I’m Not The One That I Used To Be : A Transition Of Jake’s Relationship In Tales Of The City
The point I want to stress on is about the partners of trans people while they explore themselves, their sexuality. How can they support their partners?
Archive for the tag India
Adult Toys Ki Duniya Mein…There’s Something for Everyone
While Lust Stories and Veere Di Wedding have taken Hindi cinema by its horns for getting super late in giving us a sensitive portrayal of sex toys, our society still believes that sex toys are for singles, elderly women getting no sex, only for BDSM etc.
Book Review – “Unbecoming: A Memoir of Disobedience” By Anuradha Bhagwati
As I read this book, I was shaken; recognising myself in characters/people I didn’t particularly like and realising things about my own securely held beliefs is not a comfortable feeling (albeit a necessary one). It encouraged me, gently but firmly, to step out outside my worldview to digest what it means to serve your country.
Hindi Poem: Pillow
Hindi Poem by Shubhshree Mathur.
All Poets Have A Sad Story
If I wasn’t feeling like shit because I was turned on by girls (one girl in particular), I’m sure I would have found something else to hate myself for. I was young, female, loud, and had a body. Society does this to you. It moulds you till you are all soft woundable spots, and then it makes you kick yourself.
The Booth
I tried to remember if the booth on screen is the same booth that I and my partner usually go and get a security check from. I couldn’t recognise it. I stopped thinking and concentrated on the film.
A Beginners’ Guide To Being A Bisexual Muslim
It’s a chilly, Friday evening when Maulana – with his wide, expressive eyes and ochre, paan-stained teeth – announces that Islam considers the marriage of a man and a woman to be a contract. You giggle and blush, unaccustomed to conversations about the M-word.
Queer Was Always Here: Fascinating Accounts Of Queer Identities In India
A democratic establishment and the tireless rallying by activists and legislators have improved the overall climate in India over the years, with the Supreme Court finally striking down the colonial vestige of Section 377 and the Parliament tabling bills for trans rights (of course, in spite of flaws and all).
Poem: How Do You Know?
how do you know it's girls?
i wonder as my friend comes out to me
how do you know the limit of your love?
and somehow, weird quizzes dragged me all over the internet
The Miles Indian Companies Have To Go For An All Inclusive Workplace
At first glance, it may seem like firms concerned with their objectives of productivity and profitability seldom care about the life and preferences of their employees. However, in our naïveté we overlook the moral foundations that can make a toxic workplace different from a healthy, accepting one.
“Chai Peelo, Sab Theek Ho Jaayega.” (All Is Well)
My family, for one, cherishes a ritual that I like to refer to as the "chai peelo, sab theek ho jaayega". The chai peelo, sab theek ho jaayega or CPSTHJ is a delicate ritual that must be performed every time an uncomfortable truth is brought up.
I’m Coming Out: Waking up From A Gender-Coma
Gypsy sometimes wondered what it was like to live inside the pink box…and play with those pretty things. At least it would distract from this monochrome life.
Graphic Story: Baby Bank On Me (Part 2) [In Malayalam]
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Graphic Story: Baby Bank On Me (Part 1) [In Malayalam]
If you or anyone you know would like to translate content for us or write for us in languages other than English, find us at gaysifamily[at]gmail[dot]com.
On Realising I Am Pansexual And Polyamorous
The acronym LGBT+ came in my life when I had a feeling I might love women. I was not sure until I turned 20. Before that, I defined myself as heterosexual ? a woman who loved men.
Your Gender Is Not Recognized
In this paradise for Queers, the miniscule minority were the much-despised cis-heterosexual lot, who stubbornly believed the world was ideally just for Adam and Eve and proselytized a binary gender system enforced by ‘he’ and ‘she’ pronouns and suffocating monogamy.
Queer Folx Speak: The True Meaning of Independence
If I could have anything that made me feel more independent, it would be making queerness a part of casual discussion. I wish it wasn’t such an enormous deal. People are gay. Everyone knows it.
Graphic Short Story: My Imaginary Friend
Meera made a friend in the glass case she suffocated in for 25 years.
Talking ‘Beyond The Colours’ With Diya Ullas
I had an opportunity to talk to Diya about her art, what it entails, and how she sees it. And after talking to her about this project, Lorde’s words become more relevant.
Climate Change Is A Queer Issue
The impact of climate change on the LGBT community is an important topic because of a need for a seat at the table, ie - representation.
