Decoding 377
If social change needs to be initiated through a change in the law, which definitely provides more security to the members of the queer community, then so be it.
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A Letter from Queer India, Supporters and Allies
“Nothing can stop an idea whose time has come”. Equality, of gender, sexuality, between classes and castes, across regions and languages is the idea whose time has come!
This is the Aligarh Trailer that the Censor Board Has Labelled Adult Only
"Koi meri feelings ko teen aksharon mein kaise samajh sakta hai?" These are the powerful words with which the trailer of Hansal Mehta's Aligarh begins
Aligarh Movie Trailer receives “A” Certificate from Censors Because of ‘Adult Concept of Homosexuality’
The trailer of Hansal Mehta's upcoming movie Aligarh, which deals with the real life story of Aligarh Muslim University's gay professor Dr. Shrinivas Ramachandr... Read More...
Whistling Woods International to host LGBT film screening
Whistling Woods International (WWI), in association with KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will host an evening of contemporary films that focus on lesbian, gay and transgender lives on January 29, 2016 from 4pm to 8pm.
Lots To Fix
Drama, plays a crucial part in how we are formed, so why can’t meeting a guy be about sharing that drama, understanding it, helping each other?
Supreme Court to take up Curative Petition on Sec 377 on Feb 2nd
Supreme Court of India to take up the curative petition on Section 377 on Feb 2
Photographing the Queer : An Ordinary Life, an Extraordinary Project
A young photographer has recently started working on a project which attempts to capture two homosexual persons in their day to day activities. The striking feature of this work is the candidness of the pictures.
India’s First Transgender Band launch their second song with Sonu Nigam
6 Pack Band, India's first transgender band that was launched on January 6th, have come up with their second song with Sonu Nigam this time. The song, titled Sab Rab De Bande, shows the journey of a trans person
At Jaipur Lit Fest, Karan Johar talks about Sec 377 and being called a ‘Pansy’
Karan Johar referred to Section 377 as a 'hurdle we need to combat' and said he doesn't blame closeted homosexuals for not coming out in a country where they can be 'tortured 377 times' for admitting it
Love Story gone Awry behind Murder of Youth in Srinagar, claims Police
Jammu & Kashmir Police claim to have solved the murder of a 21-year old youth in Srinagar that had led to protests.
Sex, the City and Hypocrisy
Sex, in an Indian city for a young unmarried woman is quite like smuggling in contraband. It is immoral to the point of being socially unacceptable or even illegal, though not declared so by law yet.