Film Review: Lust Stories
Netflix’s Lust Stories is a compilation of four short films, each of which dive into different kinds of modern relationships that make you think.
Archive for the tag Culture
Navigating My Desiness At The New York City Pride Parade
As flyers and posters flood the streets of New York City, I think to myself: what if I do this? What if, for one day, my queerness, my transness, my identity was out in the streets?
I Know It’s Pride Month But I Hate StrangeLove
Alex Truelove (yes, that's his real name, haha, look how post-hipster we are) is a sweet, nerdy boy reclaiming those hitherto derogatory labels.
Zine Bazaar (Bombay Edition): Call Out For Exhibitors!
Zine Bazaar in its first edition focuses on Identity and all facets of identity- how we create it, share it, how it is viewed and consumed by others.
The Straight Best Friend Dramarama
Coming out to myself has made it less surreal and more tangible and since then I have been subtly coming out to few trusted friends here and there. Some were shocked, some were neutral and some came out as bisexual and asexual themselves.
Desi-Queer Lives After Trump
To put rest to this curiosity, I decided to ask a few friends from the USA how life is different; being queer and ethnically different in a home away from home.
Coming Out Soon With Navin Noronha
He tackles coming out of the closet like Attila the Hun, with a hysterical tale of his own coming out and the challenges and reactions of his families, friends and peers.
7 Shows Featuring Queer Families
Our understanding of gender and sexuality is built upon growing up in a family and watching other families around us
Film Review: KA Bodyscapes By Jayan K. Cherian
KA Bodyscapes, the queer-themed Malayalam feature by Jayan K. Cherian, has similarly battled the Censor Board for over a year and half until it finally received an adult certification in 2018.
Queer Mythology: Maharaja Virata And Brihannala
The core of gender and sexual identity is in the power of self-identification.
Kashish 2018: Closing Ceremony
There have certainly been spaces for LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate, but being South Asia’s biggest queer film festival Kashish has been one of those important places.
Short Fiction: After Hours
I wonder if the woman being spoken of understands the events transpiring around her. If she advanced towards an unwelcoming audience or if she has fallen prey to the many stereotypes surrounding us.
Film Review: Love, Simon By Greg Berlanti
For years we have created all sort of genres with hetero-cis plotlines, perhaps Love, Simon proves to be the gateway to mainstreaming the same for queer narratives.
Photo Essay: Love In Motion, Pune Pride 2018.
I’m a newbie to Pune, and I’ve hardly ever seen anything, but when I heard that pride was happening at the same time that I was going to be home after my convocation (read jobless period of time), I couldn’t wait! And what a day it was.
Film Review: Noblemen By Vandana Kataria
In many ways, Noblemen is a tale of revenge and retribution, but, as Confucius once said, ‘Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.’
Trans And Looking For Love
I am 25, single as single can be and still struggle to gather the courage and let that cute guy next door know I really really really really really really really like him!
He Sells She Sells Seashells: Love In The Time Of Phobia
I for one try not to hate people for finding drag uncomfortable, because hate is a useless and damaging emotion. I see this story instead as an attempt to build conversation around the phobia.
Transphobia When In Drag: Narrative Experiences
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia celebrated this month, Gaysi asked 6 drag queens to narrate their experiences with Transphobia while they performed.
Thou Shalt Not Utter These Words
While I believed that slurs can be reclaimed and used as devices of power to combat oppression, my friend did not agree.
Graphic Fiction: The Cold Never Bothered Her Anyway
From the corner of her lazy eye she caught sight of a pile of cucumbers stacked away among raw tubers of all shapes. The perfect summer vegetable. Or fruit?
