Pink Pages July 2009 Issue - 1
This first issue couldn’t have been released at a better time. At this historic moment, as we celebrate the decriminalization of homosexuality in the world’s largest democracy, let us also take time out to acknowledge the relentless struggle of those thousands of known and unknown men and women who’ve made this victory possible. And therefore, to them is dedicated this first issue, with the theme- Freedom… after 150 years!
When TimeOut Magazine interviewed me about the upcoming Pink Pages project, one of the first questions that they asked me was- how is it different from the queer publications already in place? And the answer is- in many ways.
For starters, this is India’s first ever national gay and lesbian magazine. All other queer publications till now have been either restricted geographically, or had been targeted only for a limited intellectual readership. This is the first effort to reach out the entire community at large- at an all-India level.Read More
From the Editor’s desk…
FEATURES
- Cover Story: Freedom… after 150 years!
- Politics & Activism: Colours of Pride
- Metro Life: Chennai’s open arms for the ‘criminals in love’
- Happenings: Queer Thoughts
- LGBT History: Stonewall- The freedom wars
- Neighbours: Being gay in Pakistan
- Religion: Musings of a gay Hindu
- Relationships: Not just friends!
- Science: Nature or Nurture? A debate revisited
- Health: Living with HIV
PROFILES
PERSONALS
NEWS DIGEST
CULTURE
- Fashion: Homme a la Homo
- Books:
- LGBT Literature: Why Bother?
- Cinema:
- Theatre: Mahesh Dattani
- Television: Queer As Folk
- Arts: Colouring the World Queer
- Destinations: Delhi
FICTION
- Short Stories:
- Poetry: ‘He’
Congrats to all the people behind pink pages…this magazine whets the appetite of all its readers..from stories to people…from issues to less known facts concerning our life and society…the first issue truly deals with all the aspects of LGBT..hope it can keep the hopes of all its readers in future too…all the best to pink pages