Legal Advice: Tackling blackmail around Section 377
My friend is a bisexual man and has been a victim of blackmail by someone known to him. The blackmailer threatened to expose my friend's sexual relations wi... Read More...
Queer Voices
Watch: Transgender from Kashmir speak about the difficulties the community faces
Far too long, most people in India have looked up to Kashmir either as the place of natural beauty, or a place of conflict - a state over which both India and... Read More...
Variety is the Spice of Life
I was listening to this remix version of a Punjabi folk song - Laal Churra. It describes a newly-wed bride, all decked up in lovely clothes and jewellery, wai... Read More...
With Independence Day approaching, it’s time to demand #FreedomFrom377
India will soon be celebrating 69th Independence Day, but after more than 60 years of freedom from British Rule, have we truly given up the British chains of ... Read More...
A Hug for Equality
What do you do when people all around you seem to hate you or judge you? You remind them of your humanity. How do you do that? With a hug!
One of the meeting... Read More...
An Obituary to My Mommy
Dear All,
I write this with no expectations of sympathies and empathy, but for the very fact that this could happen to anyone of us. On February 23rd 201... Read More...
Hidden Rainbows
I work in a small IT company. Our strength is hundred and a half. From managers to interns - all have similar partially-open desks. No special cabins. People lo... Read More...
Live life with ‘Head Held High’
Harvey Milk once asked every gay man and woman to come out. “Come out to your parents,” he said. “Come out to your friends…come out to your neighbours…to your... Read More...
The Book Covers That Never Were
The V-shaped body with bulging chest and slim waist has come to signify for children, the world over, the embodiment of a man with super-human strength - the go... Read More...
Power to the LGBT Community: A wake up call for India
India needs more leaders belonging to the LGBT community. The community cannot be dismissed as a minority anymore. While developments in this front have surfa... Read More...
What I Realised When My Close Friend Came Out To Me
You know you've found that special friend in your life, when you can share anything, absolutely anything, with that person.
More often than not, most o... Read More...
The Reality of Being Gay in India
Being gay in India is no walk in the park. Rather, it’s like walking a tightrope across a canyon, from realization to social and personal acceptance. On one h... Read More...