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Gujarat’s first LGBT Pride will be held in Surat on Sunday, October 6, 2013. Read post for details.
Indian Journal of Psychiatry takes a stand on homosexuality
Drs. Rao and Jacob, in their editorial ‘Homosexuality and India’ in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry (2012), question unethical and unwarranted attempts at conversion therapy and call for physicians to provide medical service with compassion and respect for human dignity for all people irrespective of their sexual orientation.
Kuch Palon Mein: short film by Avinash Matta, 2013
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Dharun and Ravi: Two Different Worlds
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