Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi: How Three Indian cities celebrated Pride
Pride fever is over in India and three Indian cities held queer pride marches in the last two months. While Chennai held the 6th Rainbow Pride on 29th June, Kol... Read More...
Current Affairs
For India’s Health Minister, Indian Culture, Spirituality And Celibacy Are The Best Solutions
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, India’s health minister has already found himself at the centre of two controversies and been forced to issue clarifications to clear the a... Read More...
6th Chennai Rainbow Pride To Be On June 29th
It’s Pride month! The excitement can’t get better especially after Facebook has rolled out the new bunch of Pride emoticons and the world over is gearing up t... Read More...
LGBT Activists React To Election Results In India
Results of the 2014 elections are out and Indian voters have put their faith on BJP and Narendra Modi this time. They have been given a clear and resounding m... Read More...
My Son is Gay: How A Bold New Feature Is Taking Indian Queer Cinema By Storm
Right to left: Anupama, Lokesh, Nakshatra & Sharath
What would you do if your son came to you and said he’s gay? Would you be angry, sad or accepting? Wha... Read More...
Interview With Eyinah- The Writer, Illustrator Behind ‘My Chacha is Gay’ Comic Series
I came to know of Eiynah, a Canadian based writer, blogger, illustrator and activist of Pakistani origins back in 2011 when she submitted her work for Chay ma... Read More...
May 17- International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
On May 17th 1990, the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as a sexual disorder. To commemorate this day, The International Day Against Homoph... Read More...
SC’s Judgement On Transgender Rights : What It Exactly Says
(1) Hijras, Eunuchs, apart from binary gender, be treated as “third gender” for the purpose of safeguarding their rights under Part III of our Const... Read More...
Queer Rights And Aam Aadmi Party: The Way Forward
PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore
My interaction with the Aam Aadmi Party began soon after its formation late in 2012. My appreciation of the party, however, came gr... Read More...
Acceptance And 377 : An Interview With Director Karn Gupta
The term ‘acceptance’ is a heavily loaded word. But having it can mean the entire world to the LGBT community. But where does one get acceptance from? And how... Read More...
I AM POLITICAL: Why Director Onir Joined AAP
Noted film maker Onir decided to take the political plunge last week, creating much ripples in the queer pool. Announcing his plans of joining the Aam Aadmi Pa... Read More...
‘I Promote Love And Love Promotes Peace’: Nepal’s Sunil Babu Pant On Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
Nepali politician Sunil Babu Pant, the country’s most visible equal rights crusader for LGBT is happy on his Nobel Peace Prize nomination for this year. Pan... Read More...