My Shade Of Gray
I wish I didn’t have to put on this mask every morning. I wish I could walk up to that insanely handsome guy sitting on the opposite table in the canteen and tell him about the tingly feeling I get each time our eyes meet
Queer Voices
Why 377 Needs to Go – Gen X Speaks
We talk to the youth, across the sexuality and gender spectrum, irrespective of their identity, and try to gauge their views on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and why it needs to go.
I was Raped and Assaulted in School Because of My Trans Identity
I used to get violently bullied, groped by male seniors in hostel and senior day scholars who would often physically harm and sexually violate, denude, rape and coercively penetrate me in the pretext of ragging
My Journey Towards Changing the Lives of LGBTQs in Pakistan
When I first started my journey on the path of Human Rights, LGBTQI and same sex marriage rights, it felt completely hopeless and demoralizing. I lived in a highly closed and conservative society that was intolerant towards religious and sexual minorities.
Caged In Masculinity
Every minute of each day, in some shape or form, we are made aware that we do not meet the standards of masculinity or femininity.
Tamasha: A Queer Perspective
I could see vague parallels between Tamasha's Ved and my life, and like Ved, I have struggled with many of these dilemmas at various points in my life
A Serendipitous Date
Then I saw him, for the first time, in the flesh. I recognised the handsome face and as he drew closer, I recognised the blue denims worn with a white linen shirt.
A Short Response to Those Who Said We Were Derailing the Delhi Pride This Year
Queer people cannot be free in a world where people of various hues are shackled, not just because a common oppressor – overarching patriarchy – attacks us all, but also because many of us straddle multiple identities – we’re Dalit and queer, Muslim and queer, Tribal and queer, Disabled and queer.
The Ugly Truth About Gay-Cure Therapies
A young gay man narrates his painful experience with Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
Transgender Harassed at Night by Goons in Kolkata as Police Refused to File FIR, This is What Had Transpired
Anurag, a young transgender woman, and her friends were travelling in a metro in Kolkata during Durga Puja celebrations, when insults were hurled at them by a group of boys in the metro. When they got out of the metro, a confrontation ensued, and Anurag and her friends were physically assaulted. They went to the police, but all in vain.
The Clandestine Identity of LGBT Kashmiris
Photo: Prasenjit Chaudhary/QGraphy
LGBT community of Kashmir continues to remain hidden and living an invisible life. Speculation as to why this population is... Read More...