In Pics: The Truly Diverse 10th Edition of Bengaluru’s Namma Pride!
The 10th edition of Bengaluru's Namma Pride and Karnataka Queer Habba was held on 26th November'2017 and over 7000 people participated
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Over 7,000 join the 10th Namma Pride Bengaluru March
Over 7,000 participants from across the country and world marched alongside the rainbow flag, chanting slogans to repeal section 377, fighting for transgender rights and dancing with pride to the rhythmic drumbeats
Indian Gay Film ‘Any Other Day’ wins the Asia Pacific Award for Best Queer Film
Indian gay film ‘Any Other Day’ directed by Vikrant Dhote and Srikant Ananthkrishnan won the APQFFA Award for Best Asia Pacific Short Film with a cash award of AUD 2000 and a trophy.
Are You Faking it?
Inter- and intra-community dialogue and team building activity can be considered to enhance communication and supportive relationship in the LGBTQ community.
This Powerful Short Film About a Gay Man Married to a Girl is Raising Funds Via Crowd funding. Watch its Trailer
The Door talks about a couple that is trapped in a marriage forced on them by meddling parents. Dev, is a closeted gay and his reluctance to own up to his sexuality puts a toll on his wife Radhika, a smart, educated and independent girl who had no idea what she was getting into with the marriage
Two Indian Short Films – Sisak and Maacher Jhol- Make it to Iris Prize Festival
Every year, 10 short LGBTQ movies are selected from across the world. Another 25 are nominated by Iris’ partner festivals
Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2017 to be held from July 28 to 30
A collection of Chennai-based collectives and NGOs working on gender and sexuality, in partnership with Goethe-Institut Chennai | Max Mueller Bhavan, brings you Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival (CIQFF) from July 28 to 30, 2017.
After Successful Delhi Premiere, India’s 1st Silent LGBTQ Love Story to Premiere in Kolkata on 29th July
Gaylaxy, which brought the movie to Delhi, is organising the Sisak screening in Kolkata at the city's only queer cafe Amra Odhbut Cafe at Jadavpur on 29th July
License to Help – Adapting Behaviors to Cater Diverse Sexual Populations in Healthcare
Merely making announcements in classrooms about helping people in healthcare without discrimination based on gender wouldn’t be the best solution to develop novice health care providers.
I’m a Transgender Woman and This is My Story
Some people are born into their own body and some have to fight for it.
How and Why Chennai Rainbow Pride This Year Was Also a Political Protest Against the Majoritarian Policies of the State
This year’s Pride parade in Chennai was more politically charged than the previous ones. The larger political scenario in the state and the country was one of the primary reasons for the increased vocal assertion. There were slogans and placards against the raising right-wing politics and Hindutva, Hindi imposition and cultural erasure.
Politics of Indifference : Shouldn’t LGBTQ People Speak Up Against Targeted Violence?
In times, when there is increasing and growing antipathy towards Muslims and Dalits, when the voices of hatred and sirens for bloodshed get louder to terminate those who eat beef, when poor farmers and cattle traders are lynched for transporting cattle, shouldn’t LGBTQ people stand up and protest against each act of crime and injustice that unfurls each day?