lgbt india

Indias Transgender Community Must Gear Up For A Long Fight
Both the Citizenship Amendment Act and Transgender Persons Act make our already precarious lives even more difficult.
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What 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' Means To A Gay Man From Small-Town India
A mainstream Bollywood star like Ayushmann Khurrana playing a gay man in a typical masala love story format is like a dream come true.
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The 377 Verdict's Bittersweet Legacy: More Support, But Not Enough Rights
The year since the Supreme Courts order has seen many more stories of people coming out, but they sit side by side with accounts of marginalisation and alienation.
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Vivek Tejuja On What It Was Like Growing Up Gay In India
In his memoir, Tejuja writes how books, from classics to comics, helped him forget the bullying at school.
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This Lesbian Couple Found Love In A Punjab Prison, The Canada Honeymoon Is The Hard Part
Despite decriminalising gay sex last year, India is yet to grant LGBTQ couples the rights that heteronormative citizens take for granted.
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Apsara Reddy, Congress Partys First Transgender Office-Bearer, On Life, Love And Politics
"You dont have to be relegated to the sidelines, to the niche or to the fringe, but you can be mainstream."
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A Lesbian Bollywood Buff, Ive Waited For Ek Ladki Ko All My Life!
Someday, this Sonam Kapoor film will be a cult film in Bollywoods history.
By Debolina Dey

In Rural Bundelkhand, A Lesbian Couple Tries To Make a Life
People in love are forcing a national reckoning on same-sex marriage in India.
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