Queering Kamal Haasan
Some of his roles might have offended the LGBT community but Kamal Haasan’s career conveys a bigger message, writes Vishnu Ramakrishnan.
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Some of his roles might have offended the LGBT community but Kamal Haasan’s career conveys a bigger message, writes Vishnu Ramakrishnan.
A movie like Vishwaroopam takes us even farther back in its retrogressive portrayal of queer masculinity as deviance. Such portrayal by a mass hero will only reinforce the already prevalent hatred and prejudice against the much maligned sexual and gender minorities.
Hyderabad celebrated its first Queer Pride on February 3, 2013. Some photographs, courtesy Smruthi Narayan, and to links to coverage from TV and print media.
Bangalore has hosted film festivals on themes related to lesbian,…