Love Stories 2014: Fighting Violence and Inequality Through Love
In a country which is now more ruled by violence than love, where people are harassed, bullied, bashed, raped and killed mercilessly for just being themselves... Read More...
Supreme Court
Mumbai Wears Its Pride On Its Sleeves As 5000 People Take Part
On a warm Saturday afternoon, the August Kranti Maidan in South Mumbai was teeming with members and supporters of the LGBT community as they prepared to march... Read More...
एक ज़हनी सवाल
'ज़हन' कि श्रेया सेन, दादर स्टेशन के क़रीब; तस्वीर: मेघना मराठे
'ज़हन' नारीवादी संघटना और 'लेबिया' क्वीयर नारीवादी संघटना ने भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा ३७७ से जुड़... Read More...
भोपाल विरुद्ध ३७७
"वो हमारे गीत क्यों रोकना चाहते हैं?खामोशी तोड़ो, वक़्त आ गया!"
रविवार १५ दिसंबर २०१३ को जागतिक कोप दिवस ('ग्लोबल डे ऑफ़ रेज') मनाया गया। भारत और दुनिया के दी... Read More...
Through Love’s Great Power: Vikram Seth on the Supreme Court and Sec 377
Vikram Seth
Through love's great power to be made whole
In mind and body, heart and soul -
Through freedom to find joy, or be
By dint of joy itself set f... Read More...
Miscarriage of Inclusivity
(Photo by: The NLS Darkroom Diaries)
Since the shameful verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) on 11.12.13, upholding the constitutional validity of Section 377, t... Read More...
Debunking Arguments For 377
11.12.13, just another day with a miraculous date pattern. I was checking out my phone while waiting for a rickshaw in a long queue when I get a small notif... Read More...
Supreme Court To Hear Sec 377 Review Petitions on 29th January
Review petitions filed by various groups, including Naz Foundation India and Union of India, against Supreme Court’s judgment on Sec 377 that recriminalized ... Read More...
‘Placards for Change’ gets the public talking
Placards for change
When Harish Iyer and Sonal Giani, two equal rights activists from Mumbai set out to show the world around them what they thoug... Read More...
‘Dear Supreme Court’: Letter-writing drive to SC on Section 377 launched
Postcards to SC
Orinam, a Chennai based LGBTI support organization, has launched a letter-writing campaign to the Supreme Court over the latter's ... Read More...
Congress, AAP Include Third Gender Option In Membership Forms, BJP Doesn’t
PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore
Top political parties are slowly coming out of the closet, at least in terms of providing choice to third/other genders in their ... Read More...
SC’s Judgment On Sec 377: Why It Is Constitutionally Incorrect And Should Be Reviewed (Part 2)
In my previous post, I had written about how the 377 verdict by Supreme Court is constitutionally incorrect and violates the essence of social inclusion, social... Read More...