Andy Stephen Silveira

A Tale of Two Prides Within a Month in a City

Why do NGOs/Trusts want to brand the Pride with the name of their organizations? Is the pride walk about individuals from a particular NGO/Trust who want to feel honored or credited for being the hosts of the pride?

Vishal Tondon : In Memoriam

Vishal was a warm person, comfortable with himself, who had a good sense of humour, and could crackle someone up, in a good sort of a way.

Politics of Indifference : Shouldn’t LGBTQ People Speak Up Against Targeted Violence?

In times, when there is increasing and growing antipathy towards Muslims and Dalits, when the voices of hatred and sirens for bloodshed get louder to terminate those who eat beef, when poor farmers and cattle traders are lynched for transporting cattle, shouldn’t LGBTQ people stand up and protest against each act of crime and injustice that unfurls each day?

Andy Stephen Silveira

Andy Silveira is a runner and a queer story teller with a doctorate in Film Studies and Visual Culture. He is based in Goa.