“My mother’s smile is as warm as before and I am still my father’s Chinnu”: Alok’s coming out story
... in which Alok reveals his ultimate secret to his parents before he turns 30.
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The Price I Paid for Being Myself
Dr Aqsa Shaikh reflects on what she lost when she decided to transition.
Online/Offline
A short story by Mujeebur Rahman.
Chennai: Summer of 2004
Ani recalls the summer of 2004 and his first brush with Orinam.
6-9-18: Message from a father
Good wishes and reflections on the journey ahead, from a father who was one of the intervenors in the 'Parents of LGBT Children' 2011 petition.
Queer Coimbatore: visible, unabashed, unapologetic
Report of a film-screening and panel discussion organized by Queerbatore collective on March 2, 2018, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Standing Out
We must focus on how we can be better humans: not what someone wears or who they sleep with.
art: Rainbow Tree
Rainbow Tree, by Nayan: Watercolor on paper, 2017
art: Jessy, my trans amma
A mixed media sketch, and an account of how Gokul met his trans amma.
Breaking Binaries
Angad navigates a gender-bent path in a thoroughly unbendable profession.
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