Even when I followed the patriarchal norms, my identity was questioned every single day, my soul cried every single day, my childhood was not fun, it was a struggle to find my real self
Queer Potli is a collection of 12 articles. Each article presents a very different view of such spaces which exist all around us. Spaces like private facilitations, NGO walk-in centres, even private spaces such as family and home along with public and cultural spaces, and how these spaces provide and lack safety for every queer person.
Gaylaxy is running a pride selfie contest till Jan 5th, where all you have to do is to follow the instagram account of Gaylaxy and send us your selfie taken at a pride parade in Indian in 2016.
A curated – by no means exhaustive – list of books you can read to deepen your understanding of same-sex sexuality in India and sexuality studies in general.
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
The dhol beats gave the whole march a totally different ambience, where people celebrated their sexuality and gender identity, instead of feeling asahmed about it.
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
In the case of Meitei society, wearing phanek has come to acquire gender, moral and cultural values. So wearing phanek is my own battle to challenge patriarchal norms, values and heterosexuality.