“Talk On Homophobia” Held In Delhi
Talk on homophobia: an event in Delhi
The much anticipated “Talk on Homophobia” presented by Artist at Work Productions made a decent show at the Oxford Books... Read More...
Kumam Davidson
On 26 January, LGBTs To ‘Reclaim The Republic’
Poster from the Facebook Page of the event
This year the country is going to witness a spectacle that has not been seen much in the history of India’s republi... Read More...
‘Dedh Ishqiya’ – a film review
Dedh Ishqiya Movie
Dedh Ishqiya (2014, Urdu, India), sequel to Ishqiya (2010) is an adaptation of Ismat Chugtai’s famously controversial 1942 short story Li... Read More...
Protest Held In Delhi University Against Sec 377
DU Against 377
On Friday, January 10, 2014, a few hundred people gathered at the Arts Faculty North Campus, the hub of Delhi University, to protest against Su... Read More...
Statements Against Sec 377 Verdict Unwanted: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday has spoken back against ministers who openly showed opposition to its verdict that re-criminalises homosexuality. Media reports qu... Read More...
In Manipur, A Transgender Beauty Pageant Against Supreme Court’s Sec 377 Ruling
Contestants with placards in the creative dress round.(Photo credit: SAATHII)
When the Supreme Court’s verdict on Sec 377 that says “homosexuality is a crime ... Read More...
European Nation Luxembourg Gets Gay Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel
Xavier Bettel has become Luxembourg's first openly gay Prime Minister and Europe's third openly gay head of governme... Read More...
Officer Denying Indian Visa To Gay American Diplomat’s Spouse Transferred
In the same week when people walked the Delhi Queer Pride, an IFS officer in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in Delhi is said to have been transferred ... Read More...
Delhi Queer Pride Demands Legal Recognition And LGBT Rights
Delhi Queer Pride brought rainbow colours, hope and promise to the people of the city and the country. People in bright rainbow colours came out in the streets ... Read More...
Delhi’s Queer Bazaar Draws Huge Crowd
Queer Bazaar, Delhi
Queer Bazaar, one of the most awaited events preceding Delhi Queer Pride this year, saw an amazing crowd, terrific sales and lots of rainb... Read More...
There Is A Need For A Mass Awareness Programme: Harish Iyer
Equal Rights activist Harish Iyer was one of the speakers to be invited to speak at Think Conference organised by Tehelka. Kumam Davidson talks to Harish ab... Read More...
Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh
Kumam Davidson reviews the short film Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh in Bombay Talkies
People have always resented Karan Johar's stereotypical portrayal of homosexua... 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.