Femininity, Masculinity, and a Queer Conference in Kolkata
Photo credits: Nilanjan Majumdar & Sappho For Equality
The queer is slowly finding its way into the academic sphere, and slowly creating ripples in the ac... Read More...
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This Documentary on Queer Love in India has been produced by Doordarshan and PSBT
PSBT (Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India), a non-governemntal and not-for-profit trust that is primarily funded by Prasar Bharati, India’s national publ... Read More...
Why Ek Madhav Baug Didn’t Happen in Delhi’s JNU
The play Ek Madhav Baug was supposed to happen in JNU on Aug 30th, but the venue was changed a day before because of differences between Dhanak, JNU's queer s... Read More...
In Pics: How a Queer Hugs Campaign brought out the best of Kolkata
Photo by: Suchandra Das
Streets of Kolkata, on 23rd of August, witnessed something like never before. A bunch of queer people, walked down the e... Read More...
Watch: Queer Indian Version of Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud Song
The "69th" Independence Day of India was surely going to evoke a lot of queer desires, and it is no wonder that various videos have been released on Youtube a... Read More...
Strange People, Us Sexual Minorities
A still from the movie Dostana
We are a strange people, we sexual minority people.
We rush to defend the freedom of expression of some extremely sexist, raci... Read More...
Poem: Where Queer Meets Queer
Illustration by Maitri Dore
I wake up every morning,
And the wall around me breaks down my life into various provinces
With the ruler of each
Driving me cr... Read More...
Variety is the Spice of Life
I was listening to this remix version of a Punjabi folk song - Laal Churra. It describes a newly-wed bride, all decked up in lovely clothes and jewellery, wai... Read More...
An Indian Documentary Dares To Tell The Truth About Violence Against LGBTQ
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) groups and individuals across India have been clamouring for the reading down of the colonial law Section 3... Read More...
With Independence Day approaching, it’s time to demand #FreedomFrom377
India will soon be celebrating 69th Independence Day, but after more than 60 years of freedom from British Rule, have we truly given up the British chains of ... Read More...
Straight Support for Queer Cause, through a Missed Call Campaign in Bangalore
On a breezy summer evening in Bangalore, a bunch of friends got together, determined to do something meaningful for the queer cause in the city. Their timing ... Read More...
Book Review: Don’t Let Him Know by Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy’s debut novel Don’t Let Him Know by Bloomsbury is a family saga spread across two generations and continents. The novel tells the story of a Bengal... Read More...