Planning on getting hitched? Our friends at Bibi Magazine and Stardust have a once-a-year event just for you! Come enjoy cocktails, cuisine, a fashion show and shopping in one of Manhattan’s newest venues. Love is love and couples of all gender combinations are encouraged to attend. RSVP at BibiBridalStyleSalon.com to be added to the guest list. To get you in the nuptial mood, read all about Karthik and Sandeep, who’s storybook wedding story was featured

Posted: April 19th, 2018

“One of the main reasons I took the job is because I wanted to represent a community that’s never been represented before. I’m not talking about underrepresented—I mean never been represented.”  Conde Naste Traveler recently interviewed Queer Eye’s style expert Tan France about growing up in the UK, breaking reality TV barriers, and his passion for Pakistani cooking. Netflix’s latest revamp of the “classic” show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” premiered in February to rave

Posted: April 1st, 2018

Interesting read in the New York Times about India’s third gender  which profiles the lives of members of the hijra community.  While the Government of India officially recognized transgender as a third gender in 2014, harassment and marginalization are still a fact of life for many members of the community. The article touches on the paradoxical position hijras have in Indian society—often revered and welcomed at weddings and births but

Posted: February 20th, 2018

Award winning Indian filmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan’s narrative feature “Evening Shadows” will have its World Premiere in Sydney at the 25th Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival on February 25th at the Event Cinemas. The film recently received a U/A certificate by the Indian censor board, in a landmark decision that offers hope to the Indian LGBTQ community.  Set in a small town in Southern India, the film Evening

Posted: February 20th, 2018

The signs at the Women’s March in NYC will leave you laughing, crying, and feeling inspired. We joined more than 120,000 protestors taking to the streets for the Women’s March in NYC.  If you’re still standing on the sidelines, consider this the perfect time to jump in and take action to take back Congress in November. Stay outraged, resist, and vote!

Posted: January 20th, 2018

Its time to take our outrage at our abhorrent Cheeto in Chief and his GOP lackeys back to the streets! This Saturday, there will be marches around the country including the massive Women’s March on NYC, organized by the Women’s March Alliance. The rally starts at 11:30 AM at Columbus Circle with the march kicking off at 12:30 – 1.  Marchers will walk east on 59th Street and then head

Posted: January 16th, 2018

Desi model and entertainer, Sushant Divgikar, is making pink flowy waves online with his pictorial drag transformation. The former Mr Gay India winner recently told the the Hindustan Times: “It was (hotelier) Keshav Suri, who encouraged me to do drag. My drag avatar is called Rani Ko-He-Noor. I want to say that every woman, every drag artist out there is a queen. People don’t realise that drag is very much part

Posted: January 6th, 2018

As we say a farewell to 2017 (and not a minute too soon!), we also want to remember our favorite Desilicious / Sholay tracks on the dance floor in 2017, which you can listen to here. Happy New Year and see you on January 27th at the DL Lounge! * Ghoomar – “Padmavati” *  Kaavan Kaavan – “Lucknow Central” * Hawa Hawa 2.0 – “Tumhari Sulu” * Cheez Badi – “Machine” * Suit Suit (DJ

Posted: December 30th, 2017