Tagged Under: Homophobia

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  Poetry Mar '23

  A few will be different

  By Rajib Chakrabarti

  Rajib Chakrabarti on adolescence and queerness

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  Vartanama Jan '23

  Decriminalized but not destigmatized

  By Pawan Dhall

  The central government’s discomfort about queerness in the judiciary throws up many more uncomfortable questions

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  Vartanama Dec '22

  When badminton outplaced cricket

  By Pawan Dhall

  The author recalls winning a cricket match to secure space for playing badminton near his childhood home in Kolkata

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  Insight Dec '22

  Well-being through a queer affirmative lens (part 2)

  By Srabasti Majumdar

  Srabasti Majumdar explains how queer affirmative therapy takes into account the inter-dependence between mind and body in ensuring well-being for queer people

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  Insight Nov '22

  Well-being through a queer affirmative lens (part 1)

  By Srabasti Majumdar

  Srabasti Majumdar dwells on what queer affirmative therapy means and its significance for the well-being of queer people

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  Printed Word Nov '22

  Ins and outs of a queer memoir

  By Jia Mata

  Jia Mata reviews Jaydip Jana’s debut book ‘Amar Bhitor Bahire’, a new addition to contemporary queer literature in Bengali

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  Insight Aug '21

  In the matter of queer relationships – court approval vs. social disapproval

  By Diksha Sanyal

  What is life like for Indian queer couples who win court approval of their right to cohabit? An analysis by Diksha Sanyal with inputs from Pawan Dhall

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  Cinemascope Jul '21

  On being queer and Sikh in India

  By Shivalal Gautam

  ‘Sab Rab De Bande’ is an impressive debut film on a sensitive subject by queer activist Sukhdeep Singh, says Shivalal Gautam

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  Insight Apr '21

  Farewell, dear fairy!

  By Chintan Girish Modi

  Chintan Girish Modi remembers Gaurav Probir Pramanik whose actions ensured that homophobic behaviour at the leadership level in a leading Indian corporate did not go unpunished

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  Coronavirus Diary, Insight, People Oct '20

  Lockdown takeaways: Achieving higher ground

  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...

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  Coronavirus Diary, People Oct '20

  Right to have sex in one’s bedroom not be-all and end-all of LGBTIQA+ rights

  By Pradosh Dash

  Pradosh Dash chats with political science student Sanjit Mondal who survived a recent queerphobic attack by the Bidhannagar City Police and turned adversity into opportunity

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  Advice - Rights and Laws Sep '20

  Stay home, stay safe?

  By Diksha Sanyal

  COVID-19 lockdowns may eventually go, but domestic violence against queer persons not quite so. Diksha Sanyal offers some legal solutions

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  Coronavirus Diary, Vartanama Jul '20

  Turning seven in a world turned upside down?

  By Pawan Dhall

  There couldn’t have been a better time for ‘Varta’ webzine to complete seven years

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  Vartanama Jun '20

  Never have I ever . . .

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall shares some lockdown revelations

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  Poetry May '19

  Purdah

  By Rajib Chakrabarti

  Sniggers at androgyny are a poor purdah on our insecurities, says Rajib Chakrabarti

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  Advice - Rights and Laws Feb '19

  Police cannot stop consensual cohabitation between two queer adults

  By Debayan N. Sen

  Debayan N. Sen assures that consensual cohabitation by same-sex couples is not a crime