EXclusion withIN ‘Community’
Community and support is crucial to the wellbeing of everyone, particularly queer/LGBT people who might have no other queer/LGBT spaces where they can be open about their sexuality and/or gender
Blogs
Maneka Gandhi Must Apologise for Mocking Transgender Community in Parliament
Maneka Gandhi went on to refer to persons of all genders, beyond the male-female binary as 'the other ones', rolled her eyes out not knowing what to call us, gave out this horribly embarrassing laugh and then called us 'TGs'
Join Gaylaxy & How Revealing to #BreakTheSilence around Abuse, Harassment and Bullying of LGBTQs
If you identify as part of the queer community and you have experienced sexual abuse, harassment or bullying, share your experience
Watch: Why Gaylaxy Conducts Queer Wikipedia Editathons (And Why They Are So Important)
In the video, editors of Gaylaxy and Feminism in India talk about why they conduct these editathons, and why are they important.
It’s Time For The World’s Faiths To Accept Queer People
The religious and political leaders of the world need to send a strong message that homophobia, heterosexism, transphobia and human rights abuses against sexual and gender minorities will not be tolerated.
Opinion: Section 377 and Modi Government’s Poker Face – Court Should Call the Government’s Bluff
Without saying so, the government is trying to portray Section 377 as an issue unrelated to the rights of LGBTQ citizens, as if 377 had nothing to do with the their lives.
From a Silver Lining To a Sunny Future – Queers, Section 377 and Hope
These various petitions taken as a whole can only strengthen queer claims to the removal of Sec 377, which we will hopefully be able to speak of in the past tense sooner rather than later.
Celebrate Pride by Joining Gaylaxy and FII for a Wikipedia Editathon on Pride Marches in India
This day long event will be held on 30th June 2018 from 11am to 5pm at Instituto Cervantes, Connaught Place, Delhi
Opinion: Femme-shaming Within the Gay Community
Many gay guys struggle to define their masculinity and themselves as men and rely on an aggressive, competitive and derisive demeanor to compensate for the insecurity.
Statement by “Queers Against State Violence Sponsored by Vedanta Resources”
As queer individuals of conscience in Tamil Nadu, we condemn and stand in opposition to the strategies and the violence of the Tamil Nadu Government backed by the Indian Government and Vedanta’s Sterlite Unit on the people of Thoothukudi.
Homophobia is Subtle in Gurudom
Most of these gurus do oppose the criminalising of homosexuality, and so appear to be modern. However, they do see homosexuality as a deviance (or its Sanskrit equivalent), or a 'fluidity' that needs explanation, management and re-alignment
The Importance of IDAHOBIT
The purpose of May 17 will not die down after the day, nor can the battle against the kind of phobes we face.