Queering Assamese Cinema: The Journey So Far
The last five years or so have been an epoch-making era for Assamese cinema as far as queer representation is concerned.
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Special Vaccination Drive for Transgender People in Assam
Under a special vaccination drive for transgender people in Assam's Guwahati, thirty members of the community have received their first Covid19jab
Assamese Singer Abhishruti Sensitizes Audiences About Transgender People Through Her New Song “Ore Raati”
“Ore Raati” features an empowered Assamese Trans woman Janvi Borkakoti who is currently based in New Delhi working for a European IT consulting firm
As A Closeted Queer Woman, This is How the 9 Day Internet Ban in Assam Affected Me
As a closeted queer woman on the autistic spectrum, I suffered in silence on being cut off from social media, apart from being unable to access my bank accounts and needless to say I had lost all hopes
2000 Trans People Excluded from NRC, Petition Filed in Supreme Court
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) list that the government has prepared in Assam has left out 2000 transgender people from it.
The NRC is aimed at id... Read More...
How Trans Persons Are Being Excluded in Assam’s NRC
Rinki, 26, is from Harmati village in Tezpur district of Assam. She is one of the very few trans persons in the state whose name has appeared in the ... Read More...
Walking the Guwahati Pride
I have already decided the clothes I am going to wear at the Guwahati pride- blue jeans and black tee. What? I still am going to hold a strong poster! Being me... Read More...
Being Gay in a Small Town: My Untold Story
I am between devil and the deep sea. If I shift to some big city I have to face economic hardship, if I remain in my home then I have to face the awkward pressure of marriage.
4th Guwahati Queer Pride to be held on 5th Feb
On 5th February, Guwahati will witness the 4th QUEER PRIDE GUWAHATI at 2 PM, from Dighalipukhuri
In a First, LGBTQ Film Festival to be Held in Assam’s Silchar
AnLGBT film festival will be held on Feb 28th at Gandhi Bhawan, in Barak Valley, Silchar, and will screen documentaries and short movies
3rd Guwahati Queer Pride to be held on 7th February
Guwahati will host the 3rd Queer pride on 7th February. The march will start at 2pm from Dighalipukhuri Park entrance
Xukia launches Assam’s first multi-lingual LGBTQI publication
The launch issue of The Forbidden: Ek Xukia Dristanto
Xukia, a collective and network consisting of queer and feminist individuals in Assam, has launched the ... Read More...