Poem: Forbidden Love
You never had the courage to give our relationship a name
It concerned you more if the world found out & never looked at you the same
Archive for the tag Relationships
It’s Okay Pammi: A Mother’s Struggle To Reconcile With Her Daughter’s Sexuality
The film is the result of honest conversations with parents, grandparents and young people who identify as LGBTQ+.
Exclusive Interview: Jack Tracy On Creating His Own Show & Why He’s Excited About The Latest Season of History
The web-series received positive response from critics and the media, and made it to some festival selections, including AltFest NY -- New York's locally programmed Gay and Lesbian film festival.
Short Fiction: The Colourful Break-Up
She looks at me incredulously. She repeats, softly this time, “I want out.” I respond softly, “I know, babe. You got it.”
A Cut Above The Rest: Indian Web-Series Making A Mark In The LGBTQ Space
Following are four Indian web series that do express strong plot-lines and have LGBTQ characters right at the center of all the action.
Queer Support Groups Yaariyan & Umang Bring To You “The Acceptance Meet 2017” This 15th August
This year our theme is 'Every life matters' to highlight the increasing number of suicide amongst LGBTQ youth.
A To Z: Queer Celebrities Who Saved And Inspired Me
You never know what can inspire you to stop being a lost, lonely soul, bogged down by the bad, bad world.
Things You Should Know About Yaariyan’s New Initiative In Association With MTV Staying Alive
Globally, more than 30% of all new HIV infections are estimated to occur among youth aged 15 to 25 years. People aged 15-29 years comprise almost 25% of the India’s population but account for 31% of the country’s AIDS burden.
Poem: The Table
At a table in the corner
Whirling her world in my cup
Cream still appears like a meaning
She said, had lost over the years
The waves of her desire
Gush at my feet on the shore
I long to seep away in the ocean
I long to go with her
Hiten Noonwal: Exploring Gender Identity Through Self Portraits
Their body of work comprises a compelling and complex archive of selves and objects that are multiple and express strong emotions.
4-Part Poem On LGBTQ Workspace In India
Always comforted by binaries
So used to divisions of only Two
I found myself baffled when I
Entered the Ladies’ Room
And found a bunch of men
#GaysiSnippets: Featuring 6 Coming Out Stories
We would love to hear your thoughts on being desi and being a queer for our #GaysiSnippets section.
Poem: Reality
My pen and pain have become the same
Each thought of you
I scribble it down
Trying to write a story about ‘us’
Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2017
The 27 films selected for this year, from nearly 70 submissions, include shorts, documentaries and feature length films from 12 countries.
2 Fucking Syllables
I’ve only recently proved it to be true
Aai, Baba - I’m dying to just tell you.
From Mumbai to Chicago: Being Non-Binary and Doing Drag
You are valid if you're still in the closet, you're valid irrespective of when you come out, you're valid if you decide to never come out.
Non-Binary Narrative: An interview with Anushka Datta
Although being called a girl made me dysphoric, I never thought of myself as a boy either. So, I identify as neither male nor female.
Book Review: “The Fabulous Feminist” By Suniti Namjoshi
What is striking about Namjoshi’s work is the way she always looks at identity collectively and does not treat religious, sexual, racial, class and caste identity as separate strands.
Queering Space: A Photo Essay On Bombay
These images feel heavy to me, difficult even- they represent a public queer Bombay that is still shedding its milk teeth, learning to channel its own power, struggling in more ways than one.
Fiction: Naked
Sheheryar felt absolutely amused by the fact that although he wanted to kiss him the moment he saw him but resisted so much that he didn’t even ask his name.
