Cinema’s Daring Ventures

We all want to or have at some point wanted to cast aside the veil that shrouds questions pertaining to sexuality. Put the patriarchal hold on gender along with its ascribe...

Behind The Ghunghat

Is it possible to have a conversation around Gender and Sexuality vis-à-vis television content? I would say NO! Indian television is still in its infancy regards cre...

Initiating A Dialogue Toward Inclusive Identities

“When was the first time you realised that you were a boy or a girl?”
This was one of the initial questions asked to ten year ol...

Aversion To Androgyny

Man’s contempt for that which he cannot understand is well documented throughout recorded history. Witch hunts, crusades, holy wars, inquisitions, imperialism and civ...

Hounded AMU Professor’s Story To Open Mumbai Film Festival

The story of Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, the gay Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor found dead under mysterious circumstances within months of being videographed ...

Your Guide To This Year's Jerusalem Film Festival.

Founded in 1984, the Jerusalem Film Festival is a baby compared to its European counterparts Venice (1932), Cannes (1946), and Berlin (1951). Israel’s second-oldest f...

#Love Knows No Disability: We The People On Love, Sex And Disability

Love knows no disability. On We The People, the team of the film Margarita With A Straw has us talking about sexuality and disability. An estimated 70 million to 100 millio...

7 Unasked Questions On A Ban

Augustine Veliath

India’s Daughter was banned. Let us look at seven unasked questions in this debate. Was banning the film a knee jerk reac...

Thank you, Aamir Khan, for a Satyamev Jayate episode that brought gay pride into our homes

Over its past two seasons, Satyamev Jayate has established itself as a weepy. It doesn’t matter what the topic of discussion may be, host Aamir Khan will cry and inva...