lgbtqia Archives

3 Suicides and a Surgery: My Journey of Coming Out as a Transperson in India

The scars across my chest are badges of my victory. They are the marks of my mother’s endless support and my father’s struggle to understand me. After years of self-doubt and breakdowns, unwanted discomfort and dysphoria, and rejection from society for who I was, I could finally learn to love myself and my body. I made it.

Alvin Dsouza May 3, 2016

Pop Culture

Rituparno Ghosh and the Power of Queer Rights Activism Through Movies

In Arekti Premer Golpo, Memories in March, and Chitrangada, the last three films of Rituparno Ghosh’s acting and directing career, sexuality is almost a living, breathing character. He might have not lived long enough to be an activist, but these three films remain a crucial expression of his LGBTQIA+ activism.

Pranay Dewani April 19, 2016

Bollywood

Has the Famously Homophobic Bollywood Really Changed in Post Sec-377 India?

In a post-Section 377 world, Bollywood has evidently taken major leaps. I was recently brought in as a consultant for a film script when the production team felt that the straight men writing a story about queer lives lacked insight.

Manish Gaekwad April 4, 2016