Hues may vary but humanity does not | வண்ணங்கள் வேற்றுமைப் பட்டால் – அதில் மானுடர் வேற்றுமை இல்லை
Musings on the fludiity of desire sparked by the author’s experiences of living in Chennai in the 1980s, with additional reflections on what this could mean for gay rights discourse that was taking root in India in the ’90s.
A photograph, video interview and EPW article summarizing the early days of India’s LGBT activism, led by AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan, against policy harassment and Section 377, the sodomy law.
Announcement of the India LGBT Archives meeting to be held Aug 17-18, 2013, in Bengaluru.
The LGBT ‘movement’ in india is about 15+ years old, has spread beyond the handful of metro cities, is staggering in its diversity of peoples who are accommodated within, and, the frequency of LGBT related events and happening around the country is increasing exponentially. Also, certain LGBT experiences which were ubiquitous a couple of decades ago, have all but disappeared. Hence it might be time to start thinking about an LGBT archive in India.
