The Coming Out Conundrum – A Conflict Of Duties
Coming Out - A Conflict of Duties. Image: Brijesh Sukumaran.
Why does a closeted person go through so much mental turmoil on the matter of coming out? Int... Read More...
Coming Out
With One Sleeve Up, Gay Indians plan to come out on Oct 11
October 11 is celebrated as the National Coming Out day globally, and this time, Indians have planned a unique campaign to come out to other individuals by ro... Read More...
Ordinary to Queer
Participants at Queer Azadi Mumbai, 2012
The first time I heard the word 'gay', I understood it meant happy. For the next few years, this word was true to its... Read More...
Watch: Indian Mother’s reaction to her daughter’s coming out
YTV network carried a prank where a girl (Shynee) told her mother that she is a lesbian and wants to spend the rest of her life with a friend (Payal). Her mot... Read More...
Video: Sikh man talks about Coming Out as Gay
Mandeep, a gay American Sikh man talks about coming out to his parents in this video. But coming out was not the only big announcement that he made to his par... Read More...
Book Review: Denial, Deceit, Discovery
My college never bothered much about queer people, taking pride in its ‘Catholic’ antecedents. Little surprise then, that in my second year, I stumbled acro... Read More...
Being gay in NIT Kurukshetra
It's always difficult to be different. Being gay is simply about being different. People believe they have a God given right to mock you. Movies, TV shows and... Read More...
Opinion: Ian Thorpe Is Gay. Here’s Why It Does matter
Coming to terms with one’s sexuality isn’t easy even if you’re one of the biggest names on the planet, proved multiple Olympic gold medallist Ian Th... Read More...
“A Straight Proposal”: a review
Scene from the play 'A Straight Proposal'
“A Straight Proposal” is a play by Happy Ranajit about a gay man’s life narrated through his diary. It was successful... Read More...
आँख-मिचौली – मेरी सच्ची जीवन कहानी (भाग २/२)
'आँख मिचौली', भाग २। तस्वीर: बृजेश सुकुमारन।
१९६० के दशक में जनमें एक भारतीय समलैंगिक की जीवन कहानी, उनकी ज़बानी। पहला भाग यहाँ पढ़ें। पेश है दो भागों का दूसरा ... Read More...
आँख-मिचौली – मेरी सच्ची जीवन कहानी (भाग १/२)
भ्रम, शर्मिंदगी और इंकार से आत्म-स्वीकृति तक। तस्वीर: बृजेश सुकुमारन।
१९६० के दशक में जनमें एक भारतीय समलैंगिक की जीवन कहानी, उनकी ज़बानी। दो भागों का पहला भ... Read More...
Coming Out To A Brother
Almost around a decade back, when my brother moved out of town for his studies, me and my sister celebrated that day. I don't know how Indians felt when they ... Read More...