A treacherous capital: Violence against Queer community continue blatantly

With high levels of sexual violence, persecution and limited visibility, the queer community fights a battle of dignity, rife with perils, in the nation’s capital city

Right identity: Why gender affirmation surgery is rare

Matching one’s body with one’s gender identity is the foremost aspiration of the transgender community. While gender expressions help them to an extent to deal with dysphoria, getting an identity for themselves still remains a dream for many

A fighter for justice

Assam’s first transgender judge, Swati Bidhan Baruah, talks about tokenism against the trans community and issues within the judicial system Swati Bidhan Baruah, 26, made headlines recently for being appointed as India’s third and Assam’s first transgender judge. Hailing from the state’s strong LGBTQ community, she will be one among 20-member judges to mediate pre-litigation […]

Scent of a woman

DRAG QUEEN IKSHAKU, WHOSE STAGE NAME IS KHUSHBOO, IS A GAY MAN WHO FEELS APPLYING MAKEUP AND WEARING HIGH HEELS IS LIKE STEPPING INTO A WORLD OF DREAMS “I WAS scared. It’s a bit jarring and makes you feel odd also because you’re so used to being a guy,” explains Ikshaku, trying on a dress […]

NOT A STRAIGHT PROPOSAL

Playwright Happy Ranajit brings you a drama which raises an important question: Is love a crime? “Bhooton ke tarah nahi jeena humein” (We do not want to live like ghosts). This is one of the several compelling lines that captures the attention of the audience watching A Straight Proposal, a drama based on the LGBT […]