Archive for the tag Culture
It was Van Gogh's Starry Night. One of his friends, Andy, used it as his display picture on MSN.
I Was Sexually Assaulted In Broad Daylight
I was sexually abused and thrashed. I was called hijra, chhakka (a derogatory term for hijras) and various other invectives.
My Father’s Son
Though my father and I are extremely close and I knew my parents would accept me eventually, I didn’t want to hurt them.
What If We Treated All Crimes Like We Treat Sexual Assault?
This campaign highlights the five most common forms of arguments used to trivialize sexual assault and shift blame onto the victims instead of the perpetrators.
Breaking Free : Film Screenings & Panel Discussion
You are invited for a special event by Godrej India Culture Lab and Godrej’s Diversity & Inclusion team in collaboration with Community Business. The theme for this event is LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) inclusion – both within and outside the workplace.
Media LGBT Interface III : Reel Life Real Life
Sappho for Equality is organizing the third Media LGBT Interface on 3rd October 2015, 6 pm to 8 pm at Rotary Sadan, Kolkata
The Memory Of A Face : Chapter Ten
Her cell phone buzzed just as she was about to check her watch for the umpteenth time. It was Agnes.
Review : Hindi Film “Time Out”
Time Out takes the giant leap of faith in Indian cinema.
Meant To Meet
That day at work, Alika smiled all day, she felt happy and had no idea why.
Artwork : Lie To Me
This oil work is a study in lies.
Queering the Night 1.0 In Hyderabad Edition
Queering the Night — is a festival celebrating the ever-evolving queer art and performance space in Hyderabad.
Interview Aam Gaysi : I Am Blessed To Have Open-Minded People Around Me
I had to go through counseling and pooja’s to get rid of my Gay ‘Prem’ as they thought of it to be alien.
The Memory Of A Face : Chapter Nine
Work that occupied most of his daytime and sometimes crept late into the evening hours.
One Unread Email
She tells me I have a lovely smile and I beam with joy as I gaze at my phone screen.
Rose Day An Annual Love Extravaganza At Ruia College
Instead of hushing the voice of love, we have been accepting it and encouraging it all these years, through our Rose Day, enabling more with love cards, crush cards, roses and what not.
Interview : Joel Simkhai, Founder and CEO, Grindr
Dating is no longer a frowned upon thing in India. But what about gay dating?
The Memory Of A Face : Chapter Eight
"Never thought I'd bump into you here. But you live across the street anyway." He looked up at their flat, which was in the building across the street, diagonally opposite to where they stood.
Review : Web Series “Carmilla”
About a year ago, I was surfing for the movie adaptations of the book Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu and I stumbled across this wonderful web series called Carmilla.
The Patchworks Ensemble & Gaysi Family Present “Tape – The King of Drag”
Welcome to Tape -- an evening of metamorphosis where men become women and women become men and kings and queens walk among us.
The Memory Of A Face : Chapter Seven
Oliver laughed. "Yes, they do. I know you love Thai food." He hoped Energy would remember that fact.