GOL Summit: LGBTQ+ Filmmaking Conference to Launch in Taipei
Taiwan is set to cement its position as the beating heart of LGBTQ+ cinema in Asia with the launch of the region’s largest LGBTQ+ filmmaking conference on November 24th.
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377 Lawyers Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju, Trans Activist Amrita Sarkar Among Finalists for APCOM’s HERO Awards 2019
While Katju and Guruswamy are nominated for Social Justice Hero Award, Sarkar has been nominated under Transgender Hero award.
A Tale of Two Prides Within a Month in a City
Why do NGOs/Trusts want to brand the Pride with the name of their organizations? Is the pride walk about individuals from a particular NGO/Trust who want to feel honored or credited for being the hosts of the pride?
Living with HIV Is About ‘More Than Taking Medication’: Actor Mark Patton
‘Nightmare on Elm Street 2’ star Mark Patton opens up about surviving the real-life horrors that inspired his new documentary ‘Scream, Queen,’ how sharing stories can help us heal, and why we need to rethink our approach to HIV care.
When Guru Nanak Met a Cross-Dressed Sufi
This lore, while unlikely to be of a historical nature, hints at the comfort and acceptance Guru Nanak exhibits during his encounter with a cross-dressing sufi.
A Bike Ride through Islam’s views on Homosexuality
This story is an effort to put forth what the Holy Quran and the Sharia says about sexualities, and not what the Maulvis and others say.
Multiple Award Winning Short-Film Sisak Released On Youtube. Watch Now
Sisak, the short film that has won multiple awards at various Film Festivals internationally over the last 2 years, has been released on Youtube. The movie, di... Read More...
Growing Up Gay and Sikh in the UK
Being an Indian man of colour wearing a turban, I faced, and still do, a lot or racism and stereotypes within the gay community. I would also get asked questions like “Can Sikhs be gay?” or “Are you allowed to be gay?”
The Rainbow Lit Fest – Queer & Inclusive: A First-of-its-Kind Literature Festival in Delhi to be Held on Dec 7-8
Going beyond binaries and bringing together
different identities and sections of society, The Rainbow Lit Fest – Queer
& Inclusive will be held on December... Read More...
Book Review- ‘The Carpet Weaver’ Weaves a Forbidden Love Tale and Afghanistan’s Political Journey into a Captivating Book
The Carpet Weaver is not just about the love of Kanishka and Maihan, rather the book dwells much into the political situations unfolding in Afghanistan around mid 90’s