12th Annual festival of Queer Culture QUEERFEST to be Held in St. Petersburg Amid Growing State Homophobia
The annual week of queer culture (aka QueerFest) by Coming Out’ LGBTQ group started on 8th of October in Saint Petersburg
Homophobia
Why Power Wranglers raise Hiccups for the LGBTQ+ Community
Dominant patrilineal structuralism threatens to ruin the progress made by our community, as conservative queerphobic and Islamophobic traditionalists spread their backwards thinking in a devastatingly power-tripping manner
56K people Sign Petition urging Youtube to conduct Gender Sensitisation Workshop for its Creators
The petition received and overwhelming support and has crossed over 56 thousand signatures within a month.
Ex-Officer of Indian Army Writes Heartfelt Blog about Being Gay, Urges Top Military Leadership to Shun Homophobia
If I had told anyone ‘officially’ in the army, I could very well have been discharged dishonourably, kicked out. And I was still relatively young
From Being Bullied and Being Called Chakka in School to Coming Out Confidently in College
To successfully distance yourself from the prevalent norms of the society that, with every passing breath from childhood, aspires to instil in you every single... Read More...
An Open Letter Urging Youtube To Conduct Gender Sensitisation Workshops for Their “Influencers”
All YouTube influencers are in dire need of education on LGBTQ and gender issues. What better way for Youtube to celebrate Pride this year than sensitising content creators in India, and thus actually helping the Indian LGBTQ community.
The CarryMinati Episode is a Stark Reminder of the Homophobia in Society, and the Role Big Corporations Play in Promoting it
It is not just people like CarryMinati that need to be held accountable for vitiating the environment and polluting young mind with homophobic slurs. Platforms like YouTube need to be held accountable too.
YouTube Deletes CarryMinati’s Most Liked Indian (Homophobic) Video, Finally!
The video was reported by several users because it was aimed to attack other content creators using homophobic slurs
An Open Letter to CarryMinati – Stop Your Homo/Trans Phobia
Being gay, being femme or not, isn't a euphemism for indignity. No, we're not mere caricatures
Homosexuality in Punjabi Media : A Long Way to Go
It's high time the Punjabi artists understand that they need to portray the queer community in a positive and acceptable manner
Growing Up Gay and Sikh in the UK
Being an Indian man of colour wearing a turban, I faced, and still do, a lot or racism and stereotypes within the gay community. I would also get asked questions like “Can Sikhs be gay?” or “Are you allowed to be gay?”
Dutch Tourist “Allegedly” Assaulted in Lucknow for Using Rainbow Coloured Debit Card : Reports
A Dutch man visiting India was "allegedly" attacked and beaten up by 8-10 men at a cafe in Lucknow for using a rainbow coloured debit card issued by his bank B... Read More...