This week we will showcase interviews with 2 gaysi personalities. The first one is the author of the popular book “Quarantine”. [Link ] The Indian diaspora is quite aware of the confused identities we all carry while trying to balance the East and the West in us. Add to this a layer of Queerness and you have a full fledged Bollywood film on the making. Here, Rahul talks about how his dilemma and what shaped his book.
The next one is a video interview with Rosanna Flamer-Caldera who is the executive Director of Equal Ground. Here she talks about what it means to be Queer in Sri Lanka.[Link] This is the first time I have come across a LGBT person from Sri Lanka and it gives me immense pride that people are coming out, fighting for their rights where they live at and being proud about themselves.
Viva La Diversity!