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Call for EOI: SAHRA India West Zone Steering Committee 24 Aug 2013 | 09:04 am
From Satya Rai Nagpaul, Sampoorna: Click below to download Kathmandu Concept Note 2012 SAHRA brief note Expression of Interest (EOI) form SOUTH ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION Request for Express...
Queer Madras of the mid-1980s, and sundry musings on sexuality 21 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
The first version of this essay was written in 1988: it evolved over the ’90s and was shared on queer Indian mailing lists in 1999. Queer Madras, and sundry musings on sexuality True, if you scout t...
India’s LGBT activism history: early 1990s 12 Aug 2013 | 08:54 am
Image source: Mario d’Penha On August 11, 1992, AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA) staged the first known protest against police harassment of LGBT people in India, The protest was against police r...
Free & Equal: Global Campaign for LGBT Equality launched by UN 27 Jul 2013 | 09:43 am
UN Human Rights Office Launches Unprecedented Global Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality CAPE TOWN, July 26, 2013 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Hum...
Inclusion without Explosion 25 Jul 2013 | 08:42 am
Reflections of a member of the audience at the panel discussion ‘Towards LGBT-inclusive workplaces’ held on Saturday July 13, as part of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2013. ...
LGBT Archiving in India: a meeting in Bengaluru, Aug 17-18, 2013 25 Jul 2013 | 07:30 am
From: Niruj, Amrita, Alternative Law Forum We would like to invite you to a workshop on LGBT archiving in India. When : Aug 17-18, 2013 (Saturday-Sunday) Where : Indian Social Institute, Benson....
Curtains: short film by Nakshatra, 2013 21 Jul 2013 | 10:45 pm
Nakshatra In this short film, Nakshatra uses curtains as a metaphor for the insecurity and fear many young LGBT people remain shrouded in, and suggests that the process of coming out can bring with i...
Auditions for Bahuchara Mata (queer/trans) play in Chennai and Bangalore 20 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
“We are looking for actors from within the LGBT community and those outside of it, who are willing to engage with the proposed theme of this production in a sensitive, thoughtful manner. If this is th...
No Room for Hatred: A Mother Writes 18 Jul 2013 | 02:29 pm
The baby came out of my womb in the middle of the night and I was unconscious. After two hours I opened my eyes, and the nurse told me it was a boy. Again I fell unconscious. My husband came to visit ...
Kuch Palon Mein: short film by Avinash Matta, 2013 16 Jul 2013 | 03:28 pm
Avinash Matta What happens when a bright student like Mihir discovers the sexuality of one of his big time crushes, his senior? Do all same-sex relationships last for just a few moments? Will this on...
