Meet Maharashtra’s First Transgender Sarpanch
Forty year old Dnyaneshwar Kamble has become the first transgender in Maharashtra to be elected as a village Sarpanch.
Politics
As an Out Lesbian Contests Students’ Union Election for the First Time in Kolkata, Student Organisations Open Up to Queer Issues
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
Engaging, Not Bashing, the Govt is the Way Forward for Queer Rights
Now that the BJP is in power, queer community needs to actively engage with it ... Read More...
Queer or Not, Join Hands and Reclaim Your Freedom
Growing up I had to claim my safe space in a dominant straight/heterosexual culture. My sexuality has constantly been policed by the state, the mainstream lit... Read More...
Rajya Sabha debates Transgender Bill
Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha Members called upon the government to implement policies for the upliftment of the transgender community in India.
D... Read More...
Queer, apolitical, and without an ideology
I have often been witness to rather acrimonious conversations centred on politics, religion, caste within the community and it makes me wonder why intolerance... Read More...
राजनैतिक समर्थन, समलैंगिकता और राष्ट्रप्रेम
राजनैतिक समर्थन, समलैंगिकता और राष्ट्रप्रेम। तस्वीर: बृजेश सुकुमारन।
८ दिसंबर २०१३ से १६ मई २०१४, यह दौर भारतीय राजनीति और भारत में समलैंगिकों के अधिकारों के ... Read More...
Queer And Political Survey Shows LGBT Community Supports Congress, AAP
A survey amongst members of the LGBT community in India shows that the majority would side with either the Congress or the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the ensuin... Read More...
अधिकार माँगपत्र – समय की ज़रूरत
चुनाव की रंगारंग सरगर्मी में समलैंगिक अधिकारों की दखल? तस्वीर: बृजेश सुकुमारन।
राजनैतिक दलों और राजनीति का हम सब की ज़िन्दगी पर गहरा प्रभाव पड़ता है। देश के... Read More...
I AM POLITICAL: Why Director Onir Joined AAP
Noted film maker Onir decided to take the political plunge last week, creating much ripples in the queer pool. Announcing his plans of joining the Aam Aadmi Pa... Read More...
उम्मीद पर दुनिया क़ायम है
'समानुभूति की तुला'; तस्वीर: सचिन जैन।
"उम्मीद पर दुनिया क़ायम है" - अम्मा ने मेरे कान में कहा और मुझे कुछ घसीटती, कुछ खींचती, माइक के सामने खड़ा कर, अपनी जगह प... Read More...
Straight Talk: Time to Vote
Political empowerment is the need of the hour, and LGBTs should raise their issues with parties, writes Saurabh Sharma
India, post independence, was built on... Read More...