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queer literature

  • ‘A Slight Angle’: Rule-breaking, self-actualisation, and queer desire at a historic time in India

    ‘A Slight Angle’: Rule-breaking, self-actualisation, and queer desire at a historic time in India

    Saloni Sharma
    · Jun 30, 2024 · 01:30 pm
  • Who was Vishwanath Singh Bahadur? This is how a queer Maharajah and his court seduced an Englishman

    Who was Vishwanath Singh Bahadur? This is how a queer Maharajah and his court seduced an Englishman

    Rohit Chakraborty
    · Nov 25, 2023 · 01:30 pm
  • The ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ effect: The royal romance trope is reflecting diverse desires

    The ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ effect: The royal romance trope is reflecting diverse desires

    Elizabeth Little, The Conversation
    · Aug 19, 2023 · 09:15 am
  • In this book, writer Sharif D Rangnekar recounts a gay Thai man’s concerns about queer life in India

    In this book, writer Sharif D Rangnekar recounts a gay Thai man’s concerns about queer life in India

    Sharif D Rangnekar
    · Dec 22, 2022 · 08:30 am
  • What queer themes are India’s writers building their books on during the pandemic?

    What queer themes are India’s writers building their books on during the pandemic?

    Chintan Girish Modi
    · Jul 29, 2020 · 08:30 am
  • For a look at transgender spirituality through an African lens, read Akwaeke Emezi’s ‘Freshwater’

    For a look at transgender spirituality through an African lens, read Akwaeke Emezi’s ‘Freshwater’

    Aretha Phiri, The Conversation Rocío Cobo-Piñero, The Conversation
    · Jun 24, 2020 · 05:30 pm
  • Good riddance to bad 377: A reading list to celebrate

    Good riddance to bad 377: A reading list to celebrate

    Urvashi Bahuguna
    · Sep 06, 2018 · 05:30 pm
  • This collection of essays and art sparkles with unashamed conversations on the politics of desire

    This collection of essays and art sparkles with unashamed conversations on the politics of desire

    Simrin Sirur
    · Jun 30, 2017 · 08:30 am