By Shivalal Gautam
In this second paired narrative of queer lives during the lockdown in Assam, Shivalal Gautam tells us how two queer women negotiated multiple trials and reached a better place in...
By Sudipa Chakraborty
Sudipa Chakraborty narrates the story of a gigolo in Kolkata – before and during the coronavirus lockdown
By Diksha Sanyal
COVID-19 lockdowns may eventually go, but domestic violence against queer persons not quite so. Diksha Sanyal offers some legal solutions
By Sudeb Sadhu, Ranjay Sarkar
Sudeb Sadhu overcame lockdown logjams and travelled a 100 km from Bongaon to Baruipur for Eid feasting and some more
By Pawan Dhall
There couldn’t have been a better time for ‘Varta’ webzine to complete seven years
By Bana, Chandan Kumar Nayak, Pradosh Dash
Health worker and community organiser Bana reports on the situation of trans masculine people in Odisha during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown – with inputs from Chandan Kumar Nayak, Pradosh...
By Shivalal Gautam
In the first of paired narratives of queer lives during the lockdown in Assam, Shivalal Gautam brings you the stories of two queer men
By Sudipa Chakraborty, Sukanta Banerjee, Joyita Mondal
Sudipa Chakraborty, Sukanta Banerjee and Joyita Mondal point out that the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown have heaped both ‘abuse’ and ‘responsibility’ on trans persons, perhaps more than ever before. With...
By Santa Khurai
Santa Khurai proposes continued online education for trans students who may be unable to attend school or college even when the lockdown is lifted