27 June 2010
Chennai
Marking International Gay Pride day, three hundred members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered community turned out on Marina Beach here on Sunday. The parade passed off peacefully despite initial fears about violence from some right-wing Hindu groups, who had threatened coounter-demonstrations. According to the organizers, the protesters had “chickened out” due to the massive police presence. Read the rest of this entry »
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26 June 2010
St Petersburg, WFMY News
Police prevented a Gay Pride action in St. Petersburg, reportedly detaining several activists who gathered at the Dvortsovaya Square in St. Petersburg.
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23 June 2010
Washington DC
Following are President Barack Obama’s remarks to LGBT leaders at the White House Pride celebration on Tuesday: Read the rest of this entry »
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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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Vikram Tyagi
Like never before, our celebrities are not only proud of their bisexuality, they dare to intimate with great élan. We bring to you the seven most hot and desired bisexual celebs from around the world. 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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Diepiriye Kuku
Today I was fired for being a faggot. Midday, April 2009. A call arrived on my mobile phone during lunch and instructed me to see the middle school principal. I had been a substitute teacher at the American School here in Delhi for several years, beginning with an initiative that I started as a resource educator for Black History Month in February 2005.
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Niket
So you think abusive relationships are only limited to straight people? The experts are now certain that you’re wrong. An astonishingly high number of LGBT people are victims of physical and psychological abuse by their partners, most often not realizing this, and therefore not able to take any corrective steps. Take this quiz to find out exactly how healthy your relationship is. Answer with an yes or no.
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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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Ratnesh
The World Unseen takes us to apartheid-era South Africa, seen through the eyes of two women of Indian descent, Amina and Marium. The two are as different as they can be. Amina is rebellious and unconventional, and holds responsible to no-one. On the other hand, Marium is a dutiful mother and wife. Despite their differing personalities, they gradually develop a friendship that has unforeseen effects on the life of Marium, leading her to question the traditions and conventions she has been brought up with. 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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Dr. Atul
What are the common symptoms?
Itching, pain and discharge from penis, rectum, vagina and oral cavity, ulcers and warty lesions at same sites. Fever, joint pain, throat pain, fatigue, rash, swollen lymph nodes are not very specific but can be present in acute HIV infection usually weeks to 6 months after exposure. Medical attention should be immediately seeked if above mentioned symptoms are present. Symptomatic patients are just like a tip of iceberg, most of the cases are hidden and can be found only after having proper health awareness and regular health check-ups. Read the rest of this entry »
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