6 Young Adults Share Their Definition Of Being Desi-Queers
Here are 6 stories from the countless rainbows in the country - on who they are, what being queer means and what the world is to them.
Archive for the tag Homophobia
Koushik Hore Working Towards Colourful Beginnings For The Transgender Community In India
Sathrangi is a trans-feminine Indian livelihood venture that aims to create employment opportunities for transgender and queer people with a vision to create a inclusive society, "a society for all".
Book Review: Mohanaswamy By Vasudhendra
This collection of short stories is a view into the lives of middle-class gay men in rural and urban India. The stories are doused in pain, guilt, humiliation, confusion, disappointment, heartbreak, lust, self-realisation, and acceptance.
1 Camera 7 Dates: Travelling The World With Borja Matheu
True to his fascinating method- Borja travels to the destinations and goes on dates in the destination to discover it in the best way possible.
Film Review: Disobedience By Sebastian Lelio
Disobedience could very well have been sensationalist in its storytelling, as it is the tale of a rekindled illicit affair between two women.
Party Girl Problems: Between Patriarchy And The Pole
I realized expressing oneself freely in the public sphere whether through dance or any other medium for that matter, can be a complicated for gender and sexual minorities.
Review Stand-Up Show: Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
‘Nanette’ is no ordinary stand-up special. Hannah Gadsby is 40-year-old, gay, Tasmanian comic whose decade-long career in comedy has been built on self-deprecating humour. But she decides to change things up this time.
In Conversation With Mr. Gay World India 2018 Samarpan Maiti
When I set out to meet Samarpan Maiti, who is quite the celebrity now having bagged the second runner-up prize at Mr. Gay World 2018 held in South Africa, I quite expected to meet a ‘star’.
Poem: Headline
The headline
Screams the news,
Of her love letter to her
Where words bared their souls;
While clothed in desire.
7 Real-Life Narratives Of Desi-Queers Out At Work
At home, one must be loved, comfortable and able to grow. Identity and acceptance are a large part of how good and welcome someone feels in their ‘home’.
A Look Into The Stonewall Riots, And Their Echo In India And The World
1969. Queer bodies existed out of mainstream society’s dialogue in the USA. The modern Gay Liberation Movement had not begun and it’s not hard to imagine a time where Homosexuality was illegal.
The Strongest Brick At Stonewall, Marsha P. Johnson
Pride began that night, and its vanguard was firebrand trans woman of colour, Marsha P. Johnson.
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.
The People Vs. Section 377: 150 Years Plus And Counting
Here is a timeline of the cases and the people who have fought for the law to be repealed, so that their part of the Indian population is treated as equally as any other.
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.
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.
5 Things Cis Straight Indian Parents Are Doing Wrong
While most cis-straight folk in our country are probably not referring to tone deaf dissertations to raise their kids, Indian parents have always seemed to follow a subconscious code to reinforce gender and cis-heterosexual contexts.
Happy Gay May!
After Lesbian Visibility Day in April, May is filled with important days that remind us of the strength we have in our diversity.
5 Problems Indian Educational Institutions Need To Address ASAP
We hope to do our bit in raising awareness among authorities to create queer-friendly spaces at school and in college for children who are, just children who deserve to have fun and play.
