The sole heiress of Manipur and the only wife who perhaps found her place of worth in the story, Chitrangada is arguably an unsung hero in Mahabharata. A warrior, a queen, a lover. A loyal and royally deprived wife. Oh, and a mother, of course! Her identity gets muddled, like the rest of the women. …
Chitrangada: The Woman Who Changed Gender to Marry Arjun Read More »
Some films in Bollywood treat gay relationships with a sensitivity that has not been noticed earlier. We list the films we find beautiful
(Names changed to protect identity) The cross-dressing festival for men in Kerala “Are the pleats okay?” Renji asked for the last time before exiting the green room. He checked himself in the mirror. He was wearing a maroon chiffon sari, with sequins on it. His face shone more in joy than due to the chamayavilakku …
The temple in Kerala where transgender people meet to celebrate Read More »
Bahucharaji Mata is one of the many ‘avatars’ of the Shakti goddess which is worshipped in Gujarat. She is depicted astride a rooster and is one of the important Shaktipeeths in Gujarat. Goddess Bahucharaji is considered to be the primal deity of the transgender community of India. Legend has it Bahucharaji was a daughter of Bapal …
In what can be termed as a breakthrough wedding; the first of its kind in India, two transgenders will be tying the knot in September this year, defying social & moral norms & conditioning and setting a new precedent for other transgenders in the country. 46-year-old, Aarav Appukuttan, who was born as Bindu, is getting …
Writer and blogger Bishwanath Ghosh narrates an interesting description of Khajuraho: the temples of love
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, India’s first royal family member to come out as gay, talks about the universality of love, global perspectives on the LGBT community, challenges faced, and hopes for the future of the LGBT community in India, in this freewheeling interview with Prerna Shah
