Weekly Mix Masala
Queeristan Aug 01 08Just like always, taboos about sex prevent HIV prevention. This time, in Pakistan.New York TimesBombay High Court aquits two Britons of charges on pedophiliaTimes of IndiaIn Australia, a lesbian couple tries to sue their doctor when their in vitro results in two babies instead of one...Times of IndiaWhen Kiren Met Karen review. After all the hype before the movie, this reviewer finds the movie disappointingAfterEllen.comNew book sheds light on gay life in the Muslim world.PRWeb Full story...
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Fashionable Poverty
Queeristan 3 days agoThe New York Times ran a great piece a few days ago on a controversial ad campaign launched by Vogue India.
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Queeristan 5 days agoThis proves it. Dating just never gets old.Punjabi girl, 25, 5'6", slim, seeks alliance with well educated, fair, Punjabi brideCould Salman Khan be an ally in the making?Salman embraces the queersA new lesbian film is bringing a lot of buzz!I can't think straightFirst-hand accounts of Bangalore and Calcutta Pride!Voices from the community: Bangalore PrideVoices from the community: Calcutta PrideOur awesome reviewer checks out the film, My Brother.
Mark your calendars - Sept 18!
Queeristan Aug 27 08The IPC Section 377 case is scheduled for Sept 18-20th. Hopefully this date sticks!Although it has not really been used to charge or arrest LGBT folk, Section 377 must go! As long as it remains part of the Penal Code, queers will be harassed, blackmailed, and extorted by others who threaten to reveal their sexual "misconduct".
Underground Social Justice (...literally)
Queeristan Aug 26 08A few weeks ago we told you about the publication of an awesome compilation of stories dealing with those living with HIV/AIDS in India.
Positively a Runaway Groom
Queeristan Aug 25 08The pressure of marriage is something many of us will face at some point in our lives. However, Chennai would-be groom, Satish, has dealt with his marital pressure in a rather unique way.
"Is India ready for a Brokeback Mountain?"
Queeristan Aug 24 08The title of an article in Telhelka "Is India ready for a Brokeback Mountain?" refers to John Abraham and Abhishek Bachan's latest film, Dostana, in which they play two guys who (ARE PRETENDING TO) play gay in the film.
Weekly Masala Mix
Queeristan Aug 22 08MUMBAI PRIDE 2008 -- pictures and reviews
The Times of India
Ottawa Citizen
365 Gay
DNABoston's MASALA garners attention at their booth during the Independence Day festival!New England BladeBill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds the world's first condom ringtone in India to promote safer sexSoftpediaListen to the ringtone here!Delhi study finds abused wives at heightened risk for HIVThe TelegraphNGO launches project Sankalp, an HIV prevention program in KarnatakaMangalorean.
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Queeristan Aug 22 08Best Matesa flim by Maninderpal Sahota"Raj is having serious relationship problems with his girlfriend.
A Quickie
Queeristan Aug 21 08
A few days ago we wrote about some hunky brown athletes competing in Beijing at this year's Olympics.
One (Brown) Man Show
Queeristan Aug 19 08Snehal Desai debuted a five performance run of his introspective show last week in San Francisco. Finding Ways to Prove You're NOT an al-Qaeda Terrorist When You're Brown (and other stories of the gindian) is a compilation of monologues deleving into queer and South Asian identities.
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