Homosexuality and Sikhism
-Zurich Collins
Sikh dharma is a philosophy which believes in equality and acceptance for all, and Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, declared that “the whole ... Read More...
Gay
The Legal Battle
Sukhdeep Singh talks to human rights lawyer Arvind Narrain about the ongoing case on Sec 377
With the advent of April, the day when the Supreme Court starts he... Read More...
Memories In March – A Review
-Agnivo Niyogi
Another film starring Rituparno Ghosh. Another film scripted (and ghost directed?) by Ritu Da. The art of film making achieves more finesse with... Read More...
THE COMMUNITY UNITES – India’s Stonewall?
What the incident certainly did was bring the whole community together under one roof to fight for their rights. That their life could so easily be infringed upon, with utter disregard to privacy, and that it could have been any one of “us” brought every one out from deep slumber. This time around, there weren’t activists protesting against such homophobia, instead, it was THE COMMUNITY standing up for its rights.
Escorting You
Rohan Noronha tells you the things one needs to know while hiring an escort from any social network
Action is what we all look for, big time, don’t we? Some of ... Read More...
A HURT PRIDE
As the dust settles over the whole Onir and Yuvraj controversy, Sukhdeep Singh recalls a similar incident from his life where his sexuality was being used for ... Read More...
OMG! He's Gay!!!
- Agnivo Niyogi
In their state of the nation poll, CNN-IBN last year had shown that 73% Indians think homosexuality is unnatural while 86% Indians believe that... Read More...
Bangalore Queer FIlm Festival 2011 Submission Call
In BQFF 2010, 52 films from 15 countries were screened accompanied by panel discussions, poetry readings, dance and music performances and a Queer photo exhibi... Read More...
Ramblings of a lonely Teenage Mind
-Selva Saravanan
Being a gay teen who has never stepped out of the closet, who pretends to be straight and at times even a homophobe just to “fit in” with the ... Read More...
Marching On
It is that time of the year when pride marches rule the streets. Amidst all this euphoria and celebration, it is not uncommon to hear someone say- Straight pe... Read More...
And it Continues…
-Hadi Hussain
Between 1933-45, an estimated 100,000 men were arrested as homosexuals in Germany, of which some 50,000 were officially sentenced. Most of these ... Read More...
Queer aint't Queer Anymore
-Harish Iyer
Whoever said gay films don’t have an audience had to eat their words. The Mumbai International Queer Film Festival stands testimony to the fact th... Read More...