India’s First Queer LitFest in Chennai Provided a Platform to Queer Writers and Artists in the Margins
QCC Queer LitFest Chennai 2018 was organised by Queer Chennai Chronicles (QCC) and held on July 7 at Kavikko Convention Centre, Chennai.
Literature
The Politics of Section 377, IPC (An Excerpt from the book ‘Criminal Love? Queer Theory, Culture, and Politics in India’)
While we were certainly willing to broaden our support base by building coalitions with other groups such as the feminists and the Dalits, it was they who kept away from us, possibly because our cause had to do with sex.
Poem: Hope of Decriminalisation
Let me light a candle for the last ray of hope,
Let me tie a knot in the rainbow coloured rope,
Let me skip a beat, in the throbbing heart of mine,
Let me dream in eyes, of a VIBGYORed sunshine.
More than a struggle, it has been a war ongoing,... Read More...
Poem: Missing You
Don't you know honey I just can't sleep,
Just can't breathe the air around (when you are not around),
Don't you know even my eyes wanna kiss you all over,
Ev... Read More...
Poem: Singh is Queer
Rage
Ego
Lust
Greed
Attachment
The five that we can not abide by
Not one of them mentions
Queer existence.
They say I cannot be a Queer Sikh
As if ... Read More...
Poem: Nath
“Poetry Is Possible” is a new poetry book by Vikram Kolmannskog. It is coloured by Vikram’s identity as a gay, spiritual, Indian-Norwegian man.
Short Story: Did I Really Steal Her Guy?
“Bastard! You ass hole you have stolen the guy I was dating,” she yelled at me while I was talking to Srinath at my office canteen. All the people were staring ... Read More...
Poem: The Cat and the Lover
Motherfucker!
That's what I'm labelled as because I kiss girls.
I kiss girls whereas I should be kissing boys.
I hold hands with my girlfriend who is clumsy ... Read More...
Poem: Coming Out
Thinking beyond my capabilities,
Stop calling them as atrocities.
Awaiting the news, I feared the worst and hoped for the best.
Life was about to put my family through an unforgettable test..
Why don't they understand that I love him above all
h... Read More...
Short Story: The Boy in the Picture
As Ali walked into the classroom, Naim couldn’t help but stare at him. He was tall, handsome with sexy stubble on his face and those lips.
Book Review: THE OTHER GUY – A Novel that Revives Your Faith in True Love
'The Other Guy' by Aakash Mehrotra is one such novel that has the potential to be the best seller for dealing with the emotions of two Indian gay men in love with the right balance of drama and facts.
