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As an Out Lesbian Contests Students’ Union Election for the First Time in Kolkata, Student Organisations Open Up to Queer Issues

January 25, 2017

Asmita Sarkar, a student of second year in the sociology department of Jadavpur University and the vice-president of AISA (All India Students’ Association) Jadavpur University Unit, is the first openly out lesbian woman to contest the Students’ Union election

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Gaylaxy Conducts Workshop on Gender, Sexuality and Power in Presidency University, Kolkata

December 16, 2016

Gaylaxy Magazine organized a workshop on Gender, Sexuality and Power in Presidency University, Kolkata on the 15th of December

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Fire In Our Eyes, Pride In Our Hearts : The Queer Superheroes Of Kolkata Pride

December 15, 2016

Professional cosplayer, Romi Mondal, who was the brainchild behind this plan, decided to dress up as as Harley Quinn for the walk. A bunch of superhero lover queers and straight allies loved the idea and our little group grew. We chose the characters which were close to our hearts

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Kolkata Pride Demands An Equal and Just World

December 12, 2016

Kolkata pride demanded a world with equal rights, not just to queer people, but to whoever the society has done an unjustice to, including people with disabilities

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Kolkata Pride Walk to be Held on Dec 11th

December 9, 2016

The 15th edition of Kolkata Rainbow Pride walk will be held on 11th December, and will see participants walk the stretch between Y Channel, Esplanade to Park Circus Maidan via Lenin Sarani and Mullick Bazar from 2pm

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For the 1st Time, Kolkata’s Presidency University to have a Queer Event at Freshers’ Welcome

September 22, 2016

One of Kolkata's oldest and most renowned universities, Presidency University will introduce the freshers to LGBT issues during its Freshers' Welcome Aabahon '1... Read More...

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A Tribute to Trans Activist Agniva Lahiri

September 21, 2016

It is Agniva's relentless and constant engagement with the activist world that was inspiring. She worked for transgender and genderqueer sex work rights, and thus also engaged with the sex workers movement.

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Vigils Planned Across India to Remind Courts LGBT Isn’t Miniscule Minority

January 31, 2016

People of the LGBT community have planned vigils in various cities across India on 31st January and 1st of February.

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Photographing the Queer : An Ordinary Life, an Extraordinary Project

January 27, 2016

A young photographer has recently started working on a project which attempts to capture two homosexual persons in their day to day activities. The striking feature of this work is the candidness of the pictures.

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Sexing up Sexuality!

December 31, 2015

'Colours of Love: In Monochrome' is a calendar book made by photographer Archan Mukherjee and lawyer Kaushik Gupta whose theme is kink, fetishism, voyeurism

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