A curated – by no means exhaustive – list of books you can read to deepen your understanding of same-sex sexuality in India and sexuality studies in general.
Professional cosplayer, Romi Mondal, who was the brainchild behind this plan, decided to dress up as as Harley Quinn for the walk. A bunch of superhero lover queers and straight allies loved the idea and our little group grew. We chose the characters which were close to our hearts
The dhol beats gave the whole march a totally different ambience, where people celebrated their sexuality and gender identity, instead of feeling asahmed about it.
Kolkata pride demanded a world with equal rights, not just to queer people, but to whoever the society has done an unjustice to, including people with disabilities
In the case of Meitei society, wearing phanek has come to acquire gender, moral and cultural values. So wearing phanek is my own battle to challenge patriarchal norms, values and heterosexuality.
A beautiful photo project combining skills of a fashion stylist, photographer, makeup artist and transgender activist all coming together to celebrate trans beauty and fight against the rise in transphobia in the country.
Despite this onslaught of high-voltage atrocity and the continual thumping of nationalist chests, complaints have poured in that by talking about the various kinds of hate, crimes and oppressions – one is derailing pride and a fight for queer issues
The 9th edition of Bengaluru's Namma Pride 2016 was held on Nov 20th. The pride this year was special as it was India's first disability friendly pride
Organized by The Delhi Queer Pride Committee, a voluntary collective supported only by community funds, the Delhi Queer Pride March brings together members and supporters of the queer community.
Along with developing the case for main argument regarding the permissibility of same-sex unions within Islamic paradigm, the book facilitated insights into issues like permissibility of anal sex within a heterosexual marital relationship, masturbation or self-pleasures