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Gay Gandhi? Hardly 16 Apr 2011 | 05:29 pm
Last year I attended a short orientation to prepare me for work in rural India. Facing a year in the closet, I asked what I could expect from men in my community in rural Rajasthan: "You might see so...
Fitting In Without Letting Go 15 Jan 2011 | 12:42 am
Simon McNorton is an Indicorps Fellow 2010 working on inclusive education programs in Rajasthan. His time in India is allowing him to discover his family's roots in India. Prior to India, Simon worked...
Nepal Knows Where the $$$ is at 25 Mar 2010 | 02:31 pm
One of our first posts at queeristan was about the nascent LGBT movement in Nepal (please ignore the unfortunate wording choice...we were young and facetious then): Nipple Nepal, Land of High Peaks, O...
Queer Desi Hotline Opens! 11 Mar 2010 | 08:17 am
Some great news below -- read and take advantage of this excellent resource! "The South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association of New York City announces the launch of its LGBTIQ support hotline. This is ...
Want some masala in your hamantaschen? 26 Feb 2010 | 06:46 pm
In honor of Purim this Sunday, we feel like this Dana International melody is perfect to jump-start our weekend. Dana International, to those Eurovison deprived, is an international superstar known fo...
We all want world peace 25 Feb 2010 | 06:12 pm
While there have been scattered hijra pageants in India in the past, earlier this week, Mumbai hosted the nation's first formal transgender pageant. Auditions for "Super Queen" have been taking plac...
The internet- Finding dirt on others has never been so easy! 24 Feb 2010 | 05:12 pm
Although I prefer Safari and Firefox over Internet Explorer, I may just have to switch back because of this hilarious commercial.
Some Just Enjoy the Rickshaw Ride 22 Feb 2010 | 07:35 pm
Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras was just your regular professor sort of guy, who (like anyone else) liked a little something-something on the side. Some of his students did not seem to stomach their pr...
Queering Around 21 Feb 2010 | 07:55 pm
After essentially a year-long hiatus, with an occasional post, we're back. It's a new decade and we're refreshed. Of course, in typical desi-timing, we waited until February of the new year to announc...
Muslim Country motions to Legally Recognise Same-Sex Unions 31 Jul 2009 | 05:37 am
Yes indeed, you heard us correctly. India has been making small steps towards becoming an entity fighting anti-discrimination by first decriminalising homosexual acts in the nation's capital. This has...
