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WOMAN INSIDE
How easy it is to belittle the feminine, to blame her. Perhaps women are easy targets for nothing happens without them. The feminine energy is both the lowest and highest rungs of the ladder, of the darkest valley and the tallest peak. The world does not start with Adam, itstarts with Eve.
BURNING DRY
Its burning and bleeding Dry Saffron, white and Green Hues of rainbow in between Agenda fixed, program controlled Italian, lotus and more Indeed In the name of Saffron and green. SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUES 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visualmetaphors of
SAME-GENDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASES WILL BE TREATED UNDER On the petitioner's side, it was claimed that the POSH Act was not meant to resolve same-gender grievances and, on the other hand, the respondent's counsel argued that such complaints were addressed by the University Grants Commission (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Workers and Students in the Higher Educational Institution) so that they could be sustained AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – JULES FROM EUPHORIA, OUR MAKE-UP INSPIRATION TO FEEL LOVED Many fans are especially fond of the fashion moments of the show. Every character has a distinct sense of style, and their appearances are very often overlaid with sequins, glitter, sharp eyeliner, and radiantly shadowed eyes—courtesy of Doniella Davy, the show's leadmakeup artist.
GAYSI - THE GAY DESICATEGORIESTAGSARCHIVESCOMMUNITYABOUTCONTACT Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. MoreWOMAN INSIDE
How easy it is to belittle the feminine, to blame her. Perhaps women are easy targets for nothing happens without them. The feminine energy is both the lowest and highest rungs of the ladder, of the darkest valley and the tallest peak. The world does not start with Adam, itstarts with Eve.
BURNING DRY
Its burning and bleeding Dry Saffron, white and Green Hues of rainbow in between Agenda fixed, program controlled Italian, lotus and more Indeed In the name of Saffron and green. SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUES 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visualmetaphors of
SAME-GENDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASES WILL BE TREATED UNDER On the petitioner's side, it was claimed that the POSH Act was not meant to resolve same-gender grievances and, on the other hand, the respondent's counsel argued that such complaints were addressed by the University Grants Commission (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Workers and Students in the Higher Educational Institution) so that they could be sustained AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – JULES FROM EUPHORIA, OUR MAKE-UP INSPIRATION TO FEEL LOVED Many fans are especially fond of the fashion moments of the show. Every character has a distinct sense of style, and their appearances are very often overlaid with sequins, glitter, sharp eyeliner, and radiantly shadowed eyes—courtesy of Doniella Davy, the show's leadmakeup artist.
WHAT WE LOSE WHEN WE PRAISE ‘GENDER BENDERS’ WITH “GO GIRL Vice India’s latest cultural piece on Indian fashion influencers Komal Pandey and Siddharth Batra positions them as pioneers of “gender bending fashion” – the catch-all terminology used to describe cis girlbosses in suits and cis men in skirts.WOMAN INSIDE
Women are assumed to be such feeble concepts, delicate things, perhaps even portrayed as so. The Bride in the Hollywood movie Kill Bill was vandalized and murdered by Bill and his gang for presumed treachery; Cerise Lannister from the Game of Thrones had to atone to her sins by walking naked, shaved, and stripped off of all of her dignity in front of her entire kingdom to watch; the FAT. SO? FATPHOBIA. NO. We are constantly surrounded by myriad capitalist forces like movies, magazines, fashion, and more that reiterate being thin as the ideal. So even when you want to accept yourself, you are hindered in this journey because you can’t find clothes in your size in stores, or a family member is being judgemental, or you’re being bullied by a medical healthcare provider, or a hundred other THE CASE FOR AND PROBLEMS WITH THE INCLUSION OF GENDER The diagnosis of ‘Gender Identity Disorder’ has only been renamed to ‘Gender Dysphoria’, and the criteria, in itself, still remains. Hence, it is better understood as a revision than a removal. Being trans is considered a mental illness in the DSM in any and every waythat it was before.
LIVING IN AND WITH THE BODY THAT I HAVE: WHERE IS THE BODY 2017 also happens to be the year of my coming out, chancing upon Bill Hayes’ memoir Insomniac City, and making a career shift from engineering to writing. It was a rebirth of sorts. But more so, it’s important to register that it was also the year that I finally stopped being skinny-shamed. MONEY AND FREE BUS RIDES FOR THE TRANS WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU The Union Ministry had also extended their aid and provided Rs. 1,500 to trans people across the country. To access this benefit, they had to register using their Aadhar cards and provide their bank accounts. But since registration was only possible in Hindi or English and Aadhar cards often had dead names of the person, while many others did not have their medical certificate, this was “HIS STORYY” IS A FRESH AND SENSIBLE TAKE ON RELATIONSHIPS Streaming on ALTBalaji and ZEE5, His Storyy (They had history, this is his story) first made headlines when it was called out for plagiarizing Loev’s movie poster. The production house later pulled down the poster, acknowledging that the “uncanny resemblance and similarity cannot be written off as mere coincidence.” DISNEY’S HISTORY OF QUEER CODING VILLAINS Even with Ursula’s heavily arched eyebrows and husky voice in The Little Mermaid (1989) or Jafar’s effeminate looks and elegance in Aladdin (1992), there is a definite pattern of queer coding villains. Ursula’s character was actually inspired by Divine, a drag queen. Jafar’s character was animated by Andreas Deja, an openly gay manwho
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Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A TRANSGENDER: A HEART-STIRRING I love (love) this penetratingly powerful poem about what it’s like to be transgender. It speaks volumes about bodies and identities and stirs something within. I urge you to listen to it. “The first time I uttered a prayer was in a glass-stained cathedral. I ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. More MONEY AND FREE BUS RIDES FOR THE TRANS WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU The Union Ministry had also extended their aid and provided Rs. 1,500 to trans people across the country. To access this benefit, they had to register using their Aadhar cards and provide their bank accounts. But since registration was only possible in Hindi or English and Aadhar cards often had dead names of the person, while many others did not have their medical certificate, this was SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUES 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visualmetaphors of
QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms.DEAR YOU - GAYSI
Thoughts engulfing the dark Voices echoing insults, Smiles turning to snarky remarks. The screen on my phone blinks. A comment, from you. You, a stranger miles away. AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – 11 NON-BINARY ASIAN ROLE MODELS TO LOOK UP TO Alok is a poet, writer, artist and co-creator of Dark Matter, a non-binary trans South Asian performance artists’ space that was recently closed. Born and raised in Texas, Vaid-Menon has been using their talents to create new perspectives with respect to non-binary gender identities across the world. In 2017, DarkMatter came to aclose but
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A TRANSGENDER: A HEART-STIRRING I love (love) this penetratingly powerful poem about what it’s like to be transgender. It speaks volumes about bodies and identities and stirs something within. I urge you to listen to it. “The first time I uttered a prayer was in a glass-stained cathedral. I was kneeling long after the congregation was on its feet, ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. More MONEY AND FREE BUS RIDES FOR THE TRANS WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU The Union Ministry had also extended their aid and provided Rs. 1,500 to trans people across the country. To access this benefit, they had to register using their Aadhar cards and provide their bank accounts. But since registration was only possible in Hindi or English and Aadhar cards often had dead names of the person, while many others did not have their medical certificate, this was SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUES 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visualmetaphors of
QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms.DEAR YOU - GAYSI
Thoughts engulfing the dark Voices echoing insults, Smiles turning to snarky remarks. The screen on my phone blinks. A comment, from you. You, a stranger miles away. AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – 11 NON-BINARY ASIAN ROLE MODELS TO LOOK UP TO Alok is a poet, writer, artist and co-creator of Dark Matter, a non-binary trans South Asian performance artists’ space that was recently closed. Born and raised in Texas, Vaid-Menon has been using their talents to create new perspectives with respect to non-binary gender identities across the world. In 2017, DarkMatter came to aclose but
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A TRANSGENDER: A HEART-STIRRING I love (love) this penetratingly powerful poem about what it’s like to be transgender. It speaks volumes about bodies and identities and stirs something within. I urge you to listen to it. “The first time I uttered a prayer was in a glass-stained cathedral. I was kneeling long after the congregation was on its feet, LIVING IN AND WITH THE BODY THAT I HAVE: WHERE IS THE BODY 2017 also happens to be the year of my coming out, chancing upon Bill Hayes’ memoir Insomniac City, and making a career shift from engineering to writing. It was a rebirth of sorts. But more so, it’s important to register that it was also the year that I finally stopped being skinny-shamed. FAT. SO? FATPHOBIA. NO. We are constantly surrounded by myriad capitalist forces like movies, magazines, fashion, and more that reiterate being thin as the ideal. So even when you want to accept yourself, you are hindered in this journey because you can’t find clothes in your size in stores, or a family member is being judgemental, or you’re being bullied by a medical healthcare provider, or a hundred other WHAT WE LOSE WHEN WE PRAISE ‘GENDER BENDERS’ WITH “GO GIRL Vice India’s latest cultural piece on Indian fashion influencers Komal Pandey and Siddharth Batra positions them as pioneers of “gender bending fashion” – the catch-all terminology used to describe cis girlbosses in suits and cis men in skirts. MADRAS HIGH COURT PAVES THE WAY FOR ACTIVE ALLYSHIP IN THE In this case of S. Sushama & another vs. Commissioner of Police & others, the Court said that social acceptance and sensitization is a crucial step to protecting the lives and dignity of queer folx and their relationships as well as communities. MAKING SPACE FOR TRANS-MASCS TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH Making Space For Trans-Mascs To Speak Their Truth. Thanks to the Ideosync UNESCO Information Fellowship Grant that Prithvi qualified for, this podcast emerged as a media project carried out between Oct 2020 and March 2021. Prithvi’s aim was to mainly spread awareness about the transmasculine community, their struggles, joys, victoriesand
QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms.DEAR YOU - GAYSI
Thoughts engulfing the dark Voices echoing insults, Smiles turning to snarky remarks. The screen on my phone blinks. A comment, from you. You, a stranger miles away. UK'S FIRST NON-BINARY MAYOR AND THE IMPORTANCE OF I keep thinking of how many people have to mask their truth and pretend to be of a certain gender because it doesn’t fit into the conventional boxes prescribed by the world. And this is why people like Owen Hurcum are so important. “HIS STORYY” IS A FRESH AND SENSIBLE TAKE ON RELATIONSHIPS Streaming on ALTBalaji and ZEE5, His Storyy (They had history, this is his story) first made headlines when it was called out for plagiarizing Loev’s movie poster. The production house later pulled down the poster, acknowledging that the “uncanny resemblance and similarity cannot be written off as mere coincidence.” DISNEY’S HISTORY OF QUEER CODING VILLAINS Even with Ursula’s heavily arched eyebrows and husky voice in The Little Mermaid (1989) or Jafar’s effeminate looks and elegance in Aladdin (1992), there is a definite pattern of queer coding villains. Ursula’s character was actually inspired by Divine, a drag queen. Jafar’s character was animated by Andreas Deja, an openly gay manwho
ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. More MONEY AND FREE BUS RIDES FOR THE TRANS WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU The Union Ministry had also extended their aid and provided Rs. 1,500 to trans people across the country. To access this benefit, they had to register using their Aadhar cards and provide their bank accounts. But since registration was only possible in Hindi or English and Aadhar cards often had dead names of the person, while many others did not have their medical certificate, this was SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUES 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visualmetaphors of
QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms.DEAR YOU - GAYSI
Thoughts engulfing the dark Voices echoing insults, Smiles turning to snarky remarks. The screen on my phone blinks. A comment, from you. You, a stranger miles away. AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – 11 NON-BINARY ASIAN ROLE MODELS TO LOOK UP TO Alok is a poet, writer, artist and co-creator of Dark Matter, a non-binary trans South Asian performance artists’ space that was recently closed. Born and raised in Texas, Vaid-Menon has been using their talents to create new perspectives with respect to non-binary gender identities across the world. In 2017, DarkMatter came to aclose but
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A TRANSGENDER: A HEART-STIRRING I love (love) this penetratingly powerful poem about what it’s like to be transgender. It speaks volumes about bodies and identities and stirs something within. I urge you to listen to it. “The first time I uttered a prayer was in a glass-stained cathedral. I was kneeling long after the congregation was on its feet, ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. More MONEY AND FREE BUS RIDES FOR THE TRANS WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU The Union Ministry had also extended their aid and provided Rs. 1,500 to trans people across the country. To access this benefit, they had to register using their Aadhar cards and provide their bank accounts. But since registration was only possible in Hindi or English and Aadhar cards often had dead names of the person, while many others did not have their medical certificate, this was SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUES 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visualmetaphors of
QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms.DEAR YOU - GAYSI
Thoughts engulfing the dark Voices echoing insults, Smiles turning to snarky remarks. The screen on my phone blinks. A comment, from you. You, a stranger miles away. AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – 11 NON-BINARY ASIAN ROLE MODELS TO LOOK UP TO Alok is a poet, writer, artist and co-creator of Dark Matter, a non-binary trans South Asian performance artists’ space that was recently closed. Born and raised in Texas, Vaid-Menon has been using their talents to create new perspectives with respect to non-binary gender identities across the world. In 2017, DarkMatter came to aclose but
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A TRANSGENDER: A HEART-STIRRING I love (love) this penetratingly powerful poem about what it’s like to be transgender. It speaks volumes about bodies and identities and stirs something within. I urge you to listen to it. “The first time I uttered a prayer was in a glass-stained cathedral. I was kneeling long after the congregation was on its feet, LIVING IN AND WITH THE BODY THAT I HAVE: WHERE IS THE BODY 2017 also happens to be the year of my coming out, chancing upon Bill Hayes’ memoir Insomniac City, and making a career shift from engineering to writing. It was a rebirth of sorts. But more so, it’s important to register that it was also the year that I finally stopped being skinny-shamed. FAT. SO? FATPHOBIA. NO. We are constantly surrounded by myriad capitalist forces like movies, magazines, fashion, and more that reiterate being thin as the ideal. So even when you want to accept yourself, you are hindered in this journey because you can’t find clothes in your size in stores, or a family member is being judgemental, or you’re being bullied by a medical healthcare provider, or a hundred other WHAT WE LOSE WHEN WE PRAISE ‘GENDER BENDERS’ WITH “GO GIRL Vice India’s latest cultural piece on Indian fashion influencers Komal Pandey and Siddharth Batra positions them as pioneers of “gender bending fashion” – the catch-all terminology used to describe cis girlbosses in suits and cis men in skirts. MADRAS HIGH COURT PAVES THE WAY FOR ACTIVE ALLYSHIP IN THE In this case of S. Sushama & another vs. Commissioner of Police & others, the Court said that social acceptance and sensitization is a crucial step to protecting the lives and dignity of queer folx and their relationships as well as communities. MAKING SPACE FOR TRANS-MASCS TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH Making Space For Trans-Mascs To Speak Their Truth. Thanks to the Ideosync UNESCO Information Fellowship Grant that Prithvi qualified for, this podcast emerged as a media project carried out between Oct 2020 and March 2021. Prithvi’s aim was to mainly spread awareness about the transmasculine community, their struggles, joys, victoriesand
QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms.DEAR YOU - GAYSI
Thoughts engulfing the dark Voices echoing insults, Smiles turning to snarky remarks. The screen on my phone blinks. A comment, from you. You, a stranger miles away. UK'S FIRST NON-BINARY MAYOR AND THE IMPORTANCE OF I keep thinking of how many people have to mask their truth and pretend to be of a certain gender because it doesn’t fit into the conventional boxes prescribed by the world. And this is why people like Owen Hurcum are so important. “HIS STORYY” IS A FRESH AND SENSIBLE TAKE ON RELATIONSHIPS Streaming on ALTBalaji and ZEE5, His Storyy (They had history, this is his story) first made headlines when it was called out for plagiarizing Loev’s movie poster. The production house later pulled down the poster, acknowledging that the “uncanny resemblance and similarity cannot be written off as mere coincidence.” DISNEY’S HISTORY OF QUEER CODING VILLAINS Even with Ursula’s heavily arched eyebrows and husky voice in The Little Mermaid (1989) or Jafar’s effeminate looks and elegance in Aladdin (1992), there is a definite pattern of queer coding villains. Ursula’s character was actually inspired by Divine, a drag queen. Jafar’s character was animated by Andreas Deja, an openly gay manwho
ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. More SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUESGOOGLE TRANSLATE ENGLISH TO ASSAMESETRANSLATE BUT WHEN FROM ENGLISH TO ASSAME…TRANSLATE FEFDGBHBD FROM ASSAMESE TO ENG…TRANSLATE INTO FROM ENGLISH TO ASSAMESETRANSLATE REPLY FROM ASSAMESE TO ENGLISH 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visualmetaphors of
QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms. TO TELL A STORY: IN CONVERSATION WITH PARAS BORGOHAIN In 2016, Paras was awarded the Roshan Award of the BlueCat International Screenplay Contest. Out of 4,500 submissions, his screenplay titled Deepest, Darkest or How Not To Lie put him in contact with notable agents and talent managers in Hollywood. AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – FOUR MORE SHOTS PLEASE! SEASON 2: THE TRAGEDY OF UMARA It is that time of the year again where I sit down and watch Four More Shots Please, just for all my vicarious pleasures.As much as I hate to say this, 4MSP! has been a welcome change in these troubled times, because I don’t have to engage my extremely hassled brain to watch this show, but boy, did it take its required toll on me. There has been a tiny improvement to the show, somehow it MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE OR MOC(KERY)? MoC Success Formula #2: financial security. As well as being socially inde-pendent, we both were also financially independent and secure in our profes-sional lives. We would commit to supporting each other financially if need be, and provide each other the security any healthy marriage required. 11 NON-BINARY ASIAN ROLE MODELS TO LOOK UP TO Coco is a South Asian trans femme DJ, born and raised in Buffalo, New York, and currently rising in the DJ scene in Toronto. One of their biggest dream is to create a dance floor that is safe for everybody. One of their most popular track is a spin on the Powerpuff Girls title track, made as an homage to HIM, a gender non-conforming villain ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. More SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUESGOOGLE TRANSLATE ENGLISH TO ASSAMESETRANSLATE BUT WHEN FROM ENGLISH TO ASSAME…TRANSLATE FEFDGBHBD FROM ASSAMESE TO ENG…TRANSLATE INTO FROM ENGLISH TO ASSAMESETRANSLATE REPLY FROM ASSAMESE TO ENGLISH 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visualmetaphors of
QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms. TO TELL A STORY: IN CONVERSATION WITH PARAS BORGOHAIN In 2016, Paras was awarded the Roshan Award of the BlueCat International Screenplay Contest. Out of 4,500 submissions, his screenplay titled Deepest, Darkest or How Not To Lie put him in contact with notable agents and talent managers in Hollywood. AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – FOUR MORE SHOTS PLEASE! SEASON 2: THE TRAGEDY OF UMARA It is that time of the year again where I sit down and watch Four More Shots Please, just for all my vicarious pleasures.As much as I hate to say this, 4MSP! has been a welcome change in these troubled times, because I don’t have to engage my extremely hassled brain to watch this show, but boy, did it take its required toll on me. There has been a tiny improvement to the show, somehow it MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE OR MOC(KERY)? MoC Success Formula #2: financial security. As well as being socially inde-pendent, we both were also financially independent and secure in our profes-sional lives. We would commit to supporting each other financially if need be, and provide each other the security any healthy marriage required. 11 NON-BINARY ASIAN ROLE MODELS TO LOOK UP TO Coco is a South Asian trans femme DJ, born and raised in Buffalo, New York, and currently rising in the DJ scene in Toronto. One of their biggest dream is to create a dance floor that is safe for everybody. One of their most popular track is a spin on the Powerpuff Girls title track, made as an homage to HIM, a gender non-conforming villain LIVING IN AND WITH THE BODY THAT I HAVE: WHERE IS THE BODY 2017 also happens to be the year of my coming out, chancing upon Bill Hayes’ memoir Insomniac City, and making a career shift from engineering to writing. It was a rebirth of sorts. But more so, it’s important to register that it was also the year that I finally stopped being skinny-shamed. MADRAS HIGH COURT PAVES THE WAY FOR ACTIVE ALLYSHIP IN THE In this case of S. Sushama & another vs. Commissioner of Police & others, the Court said that social acceptance and sensitization is a crucial step to protecting the lives and dignity of queer folx and their relationships as well as communities. THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. 'WHITE TIGER', ENTREPRENEURIAL CHICKENS AND THE STORIES WE Based on Aravind Adiga’s book by the same name, White Tiger is a story about a scrappy underdog who uses his smarts to beat all the odds to come out on the other side, bigger and better. That last part, “bigger and better”, is key – not only to the depiction of Balram’s journey, but also to the narrative the movie attempts tospin
7 LGBTQ+ STORIES TO READ ON WATTPAD The Beginning of Nothing by arodynamics. When life spirals out of control, AJ, Jeff, and Bruno decide to take a roadtrip to meet Bruno’s uncle with a hope of getting some answers. However, what they learn on their journey ends up being much more valuable. My INDIA'S FIRST ALL-FEMALE HIP HOP COLLECTIVE: A Bold and fiery, India’s first all-female hip-hop collective, produced by Poshak, is all set to take over the music scene.The collective consists of MCs, B-girls and graffiti artists, and aims to create a space for female-centred hip hop and rap. With catchy rhymes, unbounded confidence and dauntless lyrics, the seven members of the collective channelise their emotions into creating a genre THE MAN IN THE SAREE Experiences bizarre minimalistic urges, with often manifest in a desire to encompass the universe and confine it to a glass jar. Has a penchant for books, cats, doggos, horror movies, sunsets, oversized black t-shirts, mountains, Lucy Rose, and rickshaw rides on rainydays.
JULES FROM EUPHORIA, OUR MAKE-UP INSPIRATION TO FEEL LOVED Many fans are especially fond of the fashion moments of the show. Every character has a distinct sense of style, and their appearances are very often overlaid with sequins, glitter, sharp eyeliner, and radiantly shadowed eyes—courtesy of Doniella Davy, the show's leadmakeup artist.
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE OR MOC(KERY)? MoC Success Formula #2: financial security. As well as being socially inde-pendent, we both were also financially independent and secure in our profes-sional lives. We would commit to supporting each other financially if need be, and provide each other the security any healthy marriage required. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A TRANSGENDER: A HEART-STIRRING I love (love) this penetratingly powerful poem about what it’s like to be transgender. It speaks volumes about bodies and identities and stirs something within. I urge you to listen to it. “The first time I uttered a prayer was in a glass-stained cathedral. I ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. More SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUESGOOGLE TRANSLATE ENGLISH TO ASSAMESETRANSLATE BUT WHEN FROM ENGLISH TO ASSAME…TRANSLATE FEFDGBHBD FROM ASSAMESE TO ENG…TRANSLATE INTO FROM ENGLISH TO ASSAMESETRANSLATE REPLY FROM ASSAMESE TO ENGLISH 1. Crush (2000) This is an adorable film with a 12-year-old girl, Tina, and a 16-year-old boy, Robbie, in the lead. It takes a while for the storyline to develop (the short film is actually in two parts), but Ema Tuennerman (who plays Tina) as the precocious girl who discovers that her new-found friend is gay, more than makesup
THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms. AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Ayesha ( Plabita Borthakur) is a feisty, young woman from Indore who is new to the city of Bombay. In the first episode, she gets fired from her job at the Royal Bank because of a misstep. However, the CEO of the bank, Rani, comes to her rescue and offers her a job in the Welfare Schemes department – TO TELL A STORY: IN CONVERSATION WITH PARAS BORGOHAIN In 2016, Paras was awarded the Roshan Award of the BlueCat International Screenplay Contest. Out of 4,500 submissions, his screenplay titled Deepest, Darkest or How Not To Lie put him in contact with notable agents and talent managers in Hollywood. FOUR MORE SHOTS PLEASE! SEASON 2: THE TRAGEDY OF UMARA It is that time of the year again where I sit down and watch Four More Shots Please, just for all my vicarious pleasures.As much as I hate to say this, 4MSP! has been a welcome change in these troubled times, because I don’t have to engage my extremely hassled brain to watch this show, but boy, did it take its required toll on me. There has been a tiny improvement to the show, somehow it MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE OR MOC(KERY)? MoC Success Formula #2: financial security. As well as being socially inde-pendent, we both were also financially independent and secure in our profes-sional lives. We would commit to supporting each other financially if need be, and provide each other the security any healthy marriage required. EVOLUTION OF QUEER REPRESENTATIONS IN INDIAN CINEMA The Macho Heroes vs The Wimp of The 60s and 70s. Actor MG Ramachandran. In the early years, when the leading men, be it Pramathesh Barua, Kundan Lal Saigal or MG Ramachandran, were still trying to find an identity in an industry that was in an experimental stage, it was normal for the heroes to be genteel. EKTA KAPOOR’S WEB PLATFORM ALTBALAJI BRINGS LGBTQ CONTENT In conversations with Manav Sethi, Chief Marketing Officer at AltBalaji. With the launch of AltBalaji app, Ekta Kapoor has surprised her audience by bringing queer themed web-series to the mainstream! The platform is offering a full-fledged gay romantic drama series called Romil and Jugal, which is not only winning hearts among thecommunity
ABOUT - GAYSIARCHIVES - GAYSIIPC 377MEMBERS - GAYSIHOMOPHOBIAFORUMSSO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR GAYSI Gaysi is a space where the Desi-Gay community comes together and shares personal stories, their triumphs and failures, their struggles and their dreams, their hopes and despair. And in doing so, gives other gaysis a sliver of hope too. More SIX HEART-WARMING GAY SHORT FILMS TO BEAT QUARANTINE BLUESGOOGLE TRANSLATE ENGLISH TO ASSAMESETRANSLATE BUT WHEN FROM ENGLISH TO ASSAME…TRANSLATE FEFDGBHBD FROM ASSAMESE TO ENG…TRANSLATE INTO FROM ENGLISH TO ASSAMESETRANSLATE REPLY FROM ASSAMESE TO ENGLISH At the time of writing this article, our country has been under lockdown for 11 days, and there are at least 10 more days to go before we may be allowed out of our homes. So I thought of compiling a list of six heart-warming short films – those which carry a message of hope – from around the world. THE GAY GAMES: AN EVENT THAT CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVITY FOR THE The establishment of the Gay Games (also referred to as the ‘Gay Olympics’) in 1982 was a response to decades of marginalisation of the LGBTQ+ community within sports. In an inspiring act of defiance and liberation, athlete Tom Wadell, who was gay himself, came up with the idea of the Gay Olympics that would be held every four years, similar to the modern Olympic Games. QUEER REPRESENTATION ON OTT PLATFORMS: 2020 WAS GREAT FOR Queer cinema has been treated outlandish, never mainstream. But it changed in 2020. From miniseries to documentaries to movies, and mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of great streaming content was released on the OTT platforms. AYESHA: A BOMBAY BEGUMS’ CHARACTER REVIEW Female sexuality is at the heart of all of Alankrita Shrivastava’s oeuvre. Previously, she co-wrote a few episodes of ‘Made in Heaven’, which also features a gay character in one of the leading roles.So, it was only a pleasant surprise to find a bisexual character (Ayesha) in her latest Netflix series, ‘Bombay Begums’.The series follows five women of varying ages, who are fighting TO TELL A STORY: IN CONVERSATION WITH PARAS BORGOHAIN In 2016, Paras was awarded the Roshan Award of the BlueCat International Screenplay Contest. Out of 4,500 submissions, his screenplay titled Deepest, Darkest or How Not To Lie put him in contact with notable agents and talent managers in Hollywood. FOUR MORE SHOTS PLEASE! SEASON 2: THE TRAGEDY OF UMARA It is that time of the year again where I sit down and watch Four More Shots Please, just for all my vicarious pleasures.As much as I hate to say this, 4MSP! has been a welcome change in these troubled times, because I don’t have to engage my extremely hassled brain to watch this show, but boy, did it take its required toll on me. There has been a tiny improvement to the show, somehow it EVOLUTION OF QUEER REPRESENTATIONS IN INDIAN CINEMA In the early years, when the leading men, be it Pramathesh Barua, Kundan Lal Saigal or MG Ramachandran, were still trying to find an identity in an industry that was in an experimental stage, it was normal for the heroes to be genteel. MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE OR MOC(KERY)? TTW is a comic book loving Desi in search of greater intellectual pursuits like any other Gaysi. She is passionate about shawarma rolls, immersive theatre, conversion theories, EKTA KAPOOR’S WEB PLATFORM ALTBALAJI BRINGS LGBTQ CONTENT Raghvendra Shikhrani is a journalist by profession and dog lover by passion. Hail from blue blood of a small village in Rajasthan. Family is the priority and community is the responsibility, thus smartly managing the balance between both. EXCLUSION IN INCLUSION: TRANS EXCLUSION IN INDIAN When I joined this new job, I was unaware of the terms "Inclusive organization", "Diversity, equity and Inclusion." When I realized that there are organizations inclusive of LGBTQIA+ employees, it was a ray of hope for me. But, instead of searching for a job for myself in an inclusive organization with my previous qualifications, I decided to choose a career in diversity and inclusion to MADRAS HIGH COURT PAVES THE WAY FOR ACTIVE ALLYSHIP IN THE In this case of S. Sushama & another vs. Commissioner of Police & others, the Court said that social acceptance and sensitization is a crucial step to protecting the lives and dignity of queer folx and their relationships as well as communities. A GAYSI GUIDE TO QUEER ANIME Discovering positive, complex narratives about queer individuals in anime can be a difficult task. To some extent, it requires accepting the limits of representational politics, and enjoying television even when it is problematic. TANMAYA BHATNAGAR’S ‘RAAT ADHOORI’: A SOOTHING, INDIE Visually, ‘Raat Adhoori’ takes you on a journey of unfolding memories. It is the simplicity of the tender moments and gestures that makes you instantly believe in the strength of the love it depicts. There is a lot that can be unpacked among the interesting visual metaphors of typewriters, crumpled papers, and serene lakes. 7 LGBTQ+ STORIES TO READ ON WATTPAD The Beginning of Nothing by arodynamics. When life spirals out of control, AJ, Jeff, and Bruno decide to take a roadtrip to meet Bruno’s uncle with a hope of getting some answers. However, what they learn on their journey ends up being much more valuable. My 'WHITE TIGER', ENTREPRENEURIAL CHICKENS AND THE STORIES WE Based on Aravind Adiga’s book by the same name, White Tiger is a story about a scrappy underdog who uses his smarts to beat all the odds to come out on the other side, bigger and better. That last part, “bigger and better”, is key – not only to the depiction of Balram’s journey, but also to the narrative the movie attempts tospin
THE MAN IN THE SAREE Experiences bizarre minimalistic urges, with often manifest in a desire to encompass the universe and confine it to a glass jar. Has a penchant for books, cats, doggos, horror movies, sunsets, oversized black t-shirts, mountains, Lucy Rose, and rickshaw rides on rainydays.
JULES FROM EUPHORIA, OUR MAKE-UP INSPIRATION TO FEEL LOVED Many fans are especially fond of the fashion moments of the show. Every character has a distinct sense of style, and their appearances are very often overlaid with sequins, glitter, sharp eyeliner, and radiantly shadowed eyes—courtesy of Doniella Davy, the show's leadmakeup artist.
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A TRANSGENDER: A HEART-STIRRING I love (love) this penetratingly powerful poem about what it’s like to be transgender. It speaks volumes about bodies and identities and stirs something within. I urge you to listen to it. “The first time I uttered a prayer was in a glass-stained cathedral. I MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE OR MOC(KERY)? MoC Success Formula #2: financial security. As well as being socially inde-pendent, we both were also financially independent and secure in our profes-sional lives. We would commit to supporting each other financially if need be, and provide each other the security any healthy marriage required.Gaysi
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A GUIDE TO AFFORDABLE MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR THE QUEER COMMUNITY In a country like India where both mental health and non-binary identities are topics that are neglected despite being essential parts of an individual's identity, it can be quite challenging to navigate through issues regarding the same. By whatnowanna Apr 7 2020 |Comment
USE THE QUARANTINE PERIOD TO HEAL YOURSELF Despite the gloomy mood and prevailing uncertainty, I made a decision right at the beginning of the lockdown on March 25 – I would use this period to heal myself. By Gautam Mehra Apr 4 2020| 1 comment
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As I watched Aamir Khan introduce the topic as a little “sensitive” for parents, I could feel my grandmother next to me widen her eyes and raise her eyebrows with concern. By Rhea Sugwekar Apr 6 2020 |Comment
TO THE FIRST GIRL I FELL IN LOVE WITH the first girl i fell in love with had a shy smile, a just born style and a profile of a life lived in black and white see, for the rainbows in your pocket peeked out sometimes By Ahaanta J Apr 1 2020 |Comment
DO ALL QUEER PEOPLE EXPERIENCE EMOTIONAL HOMELESSNESS? I am not sure of my idea of ‘Home’, but I feel homeless at times. When I want to sleep for days, people seem unbearable, 'I don't see the point' of doing anything, my body aches, I feel I don't have any home to go back to and rest in my cozy bed. By Sudipta Das Mar 26 2020 |Comment
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I unfolded the letter and looked at my clean handwriting. It was dated 30 December 2018. I had written it on my 19th birthday and it was addressed to someone very important to me. By Bhavika Write Mar20 2020 | Comment
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maybe my skin is pale, or it’s not or maybe i think i’m gay, or i’ve fought battles and cried and begged for my rights By Saachi Gupta Mar 202020 | Comment
FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND Coming back to my dilemma, which I know is annoyingly cliché like a LOT OF HETEROSEXUAL ROMANTIC FLICKS! Except the fact I’m undoubtedly GAY for my best-friend. Period. By Rainbow Riddle Mar 18 2020| 2 comments
MUSINGS OF A DESI LESBIAN I am a shell of what’s left of me I’m not who I used to be So if you run into the girl I was Don’t hesitate to tell her, her cause Give her kindness and give her love Before she disappears above And becomes another constellation in the sky By Fatima Mar 17 2020 |Comment
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A GUIDE TO AFFORDABLE MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR THE QUEER COMMUNITY In a country like India where both mental health and non-binary identities are topics that are neglected despite being essential parts of an individual's identity, it can be quite challenging to navigate through issues regarding the same. By whatnowanna Apr 7 2020 |Comment
USE THE QUARANTINE PERIOD TO HEAL YOURSELF Despite the gloomy mood and prevailing uncertainty, I made a decision right at the beginning of the lockdown on March 25 – I would use this period to heal myself. By Gautam Mehra Apr 4 2020| 1 comment
ART FOR THE QUEER DESI HEART I am eternally grateful to all the lovely contributors to this initiative. Please check them out and support your fellow artists. By Shiva Raichandani Apr 32020 | Comment
QUEER WEDDING ALERT: AAMIR AND AMIR Being South Asian, gay and from Islamic upbringings was very hard for them both and extremely difficult for people to understand. By Pooja Nair Apr 2 2020| Comment
15 TRANS AND NON-BINARY FOLX THAT DESERVE YOUR LOVE ON QUEER-O-SPHERE Let us strengthen our ties with trans and non-binary community members who have proactively worked to create a safe world for everyone, be it through zany artworks, heart-wrenching life experiences, valuable tips, or the power of humor. By NOFILTERSASSY Apr 12020 | Comment
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THEATRE – THOSE LEFT BEHIND THINGS The play put together by some of the directing assistants and managers from Drama School Mumbai, is a poignant personal narrative that speaks of resilience and vulnerability equally. By Rheadodendron Mar 112019 | Comment
WALKING THE QUEER TALK, SONAM KAPOOR IN EK LADKI KO DEKHA TOH AISALAGA
THERE'S A NEW LESBIAN MOVIE IN TOWN AND IT'S RELEASING JUST BEFORE BOMBAY PRIDE AND IT STARS SONAM KAPOOR AND JUHI CHAWLA AND ANILKAPOOR.
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KASHISH 2018: CLOSING CEREMONY There have certainly been spaces for LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate, but being South Asia’s biggest queer film festival Kashish has been one of those important places. By Krupi Jun 6 2018 | Comment KASHISH 2018 – OPENING CEREMONY AND FILM SCREENING With a sizeable list of 145 films from 45 countries, the opening ceremony of Kashish felt like a gush of wind strong enough to pullcloset doors open.
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