Submissions Open for Rainbow Awards for Literature & Journalism 2025
The focus of the Awards is to recognise authentic and unadulterated writing by queer and cis-heterosexual persons
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Daniel Craig’s “Queer” and Elliot Page’s “Close To You” to bookend Mumbai’s iconic LGBTQ+ film festival KASHISH 2025
KASHISH Pride Film Festival, will celebrate its sixteenth edition in June, flagging off Pride Month, from June 4th to June 8th 2025.
#UNLABEL #BORN COLOURLESS: Absolut Mixers Calls for a World Without Labels
The campaign focuses on challenging individuals to look beyond assumptions and to celebrate their unique identities, promoting a more inclusive and accepting world where everyone can thrive without fear of judgment
Sher Vancouver Unveils Safar with Pride: A Groundbreaking Queer South Asian Learning Hub
Safar with Pride is a groundbreaking Desi Queer Learning Hub aimed at fostering unity, understanding, and acceptance within the South Asian LGBTQ+ community.
KASHISH 2024 unfurls Diversity with Gender-Queer and Transman focused films as its Opening & Closing films
French film ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’ about a gender-queer stock-market trader is the Opening Film, and American film ‘Mutt’ about a trans-masculine person is the Closing Film
Post Amritsar Pride, Punjab’s LGBTQ Community faces Online Trolling, Hate and Threats
The success and popularity of the Amritsar pride march is also attracting a lot of hate and homophobhic comments.
Films with Transgender focus win big at KASHISH 2023
Filmmakers from the LGBTQ+ community, specially the Trans* community, feature in awardee list
Supreme Court of Nepal Orders Registration of “Non-Heterosexual” Marriages
This landmark order recognizes the marriage rights of individuals based on their gender identity and sexual orientation, calling for necessary amendments to the provisions related to marriage and registered marriages within the current Civil Code, 2074.
HarperCollins India Releases ‘From Manjunath to Manjamma: The Inspiring Life of a Transgender Folk Artist’
From being ostracized and mocked to being awarded one of the highest civilian honours of the country, Manjamma Jogathi’s is an incredible, heart-rending story, which she, along with Harsha Bhat, tells in the book with remarkable honesty.
Registrations Open for 14th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
Delegate registrations to attend the 14th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, festival has opened
Sher Vancouver launches new website for LGBTQ South Asians in Canada
The new Sher Vancouver official website is the first point of intake for crisis counselling program and various in-person and online peer support groups, as well as providing numerous resources for the LGBTQ+ and South Asian communities
KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant 2023 to offer Rs.3,50,000 cash grants
The call for submission of screenplays to the KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant 2023 is open now