“The way a trans person experiences living in their body in this world isn’t something one can imagine without being trans. Assumptions and misrepresentation of trans identities is the biggest deterrent to ensuring equality for trans lives worldwide. The only true way to be an ally is to listen and take our word for it.”, said Durga Gawde (them/they), an…
While Section 377 was taken down by the supreme court in 2018, the fight for the LGBTQIA+ community in India, is still on. Queer folks face a lot of discrimination when they come out to their families and the pursuit for marital rights seems like a long and hard one. There is still a tremendous need to sensitise the citizens…
Photo by Dainis Graveris on Unsplash “Basically, we have sex for reasons other than procreation, and the human desire to experiment is far too great to limit ourselves to one sexual partner in our lives.” Christopher Ryan, Ph.D. and author of Sex at Dawn: How we Mate, Why we Stray, and What it Means for Modern Relationships Are humans meant…
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Even as a queer person, in some public spaces, I still appear straight. It’s a fact I have to accept. While I technically belong to the LGBTQIA+ community, I realise that I have certain “straight passing” privileges that my queer peers may not always have. I’ve often felt guilty about it, especially considering what…
Pictured is Padma and Roshini Kumar A mother’s perspective What’s it like for a parent when their child comes out of the closet? We spoke to Padma Kumar about her experience. “ I was getting ready for bed one night in May of 2020 when my daughter, Roshini, gave me a call. ‘What’re you doing mom?’ she had asked–it only…
Gurleen Arora and Winnie Chopra, who run Thegaygazebombay, an initiative to share queer stories. Queer (adj) is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender. -“Queers Read This,” Queer Nation, 1990 If you do a quick google search on “The most watched categories of porn,” you’ll come across multiple curated lists. While…
Model: Ami Yammi; Photography: @Raunaq Sikka; Team: @daghettoman; Mua: @mehekvirani; Styled by: @charusharma67 “I used to be Yogesh and I’m not ashamed of that,” says Nayantara, a trans woman who is a fashion blogger and history teacher. Assigned male at birth, coming out of the closet for Nayantara was quite the journey… that she is still on. If you identify…
