A Gender and Sexuality Magazine
An invocation ballad dedicated to the late Marsha P. Johnson, the progenitor of the Stonewall Riots. She was a symbol of fierce courage, unwavering hope, and firm faith. This ballad serves as an expression of adoration of her kind spirit. Oh Great Goddess, before this sacred flame, I invoke thy name. Oh Great Goddess, bless us…
CROOKED TREE The stage would be horizontally divided in two parts. The part in the back would further be divided in two halves. The left side would function as doctor’s room and office of the adoption agency, to be used for Act II & IV respectively. The right side would function as the protagonist’s home….
This artwork is a comment on the toxic binary which exists between male and female attributes. The difference in how men and women are supposed to behave, dress, and talk, conventionally. The pot represents our conditioning since birth. The face split into two, is both, a male (on the left) and a female face…
PARADISE FOR IMPERFECT INDIVIDUALS It was just another cold winter morning, pretty much like all other mornings, the only noticeable difference being that it was the day my father adopted the son of his friend. His father and mine fought in the war together and had shared a bond as brothers. After the war his…
A ‘coming-out’ tale of a young woman, in 1998, in Madras. “She took lonely walks, existed quietly, avoided office get-togethers, listened to Boney M and Eruption, read books by Kalki and watched movies with her neighbour, an Anglo-Indian, who introduced her to Roberto Rossellini. She was known by few, cared by less. She was a…
Umeed is a poem by Surabhi Rathore.
An Imaginative Diary Entry Date: 22nd April 2015 Wednesday Dear Diary, Today I am going to share something new about my life. I watch pornography frequently and I do so by exploring different categories which are available on the website. Today I discovered that there is a Gay Porn category. It was…
I WANT TO COME HOME As I woke up today Thinking of taking my kids out to play My feet stopped on its own Because now I know the neighbourhood’s tone I wonder what’s the new joke in town Why does everyone frown? They say that the blessings I give to a…
BUBBLE OF PROGRESSIVENESS IN GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE A narrative byLucky, who was not just a transgender……. It was a start to a new phase of life. Like all other students, I was also excited to join college, meet new people coming from different parts of the world, and finally living a “hostel life”. But unfortunately, everything…
A short article on two men, lovers, walking hand-in-hand in public, and the thoughts running through their minds. About how making laws, doesn’t always change the minds of the people. It’s January, 2019 and we walk hand in hand in a crowded street in Kolkata. He’s late. And it’s time I make a choice….
September 6, 2018 will be remembered as a watershed day in history of LGBTQIA movements in India. On this day, the Supreme Court of India decriminalised consensual homosexual sex. A five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court ruled that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code violates the fundamental rights of the LGBTQIA citizens including…
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of all bona fide Indian citizens. It was first prepared after the Census of 1951. In 1978, a by-election was conducted in Assam after the death of an MLA. During the election, observers noticed that the number of registered voters had grown dramatically. Thus a long-drawn…
[This artwork was contributed under the pen name Moony.]
A magnifying glass is also known as bi-convex lens which is a combination of two convex lenses. From an unusual distance, the image formed through the glasses appears inverted but at a distance close to eye, the image formed through it emerges larger than the usual size. Same concept applied to the society, when we…
The universe as a whole, is but an ocean of immortality, with various gems and priceless stones, floating in the cosmos defying gravity. Our planet amongst the crores, is another renowned yet claimed shore, which is a consortium, of creatures, dust, marine, magic, and more. But then came divide, to save the pseudo honour…
The queer movement in India has sparked nationwide debates all over the country. The battle against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code has been won, however the war against the heteronormative structure of the society still continues. The Hindu mythology is a proof that alternative sexual orientation did find a place in the society….
This piece depicts child sexual abuse questioning whether the death sentence would really curb the crime, or it’s an easy way to distract from the actual problem? The work is on canvas with use bold acrylic brush strokes. This artwork was contributed by Divyanshi Singh. Divyanshi is an LLM graduate who loves to express through…
If I was the “other” is a piece I am supposed to write. But what is the other, what is it that makes them the “other”, why is there a need for there to be an “us versus the other”? Why can’t we all be just us, just humans? This world is a place where…