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Book Review: “Aristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World” By Benjamin Alire Sáenz — Reviews

Megha Harish

Book Review: “Aristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World” By Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Your Name In Lights — Story

Sydney Parker

Your Name In Lights

Dealing With Being A Fetish – The Trans Take — Personal Stories

Riju Banerjee

Dealing With Being A Fetish – The Trans Take

The Space To Be. — Personal Stories

Apphia Ruth D’souza

The Space To Be.

Lucknow-Based Gay Man Faced Workplace Harassment In Army, Sacked From Corporate Job, Now Runs Sessions For HIV Advocacy — HealthPersonal Stories

Bilal Khan

Lucknow-Based Gay Man Faced Workplace Harassment In Army, Sacked From Corporate Job, Now Runs Sessions For HIV Advocacy

Trans Masculine Folks And The Bodybuilding Dream — Sports

Tedagadu

Trans Masculine Folks And The Bodybuilding Dream

“Magizhini”, An Unapologetic And Celebratory Take On Lesbian Romance — Music

Busaina Ahamed Shah

“Magizhini”, An Unapologetic And Celebratory Take On Lesbian Romance

Am I Man Enough? The Constant Doubts Of A Transgender Man — Personal Stories

Artemis Shishir

Am I Man Enough? The Constant Doubts Of A Transgender Man

How The Lockdown Brought Back Memories Of Dysphoria Before Leading Me To A Breakthrough — Coming OutPersonal Stories

Rayyan Monkey

How The Lockdown Brought Back Memories Of Dysphoria Before Leading Me To A Breakthrough

How The Empire Fails In LGBT Representation — ReviewsTV + Movies

Anurag Mukhia

How The Empire Fails In LGBT Representation

Male Gaze Or Trans Representation: What Is “Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui” Really About? — TV + Movies

Krishna Karthikeyan

Male Gaze Or Trans Representation: What Is “Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui” Really About?

Pink Flamingo, A Photo Series To Create Awareness On Pomosexuality — Art + Photo Essay

Patruni Chidananda Sastry

Pink Flamingo, A Photo Series To Create Awareness On Pomosexuality

On Celebrating Queerness – The Song We Sang — ReviewsTV + Movies

Shivam Sharma

On Celebrating Queerness – The Song We Sang

Of Happy Queer Narratives, Singular Love And Duality Of Existence: A Chat With Lucio Castro On ‘End Of The Century’ — TV + Movies

Paras Borgohain

Of Happy Queer Narratives, Singular Love And Duality Of Existence: A Chat With Lucio Castro On ‘End Of The Century’

Children’s Book ‘The Weightlifting Princess’ Is A Short, Engaging And Sharp Commentary On Femme Agency — Reviews

YSK Prerana

Children’s Book ‘The Weightlifting Princess’ Is A Short, Engaging And Sharp Commentary On Femme Agency

Laxmii – A Transphobic Excuse For A Film — Guest Author

Laxmii – A Transphobic Excuse For A Film

The Casual Violence Of Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking” — Guest Author

The Casual Violence Of Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking”

How Love, Victor Improves On Love, Simon — Guest Author

How Love, Victor Improves On Love, Simon

Book Review: “The Carpet Weaver” By Nemat Sadat — Guest Author

Book Review: “The Carpet Weaver” By Nemat Sadat

Film Review: Please Mind The Gap — Guest Author

Film Review: Please Mind The Gap

Action and Activism with Adam Eli — Guest Author

Action and Activism with Adam Eli

ME WE Makes Room For The Great Grand In-Between — Guest Author

ME WE Makes Room For The Great Grand In-Between

The 2nd Out And Loud – Pune International Queer Film Fest: Understanding Humanity Through Cinema — Guest Author

The 2nd Out And Loud – Pune International Queer Film Fest: Understanding Humanity Through Cinema

Film Review: Center Of My World — ReviewsTV + Movies

Anurag Mukhia

Film Review: Center Of My World

The 9th Bangalore Queer Film Festival : A Celebration Of Cinema And Sentiments — Guest Author

The 9th Bangalore Queer Film Festival : A Celebration Of Cinema And Sentiments

In Conversation With Gopi Shankar Madurai, The Intersex Activist Who Is Changing Lives And Gender Politics In India — Guest Author

In Conversation With Gopi Shankar Madurai, The Intersex Activist Who Is Changing Lives And Gender Politics In India

In Conversation With Actress Diandra Soares On Love, Life And Screw Ups — Guest Author

In Conversation With Actress Diandra Soares On Love, Life And Screw Ups

5 Important Points To Note From The Mental Health Care Bill 2016 — Guest Author

5 Important Points To Note From The Mental Health Care Bill 2016

My Thoughts On K Se Kink — Guest Author

My Thoughts On K Se Kink

Putting The Mast Back in Masti : K Se Kink Review — Guest Author

Putting The Mast Back in Masti : K Se Kink Review

Theatre Review : Six — Guest Author

Theatre Review : Six

Theatre Review : Ladies Sangeet — Guest Author

Theatre Review : Ladies Sangeet

Film Review : In The Mood For Love — Guest Author

Film Review : In The Mood For Love

Dissecting The Gay Angle In “Kapoor And Sons” — Guest Author

Dissecting The Gay Angle In “Kapoor And Sons”

Godrej Hosts A Special Event Dancing Queens — Guest Author

Godrej Hosts A Special Event Dancing Queens

Rose Day An Annual Love Extravaganza At Ruia College — Guest Author

Rose Day An Annual Love Extravaganza At Ruia College

Review : Web Series “Carmilla” — Guest Author

Review : Web Series “Carmilla”

Application Open for Project Pratiti — Guest Author

Application Open for Project Pratiti

Copy-paste or Sabotage? — Guest Author

Copy-paste or Sabotage?

Theatre Play : Ila By The Patchworks Ensemble — Guest Author

Theatre Play : Ila By The Patchworks Ensemble

#SaddaHaq : Chandigarh Pride March — Guest Author

#SaddaHaq : Chandigarh Pride March

Understanding LGBT Health Awareness Week — Guest Author

Understanding LGBT Health Awareness Week

Film Review : Qissa — Guest Author

Film Review : Qissa

Forces Behind The Rainbow Glory — Guest Author

Forces Behind The Rainbow Glory

Justice Katju’s Homophobia Restores Faith In Humanity — Guest Author

Justice Katju’s Homophobia Restores Faith In Humanity

Why The Solidarity Song? by Kavita Baliga — Guest Author

Why The Solidarity Song? by Kavita Baliga

Review : The Pad — Guest Author

Review : The Pad

Review ‘Brahman/i’ : A Well-Intentioned Slap In The Face — Guest Author

Review ‘Brahman/i’ : A Well-Intentioned Slap In The Face

Stage Play Review : C Sharp C Blunt — Guest Author

Stage Play Review : C Sharp C Blunt

Movie Review : Call Me Kuchu — Guest Author

Movie Review : Call Me Kuchu

Film Review : Bombay Talkies — Guest Author

Film Review : Bombay Talkies

Event Review : The Amazing Q Hunt (Mumbai Pride 2013) — Guest Author

Event Review : The Amazing Q Hunt (Mumbai Pride 2013)

Book Review : Turbulence by Samit Basu — Guest Author

Book Review : Turbulence by Samit Basu

All India says Stop Killing Gays in Uganda!! — Guest Author

All India says Stop Killing Gays in Uganda!!

Book Review : “Quarantine” by Rahul Mehta — Guest Author

Book Review : “Quarantine” by Rahul Mehta

Book Review : “The Artist of Disappearance” by Anita Desai — Guest Author

Book Review : “The Artist of Disappearance” by Anita Desai

10 Must Watch Films at KASHISH 2012 — Guest Author

10 Must Watch Films at KASHISH 2012

Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival : Looking For Contribution — Guest Author

Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival : Looking For Contribution

Interview : Miss Congeniality, Kashish Chopra (Part 2) — Guest Author

Interview : Miss Congeniality, Kashish Chopra (Part 2)

Interview : Miss Congeniality, Kashish Chopra (Part 1) — Guest Author

Interview : Miss Congeniality, Kashish Chopra (Part 1)

Film Review : Tomboy — Guest Author

Film Review : Tomboy

Film Review : Mountain — Guest Author

Film Review : Mountain

Film Review : She Monkeys — Guest Author

Film Review : She Monkeys

Event Review : Desiring Indians — Guest Author

Event Review : Desiring Indians

Interview : Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil — Guest Author

Interview : Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil

Call For Submissions: Coming Out Stories — Guest Author

Call For Submissions: Coming Out Stories

Book Review : Two Girls — Guest Author

Book Review : Two Girls

Lady Gaga, Bollywood Remix & A Disheartened Monster — Guest Author

Lady Gaga, Bollywood Remix & A Disheartened Monster

Book Review: Pink Sheep — Guest Author

Book Review: Pink Sheep

India’s Celluloid Closet : Year in Review — Guest Author

India’s Celluloid Closet : Year in Review

The Karela Story So Far… — Guest Author

The Karela Story So Far…

From Sambhaji Park To Q-Fest Pune 2010 — Guest Author

From Sambhaji Park To Q-Fest Pune 2010

Artist Profile : Raqib Shaw (Part 2) by Sharmistha Ray

Artist Profile : Raqib Shaw (Part 1) by Sharmistha Ray

Live Your Life as If You’re One — Guest Author

Live Your Life as If You’re One

Suicides — Guest Author

Suicides

Bengaluru Pride & Karnataka Queer Habba 2010 — Guest Author

Bengaluru Pride & Karnataka Queer Habba 2010

Profiling : Dosti.Ca — Guest Author

Profiling : Dosti.Ca

Interview Aam Gaysi : “Mom, I’m Gay” — Guest Author

Interview Aam Gaysi : “Mom, I’m Gay”

Book Review : <i>You Are Not Alone</i> — Guest Author

Book Review : You Are Not Alone

Review Short Film Fest : <i>Queer Nazaria</i> — Guest Author

Review Short Film Fest : Queer Nazaria

Film Review <i>I Can’t Think Straight</i>: A Decent Watch — Guest Author

Film Review I Can’t Think Straight: A Decent Watch

Naz Foundation And What Follows — Guest Author

Naz Foundation And What Follows

Gay Sex Legal In India — Guest Author

Gay Sex Legal In India

Best Of Both Worlds — Guest Author

Best Of Both Worlds

Film Review <i>Milk</i>: Inspiring Fear — Guest Author

Film Review Milk: Inspiring Fear

Indian Prince Searching For True Love — Guest Author

Indian Prince Searching For True Love

Book Review : <i>Because I have a Voice “Queer Politics in India”</i> — Guest Author

Book Review : Because I have a Voice “Queer Politics in India”

<i>Sakhi</i> – The Nature of Female Bonding — Guest Author

Sakhi – The Nature of Female Bonding

Out & About : New Delhi Pride March 2008 — Guest Author

Out & About : New Delhi Pride March 2008

Film Review <i>Nina’s Heavenly Delights</i>: The Feel Good Factor — Guest Author

Film Review Nina’s Heavenly Delights: The Feel Good Factor

Accessing Gender-Affirming Healthcare Services In India: A Lived Experience — HealthPersonal Stories

tedagadu

Accessing Gender-Affirming Healthcare Services In India: A Lived Experience

On The Importance Of Queer Elders — Coming OutPersonal Stories

Ananya Priyadarshi

On The Importance Of Queer Elders

Memories Of Her — EroticaFan-FictionPoetry

Guest Author

Memories Of Her

What I Learnt About Trans-Advocacy Over The Decades By Speaking With The Folx At TWEET Foundation — HealthPersonal Stories

tedagadu

What I Learnt About Trans-Advocacy Over The Decades By Speaking With The Folx At TWEET Foundation

Dancing In Her Storm — Guest Author

Dancing In Her Storm

Coming Out In The Middle Of A Pandemic — Coming OutPersonal Stories

Reetika

Coming Out In The Middle Of A Pandemic

Funny How Things Work Out — Poetry

Guest Author

Funny How Things Work Out

Coffee And Whiskey — Guest Author

Coffee And Whiskey

Journey Through A Queer Juvenescence — Personal Stories

Seven (They/Them)

Journey Through A Queer Juvenescence

My Diana — Guest Author

My Diana

A Queer-Affirming Childhood — Personal Stories

Raju Behara

A Queer-Affirming Childhood

By The Pichola Lake, Summer 2019 — Guest Author

By The Pichola Lake, Summer 2019

Educational Institutions Need To Be More Accommodating Of Disabled Students’ Accommodations — Guest Author

Educational Institutions Need To Be More Accommodating Of Disabled Students’ Accommodations

Why Your Calvins Are Gay — Guest Author

Why Your Calvins Are Gay

The Pleasure’s All Ours! — Guest Author

The Pleasure’s All Ours!

Does Caring Too Deeply About Gay Rights Make You Gay? — Guest Author

Does Caring Too Deeply About Gay Rights Make You Gay?

Dating And Navigating Through The Second Adolescence Of My Queer Life — Guest Author

Dating And Navigating Through The Second Adolescence Of My Queer Life

Intimacy — Guest Author

Intimacy

What Does Pride Look Like? — Guest Author

What Does Pride Look Like?

The 90s Made Me Gay — Guest Author

The 90s Made Me Gay

Dear Ex-Classmate — Guest Author

Dear Ex-Classmate

The Surprise Of Group Therapy — Guest Author

The Surprise Of Group Therapy

I Think It’s Time We Give Adam Lambert His Flowers Too — Guest Author

I Think It’s Time We Give Adam Lambert His Flowers Too

Growing Up Gay In Lucknow: The Story Of How Lovepreet Singh Started Rehbar Trust — Guest Author

Growing Up Gay In Lucknow: The Story Of How Lovepreet Singh Started Rehbar Trust

A Naive Caterpillar — Guest Author

A Naive Caterpillar

Murder In The Attic. — Guest Author

Murder In The Attic.

We Used To Feel So Right — Guest Author

We Used To Feel So Right

Casteism In Queer Spaces — Guest Author

Casteism In Queer Spaces

Short Comic: The English Test — Guest Author

Short Comic: The English Test

Burning Dry — Guest Author

Burning Dry

Woman Inside — Guest Author

Woman Inside

Poem: Tangerine Skies — Guest Author

Poem: Tangerine Skies

I Lost Out — Guest Author

I Lost Out

Poem: Kisi Din, Din Ke Ujaale Mein Milenge Hum [In Hindi] — Guest Author

Poem: Kisi Din, Din Ke Ujaale Mein Milenge Hum [In Hindi]

Finding LGBTQ In STEM

A Letter About Heartbreak — Guest Author

A Letter About Heartbreak

Short Comic: Waiting — Guest Author

Short Comic: Waiting

Poem: Pillow [In Hindi] — Guest Author

Poem: Pillow [In Hindi]

Stranger Things — Guest Author

Stranger Things

Poem: The Waters Of Love — Guest Author

Poem: The Waters Of Love

All of Who I Am: My 4-Part Coming Out Story — Guest Author

All of Who I Am: My 4-Part Coming Out Story

Poem: Meena Put Her Lip Gloss On — Guest Author

Poem: Meena Put Her Lip Gloss On

Poem: She — Guest Author

Poem: She

Poem: Not A Love Letter — Guest Author

Poem: Not A Love Letter

Poem: Love As Submission — Guest Author

Poem: Love As Submission

Someone Nice — Guest Author

Someone Nice

A Bet Found Me My Life-long Boyfriend — Guest Author

A Bet Found Me My Life-long Boyfriend

Poem: Our Love — Guest Author

Poem: Our Love

Short Graphic Story: Medley – Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh — Guest Author

Short Graphic Story: Medley – Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh

Short Graphic Fiction: Butterflies — Guest Author

Short Graphic Fiction: Butterflies

Hindi Poem: Pillow — Guest Author

Hindi Poem: Pillow

Graphic Story: Baby Bank On Me (Part 2) [In Malayalam] — Story

Aami

Graphic Story: Baby Bank On Me (Part 2) [In Malayalam]

Dear Son — Guest Author

Dear Son

Graphic Short Story: My Imaginary Friend — Guest Author

Graphic Short Story: My Imaginary Friend

Poem: Pink — Guest Author

Poem: Pink

What I Learnt About the Male Gaze By Falling In Love With A Mannequin — Guest Author

What I Learnt About the Male Gaze By Falling In Love With A Mannequin

Short Story: Ghosts Of Ulaua — Guest Author

Short Story: Ghosts Of Ulaua

LGBT Marriage Myths Busted — Guest Author

LGBT Marriage Myths Busted

On Her By Another Her — Guest Author

On Her By Another Her

Inclusion — Guest Author

Inclusion

Short Fiction: A Christmas Gift — Guest Author

Short Fiction: A Christmas Gift

My Boyfriend Is A Scam — Guest Author

My Boyfriend Is A Scam

Poem: Madness — Guest Author

Poem: Madness

Never Forget — Guest Author

Never Forget

My Clothes Exist To Merely Keep Me Comfortable — Guest Author

My Clothes Exist To Merely Keep Me Comfortable

Being Different — Guest Author

Being Different

My Future Husband — Guest Author

My Future Husband

Graphic Story: The First Move — Story

Priya Dali

Graphic Story: The First Move

Poem: Heartbeat — Guest Author

Poem: Heartbeat

Queer Song — Guest Author

Queer Song

Poem: Headline — Guest Author

Poem: Headline

One Night And One Conversation — Guest Author

One Night And One Conversation

Erotica: Beyond Balconies Part 2 — Guest Author

Erotica: Beyond Balconies Part 2

Erotica: Beyond Balconies Part 1 — Guest Author

Erotica: Beyond Balconies Part 1

Graphic Fiction: Colors & Promises — Guest Author

Graphic Fiction: Colors & Promises

Poem: Implode — Guest Author

Poem: Implode

The Closet — Guest Author

The Closet

The Holi Purge — Guest Author

The Holi Purge

Home — Guest Author

Home

Poem: Mirror To Her Soul — Guest Author

Poem: Mirror To Her Soul

Identity Is Multi Dimensional — Guest Author

Identity Is Multi Dimensional

Poem: Thirst — Guest Author

Poem: Thirst

Gender: Alto — Guest Author

Gender: Alto

Short Fiction: Insert A Latin Quote — Guest Author

Short Fiction: Insert A Latin Quote

Poem: Nibble — Guest Author

Poem: Nibble

Rainbow Love — Guest Author

Rainbow Love

Poem: The Morning After — Guest Author

Poem: The Morning After

On The Count Of Three — Guest Author

On The Count Of Three

Poem: Transformation — Guest Author

Poem: Transformation

‘Unbelieving’ With Believers — Guest Author

‘Unbelieving’ With Believers

Marriage Of A Thousand Lies (excerpt) — Guest Author

Marriage Of A Thousand Lies (excerpt)

A Gaysi Guide To Inclusivity In Application Forms — Guest Author

A Gaysi Guide To Inclusivity In Application Forms

Poem: Reality — Guest Author

Poem: Reality

Fiction: Naked — Guest Author

Fiction: Naked

Hug Day — Guest Author

Hug Day

A Boy Named Bully — Guest Author

A Boy Named Bully

Freedoms Right — Guest Author

Freedoms Right

Fiction: A Telegram From Madras — Guest Author

Fiction: A Telegram From Madras

Poem: A Christmas Rhyme For A Happy & Gay Time — Guest Author

Poem: A Christmas Rhyme For A Happy & Gay Time

Disney’s History Of Queer Coding Villains — Guest Author

Disney’s History Of Queer Coding Villains

The Vulnerable Self — Guest Author

The Vulnerable Self

Fiction: If And Only If — Guest Author

Fiction: If And Only If

Laxxmi Bomb: The Movie No One Asked For — Guest Author

Laxxmi Bomb: The Movie No One Asked For

Fiction: Navya — Guest Author

Fiction: Navya

Love.Madness.Labels — Guest Author

Love.Madness.Labels

Part 2 : Goodbye, Avocados! — Guest Author

Part 2 : Goodbye, Avocados!

Part 1 : Goodbye, Avocados! — Guest Author

Part 1 : Goodbye, Avocados!

Short Fiction : The Bestie — Guest Author

Short Fiction : The Bestie