MTV News has posted a personal essay penned by Alok Vaid-Menon, a 23-year old trans/national queer activist and Look Different Good Look Panel member.  MTV published this essay on their site prior to the October 17th premiere of the MTV/LOGO special “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word”. Alok talks about  the space to be gender non-conforming as a child, the ” dancing diva at every Indian dinner party”and being cheered on by the desi aunties and how this

Yes…the witching hour is almost upon us as we gear up for our Bollyween bash on the 31st. Its time to blow a wad of cash at Ricky’s, rifle through your mother’s sari collection or raid your bestie’s lingerie drawer for that special slutty Halloween look. Still at a loss? Buzzfeed’s got a gazillion ideas for you from last minute costume ideas to 11 “Insanely Cute” DIY Halloween outfits. Boys, how

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

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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!

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