Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with friends, family or loved ones.  We also wanted to post this incredible video in which Mallika Sherawat verbally takes down a journalist who asks her, in a very hostile manner, “Why do you think Indian society is regressive for women?”  She goes on to expertly explain Indian society’s treatment of women.  The entire exchange took place during a promotional event for Mallika’s latest show The Bachelorette India.

The Daily Mail has posted pics from Sunday’s Delhi Queer Pride parade, with over a thousand members and supporters of the LGBT community in the nation’s capital.  Starting in Connaught Place, the parade ended at Jantar Mantar, where the demonstrators distributed rainbow-coloured flags and badges.  As noted by the paper, the parade began in 2008 with just 35 people and has grown exponentially over the past 5 years.  

Looking to revamp your apartment or house with some new art?  Definitely check out SAWCC’s 7th Annual Art Auction at Saffronart.   Enjoy an evening of engaging artwork, enjoyable company, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres at a silent auction in the renowned Saffronart gallery. Your contribution and participation will help sustain SAWCC’s arts programs for the next year and continue the growth of the organization. RSVP for the event here.

One of our favorite performers and London celebrities across the pond, Asifa Lahore,  is featured in the Huffington Post this week for the Indiegogo campaign - “Tum hi Ho LGBT”.    The goal of the video is is to expand visibility for LGBT ethnic minorities through this music video.  Read about Asifa’s contributions to the London club scene, his performance at the prestigious Drag Idol UK 2012 and London’s most successful World Music nights,

The Guardian reports that the Philippines government has firmly connected the super typhoon Haiyan with climate change, and urged governments meeting in Poland on Monday to take emergency action to resolve the deadlocked climate talks. “We cannot sit and stay helpless staring at this international climate stalemate. It is now time to take action. We need an emergency climate pathway,” said Yeb Sano, head of the government’s delegation to the

“Pages” is the debut photo book by one of our favorite New Yorkers, Linda Simpson, who pays homage to her captivating friend Page.  According to Linda,  the book allows you to travel back in time as she narrates her photos of NYC’s momentous drag scene from the late 1980s to the mid ’90s.  The photos also recall Page’s “mysterious beauty, outlandish sense of style, and provocative performances” that made her a cult

Warning: this video contains sexy, hunky nakedness! “Knowing” is a short film produced by Impulse Group about being open and honest about HIV status—all via text! The West Hollywood based sexual health advocacy group  seeks to ask some simple but difficult questions in this “Edge-ucational” film (as they call it): Why not get tested? Why not ask? Why not tell? Why not love?  

OUT Magazine continued its rollout of this year’s OUT100 today and included desi actor Maulik Pancholy, best known for his  roles on the TV series 30 Rock and Weeds. Maulik hand’t previously discussed his sexuality with the press so his OUT interview was also a way to come out to the general public.  “I just celebrated my nine-year anniversary with my partner,” he says. “It feels like a nice time to be