Why the RSS chief’s remarks on the acceptance of the queer community are insincere

Mohan Bhagwat’s comments do not gloss over the ill-informed statements made over the years by the Sangh and the BJP, nor do they erase years of discrimination.

R Raj Rao

· Jan 17, 2023 · 09:00 am

‘I knew they would come for me’: A gay man describes his escape as Taliban retook Afghanistan

A month after the fall of Kabul, the writer’s diary of life in Kabul and his attempts to leave the country had a huge impact. Now, he recounts the full story.

Anonymous

· Aug 24, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Though homosexuality has been decriminalised, two incidents in Pune show how bias still prevails

That the law allows for consensual adult homosexuality does not mean that conservative mindsets have undergone a change.

R Raj Rao

· Jul 28, 2022 · 09:00 am

How starting a dialogue on queer mental health can create safe spaces for the community

Open conversations today can help build an inclusive society tomorrow where one’s identity does not define their place in the world.

Samragni Dagupta

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Chapal Mehra

· Jun 15, 2022 · 07:30 am

Why mental health professionals must shift from being queer friendly to queer affirmative

For too long, the mental health community has considered queer sexuality through the lens of heterosexuality. It must unlearn this.

Shruti Chakravarty

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Raj Mariwala

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Pooja Nair

· Jun 11, 2021 · 02:30 pm

Many in India’s LGBTQ+ community still live with the fear and trauma of conversion therapy

As early as in 1970, people were given electric shocks to associate same-sex arousal with pain.

Rianna Price, The Conversation

· Jul 24, 2020 · 07:30 pm

What is GagaOOLala, and why Indian users of streaming platforms need to care

The LGBTQ streaming platform, known as Asia’s ‘gay Netflix’, is looking to expand in India.

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation News

· Feb 15, 2019 · 04:45 pm

‘Boy Erased’: A first-person account of what gay conversion therapies involve

Jeol Edgerton’s movie stars Lucas Hedges, Julia Roberts and Russell Crowe.

Gerald Walton, The Conversation

· Nov 12, 2018 · 08:15 am

Video games have a queer past – and it’s finally being recognised

Mainstream recognition of gay gamers and characters in video games has been a long time coming.

Adrienne Shaw, The Conversation

· Oct 27, 2018 · 09:30 pm

First person: A simple bio note for a lit fest reminded me of the relentless scrutiny of queer lives

Children’s book writer and queer feminist activist Shals Mahajan writes about the insidiousness of everyday discrimination faced by queer people.

Shals Mahajan

· Sep 23, 2018 · 01:30 pm

‘I kissed a girl’ and other cliches: How Indian TV is missing the mark on same-sex relationships

The quantity of programmes with LGBT characters has increased, the quality only slightly.

Soumya Rao

· Jan 11, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Transgender models walk the talk in reality television show ‘Strut’

A demographic that has long been on runways secretly is now benefitting from the increased visibility of trans issues.

Vikram Johri

· Oct 03, 2016 · 03:00 pm