As Hurricane Harvey continues to dump rain on the Gulf Coast and floodwaters rise, thousands of Texans have been displaced and that number is expected to rise. The storm system is slated to remain in the Houston region through end of week where some areas may see accumulations of up to 50 inches.  Here is a comprehensive list of organizations where you can donate money, medical supplies, clothing and shelter for those impacted

Posted: August 28th, 2017

Here’s a group shot from Sridevi’s 54th birthday party, which was hosted by Manish Malhotra and posted on the birthday girl’s Instagram.  There’s a lot of diva star power in this shot with our favorite, Rekha, looking glamorous in white with her dupatta and shades.  Also in attendance were Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Rani Mukerji  and Shabana Azmi.

Posted: August 19th, 2017

Two groundbreaking bills have been introduced in Pakistan’s National Assembly that aim to expand transgender rights in Pakistan. The  bills widen the definition of trans people to include  “any person whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the society norms and cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at the time of their birth” and would also make it illegal to deprive trans people from inheriting property, evict them

Posted: August 11th, 2017

With the barrage of political and Trump-related news and breaking alerts on Friday, one could also not miss the excitement from LGBT and South Asians Bollywood fans around the Tri-State Area (and worldwide) with the latest Bollywood bombshell.  ABC has greenlit the development of a comedy series about a former Bollywood star  (based on the life of Madhuri Dixit) and produced by Priyanka Chopra.   Priyanka confirmed the news yesterday on Instagram and

Posted: July 30th, 2017

“I’m Sikh, and culturally the older generation don’t accept homosexuality. My father ordered me to marry a woman because he thought that would cure my homosexuality.” Ranjeep, a Sikh man living in the UK describes his family’s extreme response when he came out to them as gay in this BBC article about LGBTQ South Asians who are being forced into heterosexual marriages in Britain. The Foreign Office and Home Office set up

Posted: July 22nd, 2017

The nepotisim debate took another turn one week later with Kangana Ranaut’s extremely thoughtful response  to Saif Ali Khan’s own open letter.   If you’ve been living under a rock all week, the debate began with Kangana’s appearance on “Koffee with Karan” earlier this year when she discussed nepotism in Bollywood.  Kangana told Johan that if she ever writes a biography, she will see to it that it will have a chapter

Posted: July 22nd, 2017

“To T, or Not To T” is the name of D’L’s latest show at Dixon Place that offers his experiences on taking t(estosterone) and his transitioning.  In his show,  D’Lo discusses “issues of access, denial and guilt that come with passing as a cisgender, straight, male, person of color. To T, or Not to T confronts his quest to embody a beautiful masculinity that upholds his feminist politics.” The show kicked off last weekend to stellar

Posted: July 10th, 2017

If you are in New York City next weekend, make sure to check out “Fatal Love:  Where are We Now?”  which is in conjunction with LUCID DREAMS DISTANT VISIONS South Asian Art in the Diaspora on view at the Asia Society from June 27th to Augy 6th 2017.  Fatal Love will include a weekend of openings, panel discussion, artist talks and events all weekend long.  As advertised, Fatal Love will be

Posted: June 21st, 2017