India’s oldest queer film festival, the Calcutta International LGBTQIA+ Film and Video Festival — also known as “Dialogues” — commenced in Kolkata on Saturday. Over 14 films featured at the event among which were celebrated filmmaker Onir’s film, Pine Cone which was one of the major highlights of the two-day festival. Filmmaker Shiva Krish from Chennai whose film was screened …
Hyderabad: As part of the pride month celebrations, Pause for Perspective, a mental health practitioners’ collective, held a discussion on ‘Queering Healthcare’. The participants including queer healthcare professionals, activists, and people with shared experiences, explored varied challenges faced by queer and transpersons while accessing gender affirmative medical or surgical care or mental healthcare. The session explored the devaluation of queer …
