In Conversation with Priyakanta Laishram, A Young Manipuri Filmmaker
We at Gaylaxy Magazine first want to congratulate India's youngest filmmaker who made a short film on transgender and is now riding on its tremendous success. I... Read More...
Kumam Davidson
This Music Video Starring Monica Dogra and Anushka Manchanda is so Bold, It Might Just Get Banned in India!
The music video portrays love and intimacy between two women. The video is remarkable for its unapologetic and bold portrayal of intimacy between women
Why I Wore Phanek, A Symbol of Meitei Women’s ‘Purity/Impurity’, To The Delhi Queer Pride
In the case of Meitei society, wearing phanek has come to acquire gender, moral and cultural values. So wearing phanek is my own battle to challenge patriarchal norms, values and heterosexuality.
“Art is Varied and Inclusive, But Unfortunately Humanity Isn’t” – An Interview with Singer Sharif D Rangnekar
Oppression also inspires art. So does a failing media. Loneliness can do the same. Dreaming of a better world can also move one to use art as a form of expression.
Exploring LGBT Life in Manipur’s Imphal
The famous Kangla Gate and BT Park in Imphal acquires a totally different hue at night, with many LGBT people thronging the park looking for some quick connections
Five major English novels from Pakistan that have Homosexual characters
It is still an unlikely chance to come across a book on homosexuality by a Pakistani author given the general public’s regressive thoughts on gender and sexuali... Read More...
The Inspiring Story of a Young Transgender Model from Manipur
Sandra Nandeibam, a young undergraduate trans model from Manipur just became the first tarns in "Northeast" India to get admission in an educational institute u... Read More...
Book Review: Don’t Let Him Know by Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy’s debut novel Don’t Let Him Know by Bloomsbury is a family saga spread across two generations and continents. The novel tells the story of a Bengal... Read More...
Behind the making of the LGBT music video – Head Held High
'Head Held High' a LGBTQI music video recently got approval from the Censor Board. Kumam Davidson talks to lyricist, singer, and producer, Sharif D Rangnekar a... Read More...
Book Review: My Magical Palace
The magical part about My Magical Palace is Kunal’s ease for storytelling and his ability to create a bygone era- the 1970’s Hyderabad in all its beauty and o... Read More...
Poem: Madness
Painting by Kashish Seth
Dear lover do not even think
I do not know what you think,
This is madness that you see
Because madness was always within me.
&nb... Read More...
Rainbow Walk in JNU Campus on 9th January
Rainbow Tree (Picture by Gourab Ghosh)
In the wake of a rainbow tree vandalised on 28th November, 2014 in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, one of the mo... Read More...
Kumam Davidson
A liberal at heart and an avid reader, he tries to fuse liberal, feminist and queer thoughts in his writings. He is also writing a doctoral thesis on the intersection between violence and urbanistion in the case of Karachi. Write to him at davidsonkumam@gmail.com.