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The Gaysi Zine Editor
Our mythology defines us – and it’s more ‘pop’ than you think!
Short Graphic Story: Asking Out Karan
One look at Neha and Karan is besotted. Neha smiles but doesn’t look too happy. Karan flips through the book, reads the note and looks surprised.
Read How The Quebec Govt’s Policies And Programs Are Helping LGBTQ+ Community
There are two main ways Quebec aims to promote LGBT rights internationally and, as such, contribute to the improvement of the social and cultural situation for LGBTQ+ people.
Erotica Graphic Short Story : And Then
Didn’t know you were watching me. I thought you were busy taking your clothes off!
Happy 2018!
Here’s wishing you all a very happy new year and hoping that 2018 makes you capable of endless love.
‘Unnatural’: A Powerful Photo-Series That Reaffirms, Reclaims, And Celebrates Sex
Pulkit Mogha boldly attempts to clap back against this repression by documenting sexual experiences in a country where it is forbidden.
Queering Up 8 Popular Indian Monuments Part II
Through our imagination, we are making these spaces more welcoming for those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and value diversity.
Singing For Love And Freedom: Rainbow Voices Mumbai Breaks Barriers As India’s First LGBT Choir
Hosting and conducting a standalone concert after our early days of just performing at events was a great learning experience!
‘Yeh Jo Chilman Hai, Dushman Hai Humari’: When The Curtain Draws You In But Keeps You Away
Chilman is Urdu for a screen, a curtain, that which conceals even as it promises to reveal.
What It Feels Like To Be A Transgender: A Heart-Stirring Poem By Slam Poet Lee Mokobe
I was the mystery of an anatomy, a question asked but not answered.
Love Is Love Is Love: Delhi Celebrates Its 10th Pride Parade!
This year marks the 10th milestone of the LGBTQ+ community’s collective struggle to fight back against homophobia, transphobia, shame and stigma.
A Beginner’s Guide To Indian Sexual Predators
Have you ever been left wondering if you were 'over-reacting' to someone's insistent hugs or invasive questions?
Queer-O-City: Dirty Talk Is Back With Its X-tra Special 10th Edition. Inviting Performers & Storytellers Now!
At Dirty Talk, you get to be the star in your very own production.
Interview With Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: My Work Attempts To Re-Invent Masculinity, To Investigate Its Softer, More Effeminate, Flowery Side.
There are many facets of south-Asian societies that are less concerned with how men behave, how colourful their clothes are or if they are holding hands with male friends or simply laying their heads on their friend’s shoulder.
Bi-Visibility Week Conversations: ‘I Think Labels Are Important To Prevent Bisexual Erasure’
As a more feminine woman, I have often had people assume I am straight.
Bi-visibility Week Conversations: ‘If An Ambidextrous Person Isn’t Asked To Choose Between Hands, Why Can’t Sexuality Be Treated The Same Way?’
The first time I considered the possibility of being bisexual was when I was 16.
Queer Mythology: Born To Two Mothers, The Hero Bhagiratha
This graphic narrative is inspired by Ruth Vanita’s essay, “Born to Two Mothers, The Hero Bhagiratha,” and has adopted a version of the story from the same essay.
Author SJ Sindu On Her Lesbian Novel “Marriage Of A Thousand Lies”.
Western media is changing and starting to show a lot of queer representation, but I have yet to see that kind of progress in South Asian media.
The Gaysi Zine Issue 06: Guidelines For The Submissions
The issue is multi-lingual, which means you can send us your stories in any regional language you prefer. We shall get it translated and print it along with the original.
The Gaysi Zine (Issue 06) Call For Submissions
Each one of us already knows how to navigate some portion of the world; what do you think might happen if we could put together all that we know and we are?