Queer & Inclusive
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Interview: Marriage will be a free choice if the privileges associated with it are taken away
Community, care and the idea of a ‘chosen family’ deeply informs Nazariya co-director Rituparna Borah’s feminist activism and organising.
Sharif Rangnekar
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Interview: ‘Regional queer writing counters stereotype of queerness as a Western import’
Literature can be a space from which to resist and push back against stereotypes of queerness and queer identity, says Niladri R Chatterjee.
Sharif Rangnekar
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Interview: Hindi cinema’s ‘palatable’ queer stories a step forward but they rarely evoke complexity
Mainstream discourse and representation on queer identity has many blind spots and Jyotsna Siddharth aims to shine light on these through her art.
Sharif Rangnekar
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Interview: ‘Weddings look great on Instagram, but what about anti-discrimination laws?’
Indrajeet Ghorpade of Yes, We Exist is committed to difficult conversations and raising issues that deeply concern the queer community.
Sharif Rangnekar
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The ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ effect: The royal romance trope is reflecting diverse desires
The new-generation teen fiction novel was a hit with readers. Its on-screen adaptation on Prime Video is all the rage too.
Elizabeth Little, The Conversation
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Interview: ‘Not seeing dyslexic, lesbian women thriving in India made it hard to see myself survive’
K Vaishali reflects on her struggle with dyslexia, discovering her identity and writing her memoir ‘Homeless’.
Sharif Rangnekar
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Interview: ‘The Good Child’ Navin Noronha on owning his sexuality and making people laugh
Producers first told Noronha not to talk about ‘being gay’ and ‘gay sex’, but he has came a long way since.
Sharif D Rangnekar
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‘I knew I wasn’t transgender but I had no idea who I was’: Manipuri filmmaker Priyakanta Laishram
‘Oneness’ is Manipur’s first mainstream film on same-sex relationships.
Sharif Rangnekar
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Interview: Grief key part of coming out – parents must let dreams die & celebrate life before them
Not all parents accept their children for who they are and that is where support groups come in, says Aruna Desai, co-founder of Sweekar-The Rainbow Parents.
Sharif Rangnekar
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Interview: Marriage equality important, but other areas of discrimination must also be addressed
Since the reading down of Section 377, the queer rights movement has fragmented instead of working on intersectional issues, says activist-advisor Sonal Giani.
Sharif Rangnekar
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Interview: Centre has stalled queer marriage debate in Parliament. It must stop being hypocritical
Anish Gawande, founder of The Pink List India that tracks queer-friendly politicians, says push should be for substantive policy reforms and tangible outcomes.
Sharif Rangnekar