When it is a Queer Feeling
6 months ago

When it is a Queer Feeling

New Indian Express  

This year, Thailand legalised same-sex marriage—the third Asian country after Taiwan and Nepal to allow it. The Gurugram couple got engaged last year but doesn’t want to go to countries like Thailand to tie the knot. As other Asian countries make strides in accepting queer love, Indian daters from the LGBTQAI+ community, share the ins and outs of queer dating in India — the challenges, dating trends and how it differs from cisgender-heterosexual dating. Gay and hooking up According to a 2023 report, India, which was perceived as a land of arranged marriages until a decade ago, has over 82 million people on dating apps. Pandey feels the casual dating culture amongst gays can be attributed to the bullying faced by boys in their childhood and insensitive parental response to a child’s coming out.

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Child sexual abuse research in India should move away from prevalence studies, focus on interventions that help: expert
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Child sexual abuse research in India should move away from prevalence studies, focus on interventions that help: expert

The Hindu  

While one in six boys worldwide experience sexual abuse during childhood, their experiences are under-researched and under-addressed. There’s a robust and long-standing research literature on sexual abuse of girls and women, but it is only in the last 20 to 25 years that we have seriously started looking at male child sexual abuse and I’m talking globally, not in India. …

Marriage Equality: How Indian media has depicted same-sex marriages
1 year, 2 months ago

Marriage Equality: How Indian media has depicted same-sex marriages

Hindustan Times  

In 2012, a New Indian Express article announced, “In UP, Gay Couple Get Marriage 'Registered' in Court.” The couple in question had had their marriage registered under the Hindu Marriage Act. For instance, a Times of India article dated February 24, 1988, describes the police constables Urmila and Leela’s “sensational marriage” as a “protest against society’s treatment of lonely and …

LGBTQIA+ Rights In India: Struggles, Progress, And The Road Ahead
1 year, 3 months ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights In India: Struggles, Progress, And The Road Ahead

Live Law  

Article 15 of the Indian Constitution stands as a beacon of hope, vowing equality and protection against discrimination on diverse grounds, including sex. Despite India's rich shade of gender and sexual diversity, the draconian grip of colonial- era Section 377 cast a shadow, stifling genuine expression The struggles of the LGBTQIA community are multifaceted, encompassing social ostracism, exclusion from introductory …

India's Progressive Dating Renaissance: Fluidity and Inclusivity Lead the Way
1 year, 6 months ago

India's Progressive Dating Renaissance: Fluidity and Inclusivity Lead the Way

News 18  

An app for meeting new people, Tinder, reveals new insights about how young adults in India are boldly challenging societal norms, embracing fluid identities, and reshaping the dating landscape with an open mindset. Rejecting gender norms and redefining relationships Gen Z’s rejection of traditional gender roles is validated by their dating patterns as 76% young daters in India affirm that …

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage
1 year, 7 months ago

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage

NPR  

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP MUMBAI — Aruna Desai still remembers the distress call that came in the middle of the night in September. 18 couples have petitioned the Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage Desai's reaction to her son telling her he was gay was …

The hidden lives of polyamorous people in India
1 year, 7 months ago

The hidden lives of polyamorous people in India

Live Mint  

When 42-year-old Soumya reconnected with an old friend, he felt entitled to ask her to sleep with him. “Yes, there can be multiple partners, but it is more about intimacy and communication,” says Aili Seghetti, intimacy, dating and relationship Somatica coach, from Mumbai. There’s more to it than sex “Well, polyamory means exactly what it stands for: many loves!” says …

Queer couple dreaming of a baraat in rural north India ask how marriage equality is an ‘urban elitist’ matter
1 year, 8 months ago

Queer couple dreaming of a baraat in rural north India ask how marriage equality is an ‘urban elitist’ matter

The Hindu  

Among the 20 petitioners seeking legalisation of same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court are a couple who say their lives are proof against the Centre’s stance that the petition reflects “urban elitist views”. “On various occasions, they would tell me that if I can’t bring a baraat to their doorsteps for their daughter, then I should stop wasting Bhawna’s time …

Indian gay couples begin legal battle for same-sex marriage
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian gay couples begin legal battle for same-sex marriage

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Utkarsh Saxena and Ananya Kotia’s love story began just like any other college romance. If legalized, India would become the second economy in Asia after Taiwan to recognize same-sex marriage, a significant right for the country’s LGBTQ community more than four years after the top court decriminalized gay sex. A favorable ruling would also make India the …

In India, couples begin their legal battle for same-sex marriage
1 year, 10 months ago

In India, couples begin their legal battle for same-sex marriage

NPR  

In India, couples begin their legal battle for same-sex marriage Enlarge this image toggle caption Altaf Qadri/AP Altaf Qadri/AP NEW DELHI — Utkarsh Saxena and Ananya Kotia's love story began just like any other college romance. If legalized, India would become the second economy in Asia after Taiwan to recognize same-sex marriage, a significant right for the country's LGBTQ community …

Defying Tradition: Indian Singles Choosing to Live Life on Their Own Terms
1 year, 11 months ago

Defying Tradition: Indian Singles Choosing to Live Life on Their Own Terms

News 18  

The women-first dating and social networking app Bumble released the results of a new study on how Indian daters would approach dating in 2023 with a new, open-minded perspective. Per Bumble’s nationwide study, 61 per cent* of single Indians who were surveyed believe they are more open to exploring ethical non-monogamy now than before. Open and honest communication with your …

From the archives (1998): Gay sex, lies, agony and matrimony
2 years, 5 months ago

From the archives (1998): Gay sex, lies, agony and matrimony

India Today  

Often the still night would stimulate an old, aching desire in Rakesh Anand. "Once we're reasonably sure that here is an individual who is only attracted to his own sex and doesn't feel anything is missing, we advise him to stand firm against getting married," says Owais Khan, who runs Delhi-based Hamrahi. At Mumbai's KEM Hospital's sexology clinic, there are …

Queer connections: How has the dating scene changed for the LGBTQIA+ community?
2 years, 5 months ago

Queer connections: How has the dating scene changed for the LGBTQIA+ community?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST It has been four years since the Supreme Court decriminalised gay sex. As awareness about the LGBTQIA+ community steadily increases among the Indian public, it becomes important to look at how the queer community manages to find love and negotiate relationships. A majority of the people online are just seeking one-night stands, and …

How visible is the cultural footprint of India’s queer community?
2 years, 5 months ago

How visible is the cultural footprint of India’s queer community?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST Ten years ago, artist Balbir Krishan put together a queer-themed solo show “Out Here and Now” in New Delhi. This year, Emami’s Kolkata Centre for Creativity is hosting an entire exhibition around the theme of “being Queer, being Home” for Pride month. “I don’t think that the queer label limits me in any …

From colourful handkerchiefs to heart emojis on Instagram, the queer dating landscape has evolved in India
2 years, 6 months ago

From colourful handkerchiefs to heart emojis on Instagram, the queer dating landscape has evolved in India

The Hindu  

Aryan, 24, and Kiaan, 20, met each other on Instagram. Much before Instagram became a phenomenon and a platform for guys to leave hearts behind on other men’s profiles and complain about why they won’t flirt with each other, the queer dating landscape was a very different place: this journey from the streets to sheets has been a long one. …

Indian gay couple wed despite uncertainty over gay marriage
3 years ago

Indian gay couple wed despite uncertainty over gay marriage

Associated Press  

HYDERABAD, India — In a first for the southern Indian state of Telangana, two men celebrated their same-sex union with a wedding ceremony on Saturday. Abhay Dange and Supriya Chakraborty wore white tuxes, exchanged rings on a lavish marquee in what they called a “promising ceremony” and called each other “soul mates”, reported local media. While India struck down a …

Allyship, representation and queer pride
3 years, 5 months ago

Allyship, representation and queer pride

New Indian Express  

Similarly, within the ambits of our legal system, advocates Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy are arguing a case to legalise same-sex marriage in India. The petition however, stops with same-sex two-partner unions—not recognising that gender non-confirming or non-binary people are left out of its ambit, while transpersons are still struggling for recognition of their gender under the Transgender Persons Act, …

An Instagram archive of queer love
3 years, 6 months ago

An Instagram archive of queer love

Live Mint  

Earlier this week, the Instagram account LGBTQIAP Plus History of India posted photographs from the Hindu and Jewish marriage ceremonies of Mona Bachmann and author Ruth Vanita in June 2000. Anindya Kar, page founder and chief medical officer of the Kolkata-based Advanced Neuropsychiatry Institute, says: “I was doing some important work regarding mental health issues that affect the LGBTQ+ community …

Let’s talk about sex: TARSHI turns 25
3 years, 10 months ago

Let’s talk about sex: TARSHI turns 25

The Hindu  

On February 14, 1996, when Valentine’s Day was still about love, a group of people came together, hoping to elevate the quality of conversations around sexuality — so far whispered, incomplete and uncomfortable. It guaranteed anonymity and confidentiality, two aspects that were and are very important to people when they discuss sexuality,” says Radhika Chandiramani, founder of the helpline she …

Same-sex Marriage Not Part of Indian Culture? Queer Community Says it's Next Step for their Rights
4 years, 3 months ago

Same-sex Marriage Not Part of Indian Culture? Queer Community Says it's Next Step for their Rights

News 18  

Mumbai: On Monday, during a PIL hearing for legalizing gay marriages in India, the solicitor general, Tushar Mehta, argued that “our laws, our legal system, our society, and our values do not recognize marriage, which is a sacrament, between same-sex couples”. “Many members of the LGBTQA+ community want the same marriage rights that heterosexual couples enjoy and denying same-sex couples …

Two years after Section 377 decision, the queer narrative must make space for voices from semi-urban India
4 years, 3 months ago

Two years after Section 377 decision, the queer narrative must make space for voices from semi-urban India

Firstpost  

‘Queer lives in small-town India are not visible enough for anyone to take notice. Queer people in semi-urban India, who grow up feeling and often looking different from their peers, live their whole lives with a complex mix of names, identities and ways of being. Two points are central to the issue of semi-urban queer individuals becoming empowered: recognising their …

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