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Watch: Devdutt Pattanaik Explains How Karmic Faiths are an Ally of LGBTQ People

May 30, 2018

Devdutt Pattanaik, renowned Mythologist and author of books like Shikhandi: And Other Queer Tales they Don't Tell You, and The Pregnant King, has recently intro... Read More...

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Homophobia is Subtle in Gurudom

May 18, 2018

Most of these gurus do oppose the criminalising of homosexuality, and so appear to be modern. However, they do see homosexuality as a deviance (or its Sanskrit equivalent), or a 'fluidity' that needs explanation, management and re-alignment

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Understanding the Potential Power of Marginalization (With the Help of a Buddhist Story)

June 19, 2017

Let’s explore how the eastern cultures (Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism) look at marginalization:

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My Brother and His Friends Used to Molest Me Because I was “Different”

January 20, 2017

My mother used to call me ‘Hijra’, ‘Chakka’ because I was not boy enough by her standards.

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GALVA – A Space for Spiritual Gay Hindus

July 8, 2016

GALVA, or Gay & Lesbian Vaishnava Association, is a nonprofit religious organization offering positive information and support to Gay and Lesbian Vaishnavas and Hindus, their friends, and other interested persons

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The Orlando Tragedy – Be Human Enough and Remember the Victims in Your Thoughts

June 14, 2016

I ask of you to think of the families that lost their loved ones- the gay bar had straight people partying away till wee hours in the morning too- all lives matter. It may have happened in Orlando, but it could happen anywhere and from any angle at a place closer to you.

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For the First Time, LGBT Community Joins Celebration of Sikh Festival and Takes Part in Baisakhi Parade in Canada

April 24, 2016

The LGBT Community in Vancouver, Canada, created history when it took part in the Baisakhi Parade taken out by the Sikh Community in Canada as part of the celebration of Sikh festival Baisakhi.

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A Shrine for the LGBT Community

April 1, 2016

What shrine do we build to mark the presence of an LGBT community?

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Homophobia has No Place in Sikhism

February 4, 2016

Personal Bias should not be passed off as Sikh Ethics by SGPC

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Highest Decision Making Body of Sikhs refuses honour to Lesbian Canadian Leader for Favoring Same-Sex Marriages

January 31, 2016

Ontario Premier Kathleeen Wynne, who visited Golden Temple today, was not honoured by the traditional Siropa (robe) by the SGPC because of her stance on same-sex marriages.

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The Theories of Homophobic Violence

November 2, 2015

Six schools of theory that illustrate sociological perspectives on homophobia and its genesis

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Love in the Time of Hate

November 1, 2015

Young India needs to find the strength and patience to face the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity of India, find innovative ways to live together in diversity, and not be afraid of rapidly changing ecosystems

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