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Now 30, 100% shudh desi lesbian. Likes living large, and on the edge. Dislikes stagnation, fence sitting and hypocrites. Lives in a bubble of joy, with occasional lapses into drama queendom. Currently nursing a massive crush on actress Chitrangada Singh (kind of eerie, her resemblance to the late Smita Patil, don’t you think?). Aspires to build a fully functional support system for the Gaysi community in India. And most importantly, top the 'Hottest eligible desi-lezzie' list one bright sunny day.

On Legitimizing Chosen Family Beyond Marriage — News

The LBTI Network

On Legitimizing Chosen Family Beyond Marriage

New Guidelines Issued By The Olympic Committee On Transgender And Intersex Athlete Participation — Sports

MJ

New Guidelines Issued By The Olympic Committee On Transgender And Intersex Athlete Participation

Meet Queerphobic BJP Leader And Former Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar And Listen To His Views On Inclusion LGBTQIA Community Members In The Maharashtra Public University Act, 2016 (Third Amendment) Bill — News

MJ

Meet Queerphobic BJP Leader And Former Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar And Listen To His Views On Inclusion LGBTQIA Community Members In The Maharashtra Public University Act, 2016 (Third Amendment) Bill

Two Women Married In Varanasi Challenge Provisions Of The Hindu Marriage Act In Delhi High Court — News

MJ

Two Women Married In Varanasi Challenge Provisions Of The Hindu Marriage Act In Delhi High Court

Short Comic : A Rehearsal Of Acceptance — MJ

Short Comic : A Rehearsal Of Acceptance

Nightfall (Part 3) — MJ

Nightfall (Part 3)

Poem : I Carry This Hurt — MJ

Poem : I Carry This Hurt

[Order Now] The Boy In The Cupboard — MJ

[Order Now] The Boy In The Cupboard

We Are The Enbys! — MJ

We Are The Enbys!

Interview Aam Gaysi: I Strongly Feel That Gaysis Need To Communicate In Local Indian Languages — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi: I Strongly Feel That Gaysis Need To Communicate In Local Indian Languages

The Becoming — MJ

The Becoming

Interview Aam Gaysi : Before I Used To Live A Dual Life & It Was Horrible — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : Before I Used To Live A Dual Life & It Was Horrible

Bhopal Hosts Its First Pride March On 17th May — MJ

Bhopal Hosts Its First Pride March On 17th May

Lucknow Hosts Its First Pride March On 9th April — MJ

Lucknow Hosts Its First Pride March On 9th April

Vicks Provides The Much Needed #TouchOfCare — MJ

Vicks Provides The Much Needed #TouchOfCare

Fats The Arts Brings To You Modern Day Shikhandi — MJ

Fats The Arts Brings To You Modern Day Shikhandi

Interview: Filmmaker Amartya Bhattacharyya, Capital I — MJ

Interview: Filmmaker Amartya Bhattacharyya, Capital I

In Conversation With Siddharth Menon & Shiv Pandit From Film Loev — MJ

In Conversation With Siddharth Menon & Shiv Pandit From Film Loev

“Bullied” A Film On Anti-Bullying & LGBT Rights Needs Your Help — MJ

“Bullied” A Film On Anti-Bullying & LGBT Rights Needs Your Help

Victim — MJ

Victim

Interview Aam Gaysi : If You Can Afford It, You Have To Come Out. — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : If You Can Afford It, You Have To Come Out.

Jab We Met : Best Thing You Can Do Is Continually Be Open & Honest — MJ

Jab We Met : Best Thing You Can Do Is Continually Be Open & Honest

Dr Anjali Chhabria Talks About Bullying Of LGBT Kids & Young Adults In India — MJ

Dr Anjali Chhabria Talks About Bullying Of LGBT Kids & Young Adults In India

The Logical Indian Goes Rainbow — MJ

The Logical Indian Goes Rainbow

What is online harassment or cyber bullying? — MJ

What is online harassment or cyber bullying?

Bullying: Have you ever been called the following: — MJ

Bullying: Have you ever been called the following:

Have You Partaken In Bullying During Childhood? — MJ

Have You Partaken In Bullying During Childhood?

Have you been verbally, emotionally or physically bullied during childhood? — MJ

Have you been verbally, emotionally or physically bullied during childhood?

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Would Recommend Others To Come Out — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Would Recommend Others To Come Out

Queer & Political! How Political is your Queer ? — MJ

Queer & Political! How Political is your Queer ?

Woman Lust — MJ

Woman Lust

Saathi IIT Bombay’s Heartwarming Fresher Orientation Video — MJ

Saathi IIT Bombay’s Heartwarming Fresher Orientation Video

Artist Sharmistha Ray Unveils First Figurative Painting “Mythic Beings”. — MJ

Artist Sharmistha Ray Unveils First Figurative Painting “Mythic Beings”.

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Was Outed Without My Consent — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Was Outed Without My Consent

Jab We Met : For Me, It Was Totally Love At First Sight — MJ

Jab We Met : For Me, It Was Totally Love At First Sight

Interview : Vinay Chandran, Bangalore Queer Film Festival — MJ

Interview : Vinay Chandran, Bangalore Queer Film Festival

Delhi Showed Pride & How! — MJ

Delhi Showed Pride & How!

Political Party You Can Trust With Queer Rights In India? — MJ

Political Party You Can Trust With Queer Rights In India?

Desi Queer Horror Zine: Call For Submissions — MJ

Desi Queer Horror Zine: Call For Submissions

Interview : Mingle, Udayan Dhar (Chief Diversity Consultant) — MJ

Interview : Mingle, Udayan Dhar (Chief Diversity Consultant)

Lesbian Dream Weddings — MJ

Lesbian Dream Weddings

Score : America 1 & India (Still Waiting To Serve) — MJ

Score : America 1 & India (Still Waiting To Serve)

Humour With Queer Tadka — MJ

Humour With Queer Tadka

India Nonfiction Festival (21st-23rd June) — MJ

India Nonfiction Festival (21st-23rd June)

Chennai Rainbow Pride 2013 (Press Release & Schedule) — MJ

Chennai Rainbow Pride 2013 (Press Release & Schedule)

Interview : Aspiring Film Maker, Nakshatra — MJ

Interview : Aspiring Film Maker, Nakshatra

The Beginning : India’s First Pride March, 3rd July 1999 — MJ

The Beginning : India’s First Pride March, 3rd July 1999

Bravo Rohit Singh! — MJ

Bravo Rohit Singh!

To Be Legally Wedded? — MJ

To Be Legally Wedded?

Queerifying Via Bombay Talkies — MJ

Queerifying Via Bombay Talkies

Film Review : Vishwaroopam — MJ

Film Review : Vishwaroopam

The Karva Chauth Debate — MJ

The Karva Chauth Debate

Karva Chauth : To Do or Taboo? — MJ

Karva Chauth : To Do or Taboo?

Six Iconic San Francisco LGBT Events for 2018 — MJ

Six Iconic San Francisco LGBT Events for 2018

Queer Mythology: The King Who Gave Birth To His Heir — MJ

Queer Mythology: The King Who Gave Birth To His Heir

Photo Essay: Women Of Queerabad — MJ

Photo Essay: Women Of Queerabad

To Papa, With Love. — MJ

To Papa, With Love.

It’s All In The Kiss — MJ

It’s All In The Kiss

Queer Mythology: Kali, Who Became A Man To Enchant Milkmaids

Out, Loud and Proud, Mumbai Celebrates Its 10th Pride Parade! — MJ

Out, Loud and Proud, Mumbai Celebrates Its 10th Pride Parade!

Interview Aam Gaysi: I Am What I Am And Proud Of It — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi: I Am What I Am And Proud Of It

Gender Bender : Pinki Pramanik & Human Rights Violation — MJ

Gender Bender : Pinki Pramanik & Human Rights Violation

Today We Turned 9! — MJ

Today We Turned 9!

Foolish Things People Say To Bisexuals — MJ

Foolish Things People Say To Bisexuals

Soon To Be Mrs. Mayor — MJ

Soon To Be Mrs. Mayor

Nai Dunia & Callous Attitude — MJ

Nai Dunia & Callous Attitude

Indian NGOs/Support Groups For LBT Persons You Need To Know — MJ

Indian NGOs/Support Groups For LBT Persons You Need To Know

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Am An Undocumented Immigrant — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Am An Undocumented Immigrant

Dream Lesbian Jodi : Who You Fancy? — MJ

Dream Lesbian Jodi : Who You Fancy?

Jab We Met : I Fell In Love With My Partner’s Son Before I Fell In Love With Her — MJ

Jab We Met : I Fell In Love With My Partner’s Son Before I Fell In Love With Her

Interview : The Mr. Quirky, Harish Iyer — MJ

Interview : The Mr. Quirky, Harish Iyer

Rutgers University Webcam Spying Case : Dharun Ravi’s Future? — MJ

Rutgers University Webcam Spying Case : Dharun Ravi’s Future?

Top 10 Kisses, Desi-Style — MJ

Top 10 Kisses, Desi-Style

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Was A Big Homophobe — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Was A Big Homophobe

At First Sight? — MJ

At First Sight?

Video: Fawzia Mirza On The Matters Of Love — MJ

Video: Fawzia Mirza On The Matters Of Love

Photo-Series “Now You Can Go Home” Will Blow Your Mind — MJ

Photo-Series “Now You Can Go Home” Will Blow Your Mind

10 #GaysiPets Stories To Warm Up Your Heart — MJ

10 #GaysiPets Stories To Warm Up Your Heart

Hearing Of Day 3 : IPC 377 (Updated By Vikram Doctor) — MJ

Hearing Of Day 3 : IPC 377 (Updated By Vikram Doctor)

IPC 377 : Supreme Court & the Queer Future — MJ

IPC 377 : Supreme Court & the Queer Future

Gaysi Podcast 6.0 : The Valentines Day Special — MJ

Gaysi Podcast 6.0 : The Valentines Day Special

Yaariyan, A Community Home For LGBTQ Youth In Mumbai. — MJ

Yaariyan, A Community Home For LGBTQ Youth In Mumbai.

Jab We Met : Create Your Own Rules — MJ

Jab We Met : Create Your Own Rules

Gaysi Oscars Part 1 : Your Favorite Male Actor? — MJ

Gaysi Oscars Part 1 : Your Favorite Male Actor?

Concert by the Bay — MJ

Concert by the Bay

Comic Strip: What Kind Of Man? — MJ

Comic Strip: What Kind Of Man?

Queer Games 2012 : An Experiential Account — MJ

Queer Games 2012 : An Experiential Account

Buy The Gaysi Zine Issue 4 & 5 = Get Issue 2 for FREE — MJ

Buy The Gaysi Zine Issue 4 & 5 = Get Issue 2 for FREE

Dirty Talk 2012 (Open Mic) : QAM & Gaysi Initiative — MJ

Dirty Talk 2012 (Open Mic) : QAM & Gaysi Initiative

Vicks Provides The Much Needed #TouchOfCare — MJ

Vicks Provides The Much Needed #TouchOfCare

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Remind Them, It’s 2017! Keep Up With The Times! — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Remind Them, It’s 2017! Keep Up With The Times!

Your Body Is A Wonderland — MJ

Your Body Is A Wonderland

Straight Celebrity You Would Like Associated With Indian Pride Celebrations? — MJ

Straight Celebrity You Would Like Associated With Indian Pride Celebrations?

Interview Aam Gaysi : Don’t Worry, Just Khao Pio Aur Khush Raho! — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : Don’t Worry, Just Khao Pio Aur Khush Raho!

People Behind the Zine Issue 05: — MJ

People Behind the Zine Issue 05:

Interview Aam Gaysi : My Parents Hold The Same Expectations For Me As If I Were Straight — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : My Parents Hold The Same Expectations For Me As If I Were Straight

Interview Aam Gaysi : Coming Out Can Either Be Positive Or Difficult — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : Coming Out Can Either Be Positive Or Difficult

Bring On 2017! — MJ

Bring On 2017!

Which is the most important personality trait in deciding if someone is “relationship material”? — MJ

Which is the most important personality trait in deciding if someone is “relationship material”?

GB Party (Mumbai) Cancelled : Moral Policing Continues… — MJ

GB Party (Mumbai) Cancelled : Moral Policing Continues…

Interview Aam Gaysi : Coming Out Should Be A Natural Process… — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : Coming Out Should Be A Natural Process…

Are You Ready For A Straight Proposal? — MJ

Are You Ready For A Straight Proposal?

Interview Aam Gaysi : Their Acceptance Made Me Trust Them More — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : Their Acceptance Made Me Trust Them More

Part 3 : A Beginner’s Guide To Growing Up Queer And Invisible — MJ

Part 3 : A Beginner’s Guide To Growing Up Queer And Invisible

“Words” : You Think Everyday! (Pick 2) — MJ

“Words” : You Think Everyday! (Pick 2)

Of Akhtar And Angles — MJ

Of Akhtar And Angles

Video Release : A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Up Queer and Invisible Part 2 — MJ

Video Release : A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Up Queer and Invisible Part 2

Podcast Interview : DJ, Ma Faiza — MJ

Podcast Interview : DJ, Ma Faiza

Things Indian Lesbian/Sexual Women Wish You Would Stop Telling Them — MJ

Things Indian Lesbian/Sexual Women Wish You Would Stop Telling Them

Bombay Dost Presents Sunday Highs “A Yaariyan Presentation” — MJ

Bombay Dost Presents Sunday Highs “A Yaariyan Presentation”

FATS TheArts Is Looking For LGBTQ Actors! — MJ

FATS TheArts Is Looking For LGBTQ Actors!

If Only These Hindi Films Were Queer… — MJ

If Only These Hindi Films Were Queer…

LGBT Stereotypes In Indian Cinema — MJ

LGBT Stereotypes In Indian Cinema

Interview : Andy Silveira (Aks, Reflections of Queer Hyderabad) — MJ

Interview : Andy Silveira (Aks, Reflections of Queer Hyderabad)

Video Release : A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Up Queer and Invisible — MJ

Video Release : A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Up Queer and Invisible

9 Indian Doctors Who Claim To Have A Cure For Homosexuality — MJ

9 Indian Doctors Who Claim To Have A Cure For Homosexuality

A Beginner’s Guide To Indian Homophobes — MJ

A Beginner’s Guide To Indian Homophobes

Video Release : Silly Questions Straight People Ask Gay Men — MJ

Video Release : Silly Questions Straight People Ask Gay Men

8 LGBTQ Role Models Under 30 — MJ

8 LGBTQ Role Models Under 30

Photo Series : Stop Bullying #WordsHurt — MJ

Photo Series : Stop Bullying #WordsHurt

Dr Anjali Chhabria Talks About Bullying Of LGBT Kids & Young Adults In India — MJ

Dr Anjali Chhabria Talks About Bullying Of LGBT Kids & Young Adults In India

The Logical Indian Goes Rainbow — MJ

The Logical Indian Goes Rainbow

Color Pink Done Wrong In Film “Ki And Ka” — MJ

Color Pink Done Wrong In Film “Ki And Ka”

Video : “Darr” Monologue Performed By Urmi (TG Rights Activist) — MJ

Video : “Darr” Monologue Performed By Urmi (TG Rights Activist)

Video Release : “Coming Out” With Chanchal — MJ

Video Release : “Coming Out” With Chanchal

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Would Recommend Others To Come Out — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Would Recommend Others To Come Out

Video Release : “Coming Out” With Justine — MJ

Video Release : “Coming Out” With Justine

Off Limits? The Best Sexual Positions For People With Limited Mobility — MJ

Off Limits? The Best Sexual Positions For People With Limited Mobility

Ellen OR Portia? — MJ

Ellen OR Portia?

Phone Sex? — MJ

Phone Sex?

Gay Mahatma? So What! — MJ

Gay Mahatma? So What!

And Like That Gaysi Turned 7! — MJ

And Like That Gaysi Turned 7!

Interview Aam Gaysi : You Have A Problem. You Deal With It — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : You Have A Problem. You Deal With It

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Am Blessed To Have Open-Minded People Around Me — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : I Am Blessed To Have Open-Minded People Around Me

Hyacinth : Romantic Dance Drama By Sandip Soparrkar — MJ

Hyacinth : Romantic Dance Drama By Sandip Soparrkar

Video Release : #377Teri — MJ

Video Release : #377Teri

Interview Aam Gaysi : My Coming Out Was To The Whole World — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : My Coming Out Was To The Whole World

Video Release : Out and Proud — MJ

Video Release : Out and Proud

Interview Aam Gaysi : Being An Aries, I Am Impulsive — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : Being An Aries, I Am Impulsive

Dhaka Celebrates Its 2nd LGBTQ Pride March — MJ

Dhaka Celebrates Its 2nd LGBTQ Pride March

Harmless Hugs Organizes Delhi’s First LGBT Flash Mob — MJ

Harmless Hugs Organizes Delhi’s First LGBT Flash Mob

Preview Profiles : Quick Questions With Performers From Mujre Ki Raat — MJ

Preview Profiles : Quick Questions With Performers From Mujre Ki Raat

Video Release : The Art Of Crossdressing — MJ

Video Release : The Art Of Crossdressing

Interview Aam Gaysi : Totally Gay — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : Totally Gay

Interview Aam Gaysi : In My Experience, There Is No “Right” Time. — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : In My Experience, There Is No “Right” Time.

Interview Aam Gaysi : I’m A Spontaneous Person — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : I’m A Spontaneous Person

Theatre Practitioner Kuljeet Singh Writes On Margarita With A Straw — MJ

Theatre Practitioner Kuljeet Singh Writes On Margarita With A Straw

Jab We Met : For Me, It Was Totally Love At First Sight — MJ

Jab We Met : For Me, It Was Totally Love At First Sight

D’Lo Da Shape Shifter — MJ

D’Lo Da Shape Shifter

Interview : Vinay Chandran, Bangalore Queer Film Festival — MJ

Interview : Vinay Chandran, Bangalore Queer Film Festival

Interview : Rahul Sharma, QueerCampus India — MJ

Interview : Rahul Sharma, QueerCampus India

Interview Aam Gaysi : In Case Of A Problem, It’s Never Too Hard To Seek Help. — MJ

Interview Aam Gaysi : In Case Of A Problem, It’s Never Too Hard To Seek Help.

Jab We Met : Learn To Laugh At Yourself & At Each Other — MJ

Jab We Met : Learn To Laugh At Yourself & At Each Other

Delhi Showed Pride & How! — MJ

Delhi Showed Pride & How!

An Appeal for Preethi — MJ

An Appeal for Preethi

Is Your Workplace Queer-friendly? — MJ

Is Your Workplace Queer-friendly?

Submission For Queer Festival Publication — MJ

Submission For Queer Festival Publication

Interview : Author, Arun Mirchandani — MJ

Interview : Author, Arun Mirchandani

Satyamev Jayate & Accepting Alternate Sexualities — MJ

Satyamev Jayate & Accepting Alternate Sexualities

Interview : Transgender Activist, Kalki — MJ

Interview : Transgender Activist, Kalki

SALGA NYC : Monthly Support Group — MJ

SALGA NYC : Monthly Support Group

Headliners [Our World This Week] — MJ

Headliners [Our World This Week]

Solo Photography Show : Fabien Charuau — MJ

Solo Photography Show : Fabien Charuau

Book Reading : Hostel Room 131 — MJ

Book Reading : Hostel Room 131

Queer Book That Gets Your Fancy? — MJ

Queer Book That Gets Your Fancy?

Queer Azaadi Mumbai : Debrief and Way Ahead with Pride 2011 — MJ

Queer Azaadi Mumbai : Debrief and Way Ahead with Pride 2011

Code 3 — MJ

Code 3

Book Release : Hostel Room 131 — MJ

Book Release : Hostel Room 131

Kovai Rainbow Festival — MJ

Kovai Rainbow Festival

Sex Work – A Recognised Form of Livelihood? — MJ

Sex Work – A Recognised Form of Livelihood?

Freedom Run — MJ

Freedom Run

Interview SALGA, Priyanka Mitra : Walking The Parade — MJ

Interview SALGA, Priyanka Mitra : Walking The Parade

Bad Is Good : Talent Quest — MJ

Bad Is Good : Talent Quest

Interview : Author, Vivek Shraya — MJ

Interview : Author, Vivek Shraya

The GayBombay Film Festival — MJ

The GayBombay Film Festival

Poll : “Quality Time” With Partner Is? — MJ

Poll : “Quality Time” With Partner Is?

Microsoft’s Gay Spoof — MJ

Microsoft’s Gay Spoof

<i>Draw The Circle</i> by Desi Deen — MJ

Draw The Circle by Desi Deen

“Fun”, The New Gay Magazine On The Block — MJ

“Fun”, The New Gay Magazine On The Block

Others Now Included — MJ

Others Now Included

Sunday High Discussion : Growing Old Queer — MJ

Sunday High Discussion : Growing Old Queer

Poll: Most Commonly Used “Break Up” Line? — MJ

Poll: Most Commonly Used “Break Up” Line?

Meeting Sunil Pant — MJ

Meeting Sunil Pant

Poll: Coming Out @ Work? — MJ

Poll: Coming Out @ Work?

Being Gaysi — MJ

Being Gaysi

Interview : Author Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik — MJ

Interview : Author Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik

Poll: Pride For You… — MJ

Poll: Pride For You…

Say Hello To Coimbatore — MJ

Say Hello To Coimbatore

Mumbai Says Queer Azadi Zindabad! — MJ

Mumbai Says Queer Azadi Zindabad!

Poll: In The Bed, Gentle or Agressive? — MJ

Poll: In The Bed, Gentle or Agressive?

Kerala Makes A Debut — MJ

Kerala Makes A Debut

Gary and Tony Have A Baby — MJ

Gary and Tony Have A Baby

Bangalore Celebrates Historic Naz Verdict Anniversary — MJ

Bangalore Celebrates Historic Naz Verdict Anniversary

Poll: Pride Marches? — MJ

Poll: Pride Marches?

Debate: Homosexuality Vs. Indian Family Values — MJ

Debate: Homosexuality Vs. Indian Family Values

Birthday Gift; Up To 10 Years In Prison — MJ

Birthday Gift; Up To 10 Years In Prison

Poll: Commercial Surrogacy? — MJ

Poll: Commercial Surrogacy?

Gay Blood No Harm — MJ

Gay Blood No Harm

Pink Economy Coming Soon! — MJ

Pink Economy Coming Soon!

Meet Author Rahul Mehta — MJ

Meet Author Rahul Mehta