Why India needs more HIV/AIDS awareness:
Queeristan Aug 15 08
"An Indian couple who were infected with the virus that can lead to AIDS have committed suicide after killing their three children, police in Mumbai say. Relatives say the couple had been depressed by news that their daughter also had the HIV virus.
Police say the parents hanged themselves after poisoning their children, aged between five and 10. India has one of the largest numbers of HIV-positive people in the world and they suffer serious social stigma."
Indian HIV parents kill children
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"Why not? I would toy with the idea of playing a lesbian character if the role was well written and the script was rock solid.
I can haz English
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Queer South Asian Cinema
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While the film looks compelling enough, I'm a little disappointed with this trailer.
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"Obviously, we will take a stand against the scrapping of Section 377 IPC that classifies sex between two men as a criminal offence.
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