Queersapien: A Breezy Read on Poignant Issues
The book is raw, it is searing, it is emotive. It has ups, and it has downs. It has data, it has anecdotes, it has academic literature. It has love, and it has politics.
Art & Culture
KASHISH 2022 Continues its Journey Online, Available till 12th June
The KASHISH Online Festival is live at https://online.mumbaiqueerfest.com/ from June 2 – 12th screening the largest collection of LGBTQ+ film by any film festival in Asia.
Vizag Witnesses First Drag Show
Vizag had its first ever drag show where glitters and glamour was celebrated with gaze and gestures. The event was organized by city based NGO Nestam and city based students collective Whiz of Vizag.
Kochi-based Designer wins KASHISH 2022 Poster Contest
Kochi-based graphic designer Sreejith Mohan was picked the winner for the KASHISH 2022 Wendell Rodricks Poster Design Contest for the 13th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
Queering Assamese Cinema: The Journey So Far
The last five years or so have been an epoch-making era for Assamese cinema as far as queer representation is concerned.
Visual Media & Queer Representation – Miles to Go
The problem with such materials being shown on a regular basis is that it not only discourages the society at large to change their outlook towards the queer community but also hampers the healthy psychological growth of a young queer person
Traversing Love, Promiscuity & Physical Harm through German Performance ‘Harmful Bodies’
Composed in five parts, Harmful Bodies starts with the predicament of what a body is - and what it could be.
Hugged by Words: 10 Books to Stimulate Your ‘G Spot’
To celebrate the Hug Day, we have compiled a list of ten books for your reading pleasure.
‘Pheida – Gender at the Periphery’ Traces Gender Diversity and Its Acceptance in Manipur of a Bygone Era
The project aims to look at gender diversity and acceptance in the Manipuri Society of a bygone era
Book Review – Over The Top: Inside The Fab Life of 1/5th of Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness
In his biography, Over The Top (OTT), JVN lets a reader in the ‘fab’ and ‘not-so-fab’ parts of his life; the moments that shape him, as a person he is at present.
Drag Performance in India to go online with new platform for artists
The virtual Platform “Studio 69” is an umbrella that would host both national and an international queen.
South Asian Drag Artists Blur Boundaries to Raise Awareness on Brown Drag
Asifa Lahore, UK’s first out Muslim drag artist, came up with an idea to galvanize South Asian drag performers together and create a huge collage video to display the diversity of South Asian drag scene.