masaba’ With It’s Laundry List Of Cameos And Uncomfortable Acting, Seems To Fit Perfectly With Netflix’s Current Rebranding — ReviewsTV + Movies

Sakshi Raikar

‘Masaba Masaba’ With It’s Laundry List Of Cameos And Uncomfortable Acting, Seems To Fit Perfectly With Netflix’s Current Rebranding

Churails: A Message Of A Feminist Liberation And Agency From Across The Border — ReviewsTV + Movies

Khushi

Churails: A Message Of A Feminist Liberation And Agency From Across The Border

Love On The Spectrum – Some Thoughts By An Autistic Queer Person — ReviewsTV + Movies

Abigail

Love On The Spectrum – Some Thoughts By An Autistic Queer Person

The Politician: A Show You Cannot Look Away From — ReviewsTV + Movies

Khushi

The Politician: A Show You Cannot Look Away From

Queer Eye Season 5 Review: As Fabulous As Ever — FashionTV + Movies

Khushi

Queer Eye Season 5 Review: As Fabulous As Ever

Series Review: “I Am Not Okay With This” By Jonathan Entwistle — ReviewsTV + Movies

Khushi

Series Review: “I Am Not Okay With This” By Jonathan Entwistle

“Hers Was A World of One”- Episode Review — ReviewsTV + Movies

Khushi

“Hers Was A World of One”- Episode Review

A Secret Love: The Romance Of The Century — ReviewsTV + Movies

Nikita Saxena

A Secret Love: The Romance Of The Century

Feel Good: A Must Watch Series In The Lockdown Period. — ReviewsTV + Movies

Nikita Saxena

Feel Good: A Must Watch Series In The Lockdown Period.

Gaysi Family was started as a blog to provide a voice and a safe space to desis (people from the South Asian Subcontinent) that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer.©

This platform is a space for expression and dialogue about queer sensibilities in South Asia. A place for sharing thoughts, activism, dreams, theories, confessions, and desires.

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