tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.comments2024-03-15T19:57:04.551-07:00Queer IndiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342934196832519389noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-68171236309965983952017-03-17T22:55:48.284-07:002017-03-17T22:55:48.284-07:00I still remember our first kiss at the party in De...I still remember our first kiss at the party in Delhi back in 2000. Though our interactions were brief over the party, a movie n couple of coffee dates, he was a very warm n alive. He still lives in my memoriesDeepakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389447657220058082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-29119316340006650932016-10-12T01:53:09.932-07:002016-10-12T01:53:09.932-07:00Thanks for the comment, Raman. I believe "Par...Thanks for the comment, Raman. I believe "Partner" can be bought on http://queer-ink.com/ or directly from Bindu. It's also likely to be in the library of NGOs like the Humsafar Trust.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342934196832519389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-22943974814133070212016-10-12T01:40:28.692-07:002016-10-12T01:40:28.692-07:00Very Inspiring and Motivating!!! I would like to r...Very Inspiring and Motivating!!! I would like to read the novel. "Partner "Ramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950427749284781221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-12785836426438913682016-02-24T23:21:17.354-08:002016-02-24T23:21:17.354-08:00Thanks for the feedback. Hope it's easier on t...Thanks for the feedback. Hope it's easier on the eyes now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342934196832519389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-5463711298039949742016-02-22T11:17:55.906-08:002016-02-22T11:17:55.906-08:00agree with your thoughts and words..
please chang...agree with your thoughts and words..<br /><br />please change this theme..seriously... hard to read in that red...samlangikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706490673485698551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-18791112974144811262015-09-16T04:39:33.550-07:002015-09-16T04:39:33.550-07:00Its about choice! If one is free to be gay, then o...Its about choice! If one is free to be gay, then one is free to be closeted also! I have outright asked closeted friends privately and most have acknowledged it!<br /><br />Everyone has a reason for their choices in life, and I think we should respect that! Publicly outing someone doesnt serve any purpose now does it?Roy Sankarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-25447150093954855242015-07-12T12:39:30.000-07:002015-07-12T12:39:30.000-07:00@sachin. Thank you. I need to focus on other thing...@sachin. Thank you. I need to focus on other things at the moment but I am active on Twitter and I hope to start writing more regularly again in a few months from now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342934196832519389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-83681522697459267212015-07-12T06:02:39.505-07:002015-07-12T06:02:39.505-07:00Bold ideas- sound logic. Was hoping to see more re...Bold ideas- sound logic. Was hoping to see more recent posts from the author..<br />All power to you!Satyendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829552345809055365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-81259511530505413382015-05-11T11:20:46.324-07:002015-05-11T11:20:46.324-07:00I'm married with a girl... nd I'm a gay......I'm married with a girl... nd I'm a gay... I feel bad for my wife... 'coz not physically but at least mentally I'm cheating her as I can never ignore cute boys..." sac :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-89926693571556539532013-01-13T10:23:18.513-08:002013-01-13T10:23:18.513-08:00If mainstream brands target and advertise to gay p...If mainstream brands target and advertise to gay people they can indeed benefit. However the issue is that companies are very careful about their 'image'. I have noticed that certain brands like Garnier or Absolut do advertise in Gay publications but others avoid this like the plague. The recent chik-a-filet issue in the US is a good example of just the opposite. Some companies may actually run anti-gay campaigns to appear more 'family friendly'. gayindiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266813471601268932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-25688046427512048802012-05-15T10:19:34.183-07:002012-05-15T10:19:34.183-07:00Nice article.
However, the sentence "O Chur...Nice article. <br /><br />However, the sentence "O Church! You need to set your own house in order before reminding others about Leviticus" may need further deliberation, as some bracnches of Christianity, or even Catholic christianity, accept LGBTIQ, etc. <br /><br />Similarly, the sentence " Until then every Catholic ought to bear the cross for the sins of the Church, which they have funded" may need further deliberation. Every catholic ? Surely, not every one, as some will be for LGBTIQ, etc. <br /><br />And why spare the muslim clergy ? Interestingly, one has not heard the Sikh clergy speaking against sexual minorities. <br /><br />For the record, I'm not a christian, or a muslim, or a sikh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-11784695509350881622012-04-23T21:35:32.135-07:002012-04-23T21:35:32.135-07:00I was his friend during college. It's been nea...I was his friend during college. It's been nearly a decade now since he has passed and the grief, especially the extent of missing him, is nearly indescribable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-29408865093540951772012-03-17T10:36:35.319-07:002012-03-17T10:36:35.319-07:00The opposition to Gay sex comes from the Jewish bi...The opposition to Gay sex comes from the Jewish bible, was taken up by Christianity and then in turn by Islam. It appears in the book of Leviticus, as laws pacifically intended for the tribe of Israel, who after leaving slavery in Egypt were coming to settle the Holy Land. It was of utmost importance that the tribe of Israel increase it's numbers in order to create a nation and protect that nation from it's enemies. Therefore all sexual activity that did not result in pregnancy was discouraged and forbidden. So one can surmise that gay sex is forbidden only to Jews. On the other hand, not one of the Dharmic scriptures has a single prohibition on gay sex. Not the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Ramayana nor Gita condemn it. Our ancient temples show many incidents of gay sex, so it is obvious that in ancient times it was accepted as part of life. Kamasutra has a chapter on gay sex too with nothing negative in it. The prohibition to gay sex was introduced to India via the Muslim invasions and then put into law by the British, who were pushed to do so by the Christian missionaries. Homophobia is not native to India but forced on us by foreign conquerors. It is time we kick these erroneous beliefs out of India for once and for allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-2289695587048889492010-11-15T18:26:15.585-08:002010-11-15T18:26:15.585-08:00I read your blog
wonderful
i also start blogging o...I read your blog<br />wonderful<br />i also start blogging on this same topic<br />Actually i writs about my G life<br />I would like to invite you as a gust writer to my blog.. Will you??<br /><br />weepingboy.blogspot.com<br />expecting your helpHiranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160811366933127560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-70358960374142058232010-08-08T12:22:47.603-07:002010-08-08T12:22:47.603-07:00Hi,
Read the article. Thanks for reiterating the...Hi, <br /><br />Read the article. Thanks for reiterating the point once again, coming out in large numbers is the most powerful tool.Sanjuktahttp://sanjukta.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-84797104248227052362010-06-15T18:48:31.288-07:002010-06-15T18:48:31.288-07:00THanks for your blog. I am gay, and travel frequen...THanks for your blog. I am gay, and travel frequently to the region. I have benefited enormously from reading your blog.<br /><br />Luke ObrockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-37904613564365482242010-04-05T19:55:10.203-07:002010-04-05T19:55:10.203-07:00Happened to surf into your blog randomly..nice pos...Happened to surf into your blog randomly..nice postings...I really enjoyed your blog. <br /><br />I dont think queer really sounds rude or inapproiete for gay people.. I suppose queers includes people who are mis orientated.. while gay sounds really out and spoken :)<br /><br />I’ll come back to see what you post next!<br /><br />Greetings from a fellow blogger<br /><br />Leon Koh<br />Singapore<br />visit my blog http://hanleong.blogspot.com/Leon Kohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233097843735182236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-18749912119873754602010-01-25T06:03:59.669-08:002010-01-25T06:03:59.669-08:00Hello Anon. Thanks for visiting this blog.
IMHO, w...Hello Anon. Thanks for visiting this blog.<br />IMHO, why complicate one's life with a Marriage of Convenience. As if a divorce and/or coming out later will be easily accepted by one's folks. The sooner one faces the issue, the better. It's slim chance your folks will not accept you for what you are (given time and well handled, they probabaly will if they love you). But even if they don't they'll appreciate and respect you for your honesty. Just my opinion. <br />Hope that answers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342934196832519389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-1429554663899664792010-01-24T09:17:10.453-08:002010-01-24T09:17:10.453-08:00This is a bit of a long shot i know but my 22 year...This is a bit of a long shot i know but my 22 year old girlfriend who is sikh is looking for a gay sikh guy who is intrested in marriage purely to satisfy her's and the guy's parents.<br />Once they go through with a divorce this will (hopefully) prevent her's and the guy's parents pressuring them into finding new partners.<br />We have been together for two years and with me being a white english guy they would never accept me as a suitible partner for their daughter.<br />Any suggestions or advice would me extreamly appreciated in what seems to be an impossible situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-35212201007185653992009-11-22T12:04:18.190-08:002009-11-22T12:04:18.190-08:00Thanks for your comment and regret the delay in re...Thanks for your comment and regret the delay in replying to you. For a better understanding of LGBT terms, particularly in the Western context, please consider reading GLAAD's media reference guide: http://www.glaad.org/referenceguide<br />(Download the PDF from the link)<br />Sure, we can communicate about your project. I will email you via our blog.<br />Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342934196832519389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-55182345428902111702009-10-09T12:55:49.205-07:002009-10-09T12:55:49.205-07:00Hi,
I am student and am currently working on a pr...Hi,<br /><br />I am student and am currently working on a project on the portrayal of the LGBT community in Indian cinema. <br /><br />I need a few clarifications concerning the same but have no source to direct the queries at. I hope you dont mind this comment.<br /><br />My sociology professor often mentioned that 'homosexual' is a derogatory term and that 'gay' is more appropriate a term to use. I was wondering if 'homosexuality' is also a term that's derogatory. If it is then what is the alternative term that I can use in my thesis.<br /><br />Also, I was hoping that there's nothing else in the project that I write which misrepresents or ridicules the LGBT community in India. I was wondering if you would be willing to allow me to correspond with you via email regarding this project.<br /><br />Thanks. And I admire you for this blog.<br /><br />P.s.: I will keep checking this comment box for a reply. Else, my email id's on my blog. Thanks once again for this blog.sb0502http://thecelluloidvision.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-70266531642522524722009-09-27T05:59:30.101-07:002009-09-27T05:59:30.101-07:00True. In my entire life I have called myself and f...True. In my entire life I have called myself and friends by all sorts of names. But when a straight guy ever said any of those words... well it was all so different. Queer and gay go hand in hand and do not seem derogatory. Homosexual seems more of a medical term and is typically shortened as "Homo" by common straight ppl here in India. In fact there are more Hindi slangs used then the typical English ones! <br />Good observations though. <br /><br />angel swan<br />http://beinggayinindia.blogspot.com/angelswanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077120153350023222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-46799244240761298482009-08-27T23:37:55.681-07:002009-08-27T23:37:55.681-07:00Dear Nitin.
First of all let me hug you to show my...Dear Nitin.<br />First of all let me hug you to show my profound gratitude for hosting this site. i am Arjun from Sri Lanka. i am a very humble documentary film maker. No major awards, no press reviews, no academic qualifications. A simple human being with absolutely simple needs. Have been following the Indian rights issues closely ever since i identified my own orientation. But it is pathetic that i am born to a country full of hypocrites, third class politicians and Buddhist monks we are unable to come out. <br />i am interested in making a full length documentary film on gays after fifty. Inspired by Israeli film maker Gideon Boaz's film Invisible Years. <br />i am doing research currently. Wish i can talk to you on a more personal basis over a coffee. i am planing a visit to India soon. But before that wish we can start exchanging views. Please drop a line to > vishnuvasux@gmail.com <br /><br />With blessings <br />ArjunUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137030796600766382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-49438982418294917342009-08-05T18:11:44.244-07:002009-08-05T18:11:44.244-07:00Hello Nitin - thank you for this excellent blog.
...Hello Nitin - thank you for this excellent blog. <br /><br />I noticed that in the pdf of the Marie Claire article you are described as a rights activist for gay men and transsexuals. I was wondering about your thoughts / position regarding the lesbian community in India? It strikes me that in India there is a social space (albeit a small one) available for homosexual men, or at least men who wish to live as women (hijra). But there seems to be even less awareness of or space for lesbian love in South Asia... what are your thoughts on this? <br /><br />Best regards,<br />Adrienne FastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407445.post-91066054627633067452009-06-30T00:37:42.187-07:002009-06-30T00:37:42.187-07:00I guess i was so lucky to know him....and be a par...I guess i was so lucky to know him....and be a part of his life...after all these years i still cant get over the fact that he went so soon..i wnet looking for a job with him..but i got him as a friend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com