Lgbtq India

Konkona Sensharma, Tanuja Chandra, Gazal Dhaliwal on their short A Monsoon Date, and telling more LGBTQ stories

Konkona Sensharma, director Tanuja Chandra and writer Gazal Dhaliwal talk about how they have used rain unconventionally in their new Eros Now short film.

377 Ab Normal movie review: Indian LGBTQ community deserves a better film than this patchy, soulless affair

When ever-dependable actors like Ayub and Tanvi Azmi deliver deeply disappointing performances in 377 Ab Normal, you know there is just no soul in the project.

Gaysi Family turns 10: Reflections on inclusivity, need for open dialogue on queer experiences

In essence, Gaysi has one dream, which also encapsulates their purpose and existence: that no LGBTQ person should feel alone in this country

Transgender individuals demand safer, gender-neutral bathrooms in India post-Section 377 verdict

Although institutions are slowly warming up to the idea of building gender-neutral or even restrooms exclusively meant for transgender individuals, the fear of potentially hostile bathroom policies in a public space, is still felt daily.

Mona Ahmed, dancer and LGBTQ icon, passes away aged 81

Mona Ahmed, dancer and LGBTQ icon breathed her last in Delhi on 9 September. Ahmed was a transgender and had been photographer Dayanita Singh's muse.

'LGBTQ misrepresented in mainstream cinema': Faraz Ansari, maker of India's first silent LGBTQ film

Faraz Ansari, the maker of Sisak, says people are trying to bring the conversation about the community in open, but it's misrepresented and misinterpreted.