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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Ahana Bannerjie
I don’t know whether I should be writing this. It might seem like I am complaining about it, but I have no option left other than to write about it. I am a transsexual. I cannot help it. I am still in my transition. I can be happy about the fact that things are working out for me. But I’m not selfish enough to turn my back on those individuals who are unfortunate enough to not yet discover all the facts about the procedures of sexual transition, or are yet to come to terms with their gender identity, or even have the courage and the means to disclose the full facts about their truth to their parents and loved ones.
So here I am, writing this article and getting on with what I want to talk about. 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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Harish Iyer
When the section 377 case was up for hearing at the High Court, twitterizans echoed and supported the cause in large numbers; many joined the Queer Pride Parade in Bombay. We have had and still have and will have constructive and interesting debates and discussions on Twitter.
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Udayan
Is there a single day when a straight person might be apprehensive of revealing the fact that they’re into a relationship with a person of the opposite sex? Can gay people be so confidently out without even the slightest fear of a negative outcome? Until that day comes, gay pride parades are going to remain as relevant as ever.
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Assuming that the point of counselling is not for the counsellor and the counselee to agree in their beliefs, but in providing conditions for maximizing self-awareness and growth of the counselee enabling him to live a fulfilling life, there are many issues that arise.
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Nipun Goyal
Venu Pillai is the head of the Shringar Foundation- the only LGBT organization in conservative Madhya Pradesh. Pink Pages caught up with him at the Indian Coffee House in Bhopal.
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Priya Ganoo
talks to Nitin Karani, the editor of Bombay Dost and prominent gay rights activist from Mumbai, on the struggles he went through and why the cause of gay rights remains dear to him.
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Harish Iyer
CNN’s State Of The Nation” poll results unraveled that 73 % thought homosexuality should be considered illegal, 77% thought homosexuality is unnatural, 60% thought of it to be a disease, 62% thought homosexuality could be cured.
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Tushar
What matters is that people do make an effort to come out. And come out well. Not just a “I did it, now let’s go”, but more of a “I’m here by your side, always”
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Monish is one the key members of the Delhi Queer Pride Committee, and he talked to Pink Pages about the recently concluded Gay Pride celebrations in Delhi, that not only saw a massive turnout, but also attracted a lot of media attention.
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