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Pink Pages wishes its readers a Happy Pride month with this Pride special issue, which also happens to be our first anniversary issue! Check it out for what our readers think about the idea of gay pride. Have a look at World Wide Pride- an ongoing photography project featuring Pride parades across the world. Also, as our community reels under the repercussions of the Prof. Siras case, read about what many of India’s openly gay academicians have to say on this matter. Find out what Revathi- South India’s prominent transgendered activist has to say about the struggles she had to go through before achieving her current status as a leader and counselor to many. Read Arvind Narain’s interview on the ongoing court battle against Section 377. Also, as ‘Quarantine’ is released, find out what Indian-American writer Rahul Mehta has to say on his new book. And as iconic Hoshang Merchant completes work on his autobiography, he updates us on his views on the current state of gay literature in India.

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Tushar M, in view of the recent controversy and subsequent ’suicide’ of Dr. S.R. Siras, conducts an interview of various openly gay professors and academicians across India to know about their views and how difficult it is to be out in the academia.

Dr Sreenivas Siras, a Marathi professor at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) sacked for being gay, was found dead on April 7, 2010. Siras, 64, was suspended by the conservative institution after a secretly shot videotape surfaced, showing him having sex with a rickshaw puller. On appeal, the Allahabad High Court had stayed the suspension and ordered his reinstatement. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s that time of the year again to throw back all inhibitions and fly with panache the rainbow flag! As gay pride spreads to more cities of India, it’s the young who’re the outest and proudest of them all. So what do they think of gay pride? What does it mean to their lives? Here’s what some of you said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shiva Prasad

In our family we have an international travel a year, but this big recession thing had its impact on our little household too, so it was decided against it. But for me my travel is a must, I recuperate and rejuvenate for the entire year through my annual trip. So, I started thinking of a more economic option. Nepal struck my mind. I was also intrigued by the LGBT liberation movement in Nepal making headlines for the past few months. I discussed this with my gay cousin and we froze on the destination and convinced our families. Read the rest of this entry »

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Summer is a great time for fashion both for men and women. After being wrapped up in sweaters, scarves and long sleeved clothes its time to show a little skin. Women are showing off their sexy bodies in fabulous swimsuits and bikinis and Men are starting to unbutton and open up their shirts. Get outside and get some colour so you can start showing off your sexiness. Just show enough skin to get his and her attentions but leaving them begging for more. Read the rest of this entry »

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Niket writes about the ups and downs of young gay love- the trials and tribulations, the joys and tears, in the process discovering just what it takes to make a relationship perfect. Read the rest of this entry »

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Udayan

Hoshang Dinshaw Merchant was born in 1947 to a Parsi business-family in Bombay. He was educated at Bombay, Los Angeles, Purdue  and Jerusalem.  Now a Professor of Poetry and Surrealism at the Hyderabad Central university, Merchant is widely known for his gay anthologyYaarana- Gay Writing from India. Being an openly gay academician hasn’t been easy for  Merchant- he had been beaten up by goons, and barred from entering the men’s rooms. But the eccentric man’s indomitable spirit has shown him through tough times, on more than one occasion. He lives in a Muslim housing complex in Hyderabad and talks freely about sex, politics and literature. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sourendra Kumar Das recounts Harish Iyer’s tale of pain and humiliation and his ultimate triumph as he puts his past behind- a childhood scarred by sexual abuse by his own uncle. Read the rest of this entry »

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Charles Meacham and Sarah Baxter have embarked upon an ambitious project at a time and age when much cynicism surrounds gay pride celebrations- both within gay and straight people. The project called “Word Wide Pride” captures in moments of photographic genius Pride parades across the world. As Charles and Sarah travel across the globe, Pink Pages talked to them about their venture. Read the rest of this entry »

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Harish Iyer

He was handsome. Nice. Good looking. He flaunted his dimple, looked rich. He was appeasing and pleasing; he left my hormones bumping and heart pumping. I met him at the loo. A public loo. A place not so sacrosanct for meeting someone for the first time, I know. I found him handsome, and his eyes said that the feeling was mutual. Time was fleeting, every second seemed an hour. I wanted my body to collide with his. Feel his lips with mine. But I had no time. I had my mother waiting for me home. Read the rest of this entry »

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Priya

There was just something that did not click. I had gone out with plenty of guys and began dating at a rather young age. It was never difficult to find boyfriends. But there was still something amiss. Either he didn’t like me too much or I did not. I am a rather old school lover. All this open relationship jazz doesn’t work for me. A relationship means a relationship. Read the rest of this entry »

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Vikram Tyagi discusses ‘Quarantine’ a recently released collection of gay themed short stories with its Indian American writer Rahul Mehta. The stories and characters explore the lives of young Indian gay men in the United States- how their ethnicity and their sexuality interweave into riveting narratives. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tushar M. speaks to Revathi, south India’s most well known face of the transgendered community. Having faced discrimination and harassment throughout her life, her mission now remains to untangle her own community from ages of neglect and ridicule. Read the rest of this entry »

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Udayan catches up with Arvind Narain, one of the most prominent faces behind the struggle against Section 377. He talks about the historic case and its implications, the nature of the Indian gay rights movement and his pet project- the Alternative Law Forum. Read the rest of this entry »

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