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First line of LGBT caregivers gets ready in Pune
July 25, 2025 6:34 pm
Pune-based Yutak has collaborated with several agencies to impart training in paramedics to the first batch of 25 members of LGBTQ+ community. The first batch will pass out by the end of July.
'Metro In Dino' fails to understand love and desire among queer people
July 13, 2025 12:25 pm
The storyline in Metro In Dino is not just a missed opportunity. It’s a disservice to queer teens. To survivors of consent violations. To anyone who has struggled to name their identity in a world that still refuses to see them
Queer trailer: In Mexico City, Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey enchant each other's bodies, souls
October 29, 2024 8:27 pm
Queer trailer: The promo video gives audiences a glimpse of how director Luca Guadagnino has adapted William S Burroughs’ 1985 novel of the same title into a film.
Trans activist Santa Khurai’s The Yellow Sparrow traces her life in militarised Manipur and her struggle to self-identity
September 28, 2024 12:00 pm
The Yellow Sparrow describes the heterogeneity and diversity of India’s queer community. Khurai faced both gender discrimination and racism. Her location marginalised her as she tried to connect with national and international fora
Ensure queer community gets equal treatment in jails: Centre to states, UTs
July 17, 2024 12:56 pm
MHA had shared Model Prison Manual, 2016 and Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023 with all states for implementation.
Queer rights beyond marriage equality: What the new Parliament needs to do
June 29, 2024 9:19 am
Instead of aping Western trajectories of queer citizenship, India must find its own way. For many in India, the security of marriage fails to address the preoccupations of ageing. Given this, as SC has argued, the law must recognise chosen families
Pride and prejudice: Has anything changed for queer people working in corporate India?
June 24, 2024 11:15 am
Pride month honours LGBTQIA+ culture and experiences, and often sees companies adorning their logos in rainbow hues and launching initiatives aimed at the community. But has this meant ground-level change or only surface-level peacocking?
Postcards from Colaba: Styled like a heritage walk, this 90-minute play by Vikram Phukan looks at SoBo’s queer past
May 29, 2024 4:10 pm
Through emotionally charged verses, Phukan and his team unearth the hidden complexities of this vibrant area.
Pune Queer Collective holds cricket match for community
December 11, 2023 7:50 am
According to Bhavya, a researcher focused on gender issues, other sports at least offer small spaces for queer and trans individuals.
Threats of rape, death and more: How queer influencers are dealing with bullies on social media
December 06, 2023 3:09 pm
The suicide of a 16-year-old Ujjain teenager once again sheds light on the kind of bullying queer influencers and individuals are subjected to in India
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Pride Month 2022: What celebrations look like in India and around the world
June 20, 2022 7:32 pm
Pride Month is celebrated every year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan
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