Queer
Questions I want to ask!
If you’ve got a body, in which you’re going to negotiate this life, you have to know how it works.
By Suchitra Dalvie
June 18, 2024
A Queer Art of Longing
Like failure, longing is not interested in happy endings – whether of straight or non-heterosexual relations.
By Ketan Jain
June 18, 2024
Queer and Quarantine
How did isolation work for those of us who are already quarantined in perpetuity by the cis-heteronormative gaze?
By Raju Behara
June 18, 2024
A Journey of Unfolding
My identity unfolded slowly during my postgraduate media studies course, where I was exposed to peers from different socio-economic backgrounds.
By Apoorva Ravi
June 18, 2024
When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Queer Possibilities
To be a gentle / friendship breaker for S. To be // a candle-lit confetti apology for S.
By Aakanksha Ahuja
‘याराना’ – क्वीयर साहित्य और होशैंग मर्चंट से दोस्ती
हम धीरे-धीरे अपनी शर्म, असहजता, और ‘हेटेरोनॉर्मेटिव’ मानसिकता से ऊपर उठने लगे ऐसी कई सारी कृतियों का विश्लेषण करते हुए, जो न तो वात्स्यायन का ‘कामसूत्र’ थे और न ही यौनिकता पर फ़ूको की समीक्षा।
By Aditi Padiyar
June 18, 2024
Queer Stories for Queer People
The relationships that are portrayed in queer media also often transcend all attempts at categorisation, but are still undeniably queer – as are the characters whose inescapable push-and-pull, to their audience, often becomes the plot itself.
By Malavika Krishna Kumar
March 18, 2024
Queering the Narrative: The Evolution of LGBTQ+ Themes in Hindi Cinema
Despite the progress made, Hindi cinema still faces challenges in accurately representing the diversity of LGBTQ+ experiences. Critiques have been raised regarding the tendency to prioritize cisgender, upper-class narratives.
By Taarina Therese Chandiramani
“They’re shoe shoes, silly!” A Hip-hop Journey into Queerness
In my rap lyrics, I try to focus on the undercurrents of resilience, hope, and the unwavering spirit of resistance in the face of struggles.
By Chandan Jyoti Konwar
Identity’s Dance
From silver screens to pages penned,
Our identities explored, where journeys never end.
By Shruti Sharma
March 18, 2024
Interview – Prarthana Prasad
Entertainment should aim to inspire, comfort, reflect and express. Even if something violent earns big at the box office, it doesn’t justify its creation.
By Shikha Aleya
February 15, 2024
Nishit Saran: The Pioneering Indian Queer Filmmaker The World Forgot
While Nishit Saran’s iconoclasm loomed large in his lifetime, his oeuvre as a pioneering queer filmmaker and activist seems to have been largely obliterated.
By Parth Pant
February 15, 2024
Beyond Romance: A-Spec Identities in Heartstopper
The assumption that everyone experiences love and attraction in a similar manner is deeply alienating and harmful for the a-spec community.
By Aashi Singh
February 15, 2024
For the Joy of It
Of course, I knew I wasn’t the only person in the world writing about Sherlock Holmes. I, however, thought I was the only one in the world writing about them like that. You know.
Romantically.
By Saswati
January 11, 2024