Out Of The Closet, Stuck In The Spreadsheet
It is time that India accepts that its sexual and gender minorities are not just numbers that need to be documented but humans that need to be celebrated, and fought for.
LGBTQ Rights
Nepal’s Capital Celebrates Pride Month with a Scintillating Drag Show
All roads led to Kathmandu's iconic Hard Rock Cafe on June 16, 2023. It was Blue Diamond Society's first-ever Drag Show for Visibility
Moving Beyond Marriage Equality: What Next?
For marriage equality to truly be passed, we need an overhaul of attitudes and ideas, supported by enough legislative and policy procedures which empower queer Indians to a safe, secure, and free life.
Why the repeal of Section 377A by Singaporean Parliament is not inclusive as it seems?
Parliamentary debates clearly reveal the anxiety of political class which fears that decriminalising same-sex relationships should not become a stepping stone upon which other rights might be demanded by LGBTQI+ Singaporeans in future
Same-Sex Marriages: Global Comparison Between Asia And Western Countries
When Asia is compared to West, a lot of other factors come into play apart from legal bodies like religion and family structure
Why We Need Visible LGBT Leaders In the Workplace
Role models allow members of a workforce to identify with a company on a deeper level and help workers visualize themselves in leadership positions, which motivates them to try to achieve the same success
International LGBTQI+ Rights Festival – Over 50 participants and beneficiaries announced
“A 48-hour global livestream arts & culture festival with over 200 participants with the goal of raising important funds to benefit queer outreach and support organizations in countries that target LGBTQI+ people for persecution
First-ever Indo-Pak Pride Meet brought together Indian and Pakistanis Peacebuilders, LGBTQA+ Community Members and Allies
Indo-Pak Pride Collective is a group of young peacebuilders of India and Pakistan who identify as queer or are LGBTQIA+ allies.
The Fight for Queer Rights in India Just Became Tougher
The election results are out now. 2019 was going to be a defining election. And the worst fears of some of us have come true. Some of us were hoping that even ... Read More...
No Mention of LGBTQs in AAP Manifesto
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections yesterday in Delhi. The manifesto focuses solely on full statehood of Delhi, ... Read More...
Dravidar Kazhagam Calls to Extend Civil Rights to Queer Individuals in its Dravidian Manifesto
The Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) has released its Dravidian Manifesto in the State conference that was conducted in Thanjavur on 23rd February 2019. A special meetin... Read More...
My Experience Participating in the first Constituent Assembly (CA1) of Nepal as the First and Only Out Gay MP
Nepal's constitution has become among the rarest constitutions across the world guaranteeing sexual and gender minorities rights by the constitution itself.