Poem : Proud of Being Me
They say am cursed, am a sinner,
Yes I am, in all glamour.
They say am against God, am not pious,
Yes I am not, I love being inauspicious.
Sexuality
Gods, Books and Cocks – Vikram Kolmannskog about Writing, Sex, Spirituality and Cosmopolitanism
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White Swan Foundation Releases ebook “Mental Health 101: LGBTQIA+ Edition”
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Watch: LGBTQ Punjabis from Diaspora in Canada Share the Challenges of Being Sikh and LGBTQ
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Sexuality is Fluid, and I am Living Proof of That
How can someone who once proudly declared they were exclusively attracted to women not take it back now?
Watch: Devdutt Pattanaik Speaks About Sexuality and Gender in Hinduism, and his Books ‘Shikhandi’ and ‘I am Divine So Are You’
Gaylaxy sat down with Devdutt to talk about how Hinduism views queer people and sexuality. We also spoke to him about his books Shikhandi - And Other Queer Tales they Don't Tell You and I am Divine So Are You.
What it is like to be a Lesbian in Kashmir
The most critical problem facing lesbians in Kashmir is the way society simply refuses to recognize them and tries to silence their existence.
It’s Time For The World’s Faiths To Accept Queer People
The religious and political leaders of the world need to send a strong message that homophobia, heterosexism, transphobia and human rights abuses against sexual and gender minorities will not be tolerated.
Coming Out as an LGBT Muslim
I say one can be LGBT+ and reconcile it with faith, it is a story they do not want to hear because it provides a positive role model story and goes against the narrative they have chosen to portray repeatedly.
Watch: Devdutt Pattanaik Explains How Karmic Faiths are an Ally of LGBTQ People
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...
Homophobia is Subtle in Gurudom
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
LGBT IITians file Petition Against Section 377 in Supreme Court
A new writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court against Section 377 of the Indian Penal code by a group of 20 IITians