What About My Meat?
The past few weeks have seen banning of not only beef in Mumbai, but also the ban of meat in states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh. The meat ban i... Read More...
Homosexuality
A ‘Queer’ Argument of ‘Karma’
Having been born in a middle class upper-caste Hindu family, I have grown up hearing the word “Karma” very frequently at many occasions and contexts. It was s... Read More...
In Mumbai, Congress leader Priya Dutt Asks the LGBT Community to Stand Up for Their Rights and Against Growing Intolerance
Priya Dutt, former Member of Parliament and Congress leader asked the LGBT community to stand up for their rights in “the increasingly difficult and intolera... Read More...
Standing Up To Abuse
Photo: Prachi Usha Kathale/QGraphy
Every now and then stories appear across the media of gay men being harassed, blackmailed and exploited by the police, by g... Read More...
Hatred is not Divine
The idea of Judgment Day (qayamat, in Urdu) is not found in Hinduism, or Buddhism and Jainism, for that matter. It’s found in Abrahamic mythology and even in Gr... Read More...
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...
How the Church misinterpreted texts to Demonise Homosexuality
“You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.”
-Leviticus 18:22
Christianity is the largest religion in the world with a followin... Read More...
Bromances from Mythology
Bromance in India means yaarana, dostana. We saw it on full display when Jai and Veeru rode on bikes in the 1975 film Sholay. In 1990, journalist Asho... Read More...
मेघधनुष्य की मृगतृष्णा
मेघधनुष्य या मृगतृष्णा?
'मेघधनुष्य - द कलर ऑफ़ लाइफ ' इस गुजराती फिल्म' के कर माफ़ी के निर्णय में गुजरात सरकार और निर्देशक के. आर. देवमणि के बीच चली केस में आज ... Read More...
Homosexuality a social evil for some, says Supreme Court, denies tax exemption to gay Gujarati movie
Supreme Court of India
In what can be termed as another jolt for gay rights in the country, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court said that homosexuality is ... Read More...
Journalist Barkha Dutt receives legal notice for criticising Supreme Court’s 377 Verdict
Noted journalist Barkha Dutt has received a legal notice for her "immoral" stand of criticising the Supreme Court judgement on Sec 377. In a major setback to ... Read More...
Watch: #377Teri – A Funky Music Video on Sec 377
Music has played an important part in our lives, and songs have also been used as a tool of protest which has been able to gain public attention to a cause. T... Read More...