Aamir Khan’s tear jerking hit talk show Satyamev Jayate took on the topic of  “accepting alternative sexualities.” Guests included LGBTI activists, parents, out psychologist Deepak Kashyap, and one amazing grandmother. The show included frank, funny, and heartfelt interviews with out Indian queers. Satyamev Jayate has a reach of a whopping 129.6 million and this episode had massive viewer impact. According to Gay Star News, the hashtag #FreedomForLGBT became the top trending topic globally on Twitter

Posted: October 20th, 2014

Thanks to everyone who came out to Desilicious Sparkle on September 26th!  We had a blast and a special THANK YOU to our guests, Shazad, Asifa Lahore and DJ RuBot!  Gustavo Monroy of NEXT Magazine was also at our shindig and took some great photographs of our beautiful crowd – take a look and see you on the dancefloor on Halloween!

Posted: October 7th, 2014

Out Calcutta based photographer Bishan Samaddar shares with Queerty the story behind his images of men practicing the art of desi wrestling and bodybuilding at two akharas in Varansi. The 35 year old photographer responds to questions about the homoeroticism in his  visual approach:  “I think the homoeroticism is primarily in the eyes of the beholder (including the photographer, of course). The men photographed here are very aware of their

Posted: October 6th, 2014

Join renowned feminist scholar and writer, Lata Mani as she presents her recent collaboration with Argentinian filmmaker Nicolas Grandi,  an experimental 38 min video entitled *De Sidere 7*, a meditation on queer embodiment, desire and urban space shot in Delhi and Bangalore, India. The screening is co-sponsored by the A/P/A Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies Programs in the Dept of SCA, the A/P/A Institute, CSGS, SouthAsia@NYU. Its free and open to the public. WHEN: Friday Oct

Posted: September 29th, 2014

Don’t miss the debut performance of Two Women Talking by Monsoon Bissell and Benaifer Bhadha at A/R/T New York–South Oxford Space. Here’s a description by the producers, “It is an unscripted telling in which two women weave their real life stories together – stories that take place between western and eastern worlds, touching on issues of personal identity, culture, gender, sexuality, violence, illness, and tradition. Each performance has a unique- ness in

Posted: September 3rd, 2014

Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) invites you to participate in a survey about the legal needs of the LGBT community in New York City. This survey will provide the first comprehensive understanding of the legal issues facing LGBT people in New York City, and will help LSNYC, the largest provider of civil legal services in the country, provide respectful legal services for low-income people that are fully responsive to the needs of

Posted: August 11th, 2014

It’s the summer (well, almost the end).  Where did you travel to, what did you do? Tell it all to Sandhya. Sandhya took a little trip to Berlin. She ate lots of currywursts, bratwursts and drank some beer.  Now instead of a double chin, she has a double tummy. No worries, Sandhya knows how to exercise and drop it all off.  Sandhya also learnt a few dishes and wants to

Posted: August 5th, 2014

Meet Sushant Divgikar, aka Mr Gay India, who will represent India at the 2014 Mr Gay World pageant in Rome this year.   With a Masters in Psychology, the 24-year old model also counsels LGBTI youth in India and hosts a show on the UTV Bindass channel.   Sushant credits his very supportive parents and family  and says he wants to be the voice of the “people who don’t have resources to come out

Posted: August 5th, 2014