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Queer Expressions: Activism Through Classical Dance

By Nitya Sriram December 7, 2017June 6, 2020 In Culture, Features, Pride 0 Bharatanatyam, Classical Dance 2

India’s LGBTQI community is adapting classical dance forms to give themselves a voice in dance.

Case in point: a Bharatanatyam performance depicting a lesbian coming out story that’s been making rounds on social media.

Queer in the City: Whose Law is it Anyway?

By Nandini Moitra and Upasana Agarwal November 29, 2017June 6, 2020 In Art, Culture, Pride 0 nandini moitra, queer in the city 0

Queer in the City follows Naina and her friends as they navigate their daily lives in India as members of the LGBTQIA community.

#DelhiPride: A Dame To Kill For

By THE LADIES COMPARTMENT November 26, 2017June 6, 2020 In Features, Intheirwords, Pride 0 Anjul Dandekar, Bicurious 0

Asked to write this piece about my experience with dating as a lesbian in India, my first reaction was ‘how is any different from heterosexual dating?’ After all,

#DelhiPride: The Silent B In LGBT

By Avantika Mehta November 25, 2017June 6, 2020 In Features, Intheirwords, Pride 0 Anjul Dandekar, avantika mehta 1

A month ago, Delhi organised an LGBTQIA Pride parade. A friend of mine was involved. On Twitter, he ranted about how journalists were calling him to ask for numbers of people who are gay or lesbian or transgender.

#DelhiPride: A Letter To My Ex: You Raped Me, I Forgive You

By Steph Cicco November 24, 2017June 6, 2020 In Features, Intheirwords, Pride 0 Anjul Dandekar, Consent 0

You didn’t expect this, did you? Well, neither did I till about ten months ago. I had so wonderfully repressed the cold hard facts of that evening;

Queer In The City: What is Man Love?

By Nandini Moitra and Upasana Agarwal November 22, 2017June 6, 2020 In Art, Culture, Pride 0 comic, LGBTQ 0

Queer in the City follows Naina and her friends as they navigate through the treacherous terrain of dating as an person from the LGBTQIA community in the city of Kolkatta.