Fragmentation of the Queer Community
Reflections on moving towards fraternity and solidarity.
On Being Asexual
Nothing I have ever done for anybody has been motivated by sexual desire. It sometimes seems that I can’t relate to this world at all. Must I always be afraid that any friendly gesture to a person of a different sex would be interpreted as a sexual advance?
LGBTQIA+ Community Needs: Aces’ Input
Submission to the Department of Social Justice and Empower by members of the Ace community in response to the Department’s request for inputs on queer rights issued in September 2024.
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[fiction] On the Radio
“Set against the backdrop of an early 2000s radio show in a Mumbai apartment, teenager Ashwin grapples with a knot in his stomach. He seeks healing amidst Bollywood music, the soothing voice of a radio jockey, and a crushed neem face pack.”
Support Group Meeting/
Support Group Meeting: a poem by A. Maya, with art by Param.
The many transings of my gender
Poetry by Abigail Silversmith Irfan
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[poem] For Us
For Us, a poem from Visveshwar’s debut collection ‘Boy From the Poems’ (Dec 2023: Notion Press).
Pope permits blessings for same-gender Catholic couples
Reflections on the Pope’s announcement by Ruby Almeida, Indian-origin queer activist, and chair of LGBT+ Catholics, Westminster, UK.
Deed of Familial Association impleaded in Sushma case, Madras High Court
Responding to Prasanna’s petition, Madras High Court has asked for the Tamil Nadu government to consider the proposal for a Deed of Family Association to protect the rights of LGBTQIA+ couples.
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[story] Strangers and Unspoken Connections
Life lessons from a stranger on a bus in Kerala.