Media Workshop and Press Meet, Chennai: May 27-28, 2011
A report on Chennai Pride 2011 event “Facing the media”.Organized by Asma, this workshop offered guidelines to the LGBT community on how to deal with the media.
Chennai Pride 2011: Press Meet Excerpt
Video excerpt of press meet for Chennai Rainbow Pride 2011, held on May 28 at the Press Club in Chepauk, Chennai
The TV9 Debacle
In a bi-continental Skype discussion on March 6, 2011, MP members Aniruddhan, Praveen, LRamki, Shri and Velu discuss the TV9 response and related issues around privacy, media and community support.
Brihannala By Aniruddhan Vasudevan
Brihannala: a performance piece by Aniruddhan Vasudevan. Recorded live at the Chennai-Madras Local event at Spaces, Besant Nagar, Chennai, on March 5, 2011.
The TV9 debacle
On Tuesday Feb 22, 2011, TV9’s Hyderabad station aired a tasteless, homophobic and dangerous ‘expose’ of Hyderabad’s gay scene.
ParallelLines: for freedom to talk, discuss rights
A group of LGBT folks have come together to launch a LGBT support website targeted towards LGBT people living in smaller towns and rural areas of India.
Lesbian and Gay Activism in New Delhi: Naisargi Dave’s Ph.D. dissertation
Dr. Naisargi Dave’s Ph.D. dissertation from the University of Michigan (2006) discusses Lesbian and Gay activism in New Delhi, India
From Khush List to GayBombay: Virtual Webs of Real People
Interesting article written in 2003 by Sandip Roy, former editor of Trikone Magazine, on how LGBT Indians and other South Asians have been using the internet to socialize, organize, and form communities.
Seeking writers for Queer Ink anthology of LGBT Indian writing
Queer Ink, India’s first online bookstore (www.Queer-Ink.com) for everything queer,…
Mental Health Professionals oppose Criminalization of Homosexuality
A group of reputed mental health professionals from across India have opposed the criminalization of homosexuality saying that it will result in irreparable psychological and mental harm to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons.