Archive for the tag Relationships
I have experience homophobia at every sphere of my life.
Short Story : Date With Frankie
Mom!
Yes hon…
I think I’m going on a date…
Ohhh… is it someone we know?
Nope. Frankie moved into this district last semester.
The Uranian Love: A Social Stigma
Manoj belonged to a middle class family. It was a family of scholars. His parents were teachers at a neighbourhood school.
Gaysi Podcast 11.0 : Marriage of Convenience
We're back, like Arnold keeps coming back (he doesn't know when to stop, and we don't either…yaaaaaah), with our very first podcast of 2015!
Poem : Selfish, Delicious Love. #ThankGod
Everyday of my life
I thank God for what I am grateful for
With all the challenges thrown at you
Battles become your core.
Theatre : Ek Madhav Baug In Marathi
“Ek Madhav Baug” is a marathi play by the late celebrated playwright Chetan Datar. “Ek Madhav Baug” is a pioneering play about homosexuality and acceptance of the gay community.
Short Story : Trophy
She is bored.... has looked over everyone in the packed disc, mingling with people yet no one interesting or attractive.
Ms. Sonal Vengurlekar, Here’s An Open Letter To Your Open Letter
I chanced upon your open letter to Shonali Bose and it’s quite obvious to me that you really didn’t understand the film!
Poem : Let Me
Let me touch you one last time
Let me
Touch you while I can
While my body is still warm
While my love for you still beats in my heart
Theatre Practitioner Kuljeet Singh Writes On Margarita With A Straw
Margarita With A Straw brings to the world a fresh breath of air to accept and love people, the way they are.
Poem : I Carry This Hurt
I remember those eyes of small girl,
who looks perplexed,
when people laugh, ridicule, whisper, point and say
"Look, she is different, she is wearing boys clothes"
When I bend my head,
look at myself, I see just clothes!
Coming Out To Papa
I took my father out for dinner. We ordered some appetizers, I was going to tell him right away.
Theatre Review : Ila By The Patchworks Ensemble
ILA tells a powerful story and does succeed in bringing highly discussed relevant issues to the fore in a manner that was not overbearing.
Jab We Met : For Me, It Was Totally Love At First Sight
Because two brides are better than one. Here is a small tete-a-tete with Priya and Paula, lovely newly married women.
D’Lo Da Shape Shifter
Labels are something performer D’Lo cannot quite escape from.
Event : Read Out Loud, Queering Mythology
Come with bagful of stories that have left you mesmerised, or better still take some home with you! *Strictly Queer Mythological Content*
Theatre Play : Ila By The Patchworks Ensemble
Ila had premiered at the NCPA’s Centrestage Festival in December, and simply on the strength of that single staging, made it to quite a few ‘best of the year’ lists.
Marathi Film Screening : Jayjaykar
Jayjaykar is about an old man, Retd. Maj. Akhand, who meets a group of Hijras in a funny situation and helps them to achieve self respect.
Understanding LGBT Health Awareness Week
The week was created with the stated purpose of "promoting increased health awareness and outcomes in the LGBT community".
Dosti & So Much More…
What I discovered while exploring the gay community at that time was that my gay identity and South Asian identity were mutually exclusive.