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The everyday violence queer Indians endure

This article is authored by Rakshita Goyal, senior resident fellow and Aashna Mansata, research fellow, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi.

Members of LGBTQIA+ communities and allies taking out Awadh Queer Pride March in Lucknow(Photo: Mustaq Ali/HT)

ht insight

Published on Apr 15, 2025 09:00 AM IST

ByRakshita Goyal, Aashna Mansata

Santanu Bhattacharya: “When I write, I don’t think of outcomes”

The novel ‘Deviants’ is about three generations of Bengali gay men navigating homosexuality in India.

Author Santanu Bhattacharya (Behrin Ismailov)

books

Published on Mar 24, 2025 05:33 PM IST

ByArunima Mazumdar

Onir on representation of queer community in popular cinema: We are mocked

Onir discusses We Are Faheem And Karun's international premiere at BFI Flare 2025, misrepresentation of queer community in popular cinema and bias against them

htcity

Published on Mar 02, 2025 10:36 AM IST

ByAkash Bhatnagar

Awadh Queer Pride March | LGBTQIA+ members call for acceptance and civil rights

To echo their voice and sentiments for more acceptance and civil right, the members LGBTQIA+ communities and allies held in Awadh Queer Pride March in Lucknow.

cities

Published on Feb 25, 2025 05:14 PM IST

ByDeep Saxena

Kuch Sapney Apne is first-ever sequel to a queer film in India: Sridhar, Saagar

The film is a sequel to their 2018 movie Evening Shadows, which, according to the directors, travelled to 82 festivals and won 27 awards.

Kuch Sapney Apne talks about the value of relationships.

entertainment

Updated on Feb 24, 2025 02:10 PM IST

PTI | | Edited by Ananya Das

World's 1st openly gay imam shot dead in South Africa

Muhsin Hendricks, the first openly gay imam, was shot dead in Gqeberha, South Africa. He ran a mosque for marginalized Muslims.

Muhsin Hendricks, involved in various LGBTQ advocacy groups, came out as gay in 1996.(X/@RevJide)

world news

Published on Feb 16, 2025 08:25 AM IST

AFP |

Sex not serious? Oscars snubs are high on heat: Babygirl to Challengers

With what a hot favourite Nicole Kidman is in the awards circuit, is Babygirl's Oscars snub indicative of a larger pattern at what the Academy deems fit?

Nicole Kidman's Babygirl to Zendaya's Challengers: Is sex not serious enough for the Academy? Oscars 2025 snub trends definitely indicate so

htcity

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 10:37 PM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

Rainbow Lit Fest: Authors, artistes assemble in Delhi for queer, inclusive fest

Talks, films, music acts and drag shows will highlighting the issues of LGBTQ. Filmmakers Hansal Mehta, Faraz Ansari, and actor Sandhya Mridul will join too.

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, actor-author Sandhya Mridul, and filmmaker Faraz Arif Ansari will be at the fest in its third edition.

htcity

Published on Dec 08, 2024 10:25 AM IST

ByHenna Rakheja

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 7 December 2024

The day of Dec 7 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore the culture of Delhi-NCR. Before you plan your day, check out HT City Delhi Junction on Insta!

htcity

Published on Dec 06, 2024 06:55 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Satrangi Salaam for Love and Fabulousness at Delhi Queer Pride 2024

With placards, performances, and an outpouring of love, Delhi Queer Pride Parade’s 15th edition reminded Delhi that the fight for equality is far from over

Satrangi Salaam for Love, same-sex marriage and Fabulousness(Photos: Manoj Verma/HT)

htcity

Published on Nov 28, 2024 01:00 PM IST

ByAlina Azfar

Femme-icures: The sex-positive queer-friendly nail trend promoting inclusivity

There's much to appreciate about how direct Gen Z trends are about promoting inclusivity on all counts. Femme-icures are a functional yet polished specimen

All you need to know about femme-icures — the queer friendly, sex positive nail trend(Photos: Instagram)

htcity

Published on Nov 21, 2024 06:49 PM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

Onir on censorship on OTT: Platforms want films to first go through CBFC

Onir's film We Are Faheem & Karun is a queer love story set against the backdrop of Jammu And Kashmir.

We Are Faheem & Karun, recently premiered at the Dharamshala International Film Festival

htcity

Published on Nov 19, 2024 12:29 PM IST

ByYashika Mathur

6 years of Section 377 annulment: Queer-owned brands making a difference

With the 6th anniversary of Section 377's repeal, queer-positive fashion brands promote art, gender inclusivity and self-expression.

htcity

Updated on Sep 06, 2024 04:58 PM IST

ByAkshita Prakash

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on June 23

The day of June 23 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore the culture of Delhi-NCR. Before you plan your day, check out HT City Delhi Junction on Insta!

htcity

Published on Jun 23, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Class, The Married Woman, Made In Heaven: The Queereality of OTT | Pride Month

For Pride Month, we ask Ashim Ahluwalia, Sahir Raza, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Parul Gulati and Chintan Rachh about the road ahead for queer representation on OTT

An analysis of Queer representation on Indian OTT

htcity

Published on Jun 14, 2024 07:07 PM IST

ByAkash Bhatnagar

Political parties need to queer the election pitch

There is no hope for the queer community if we choose to be an isolated minority. We need to recognise that our issues are intersectional

Attempts to introduce a comprehensive Bill to stop discrimination against the LGBTIQA+ community have failed to materialise (PTI)

opinion

Published on May 26, 2024 11:01 PM IST

ByDelfina Kanchana Sundar

A government committee on LGBTQIA+ rights sparks hope and concern

The bureaucratisation of rights should not stall progress in demands for non-discrimination and recognition of same-sex relationships

After a struggle of decades, the LGBTQIA+ community won the battle to decriminalise their identity, and this long journey waits for better documentation and storytelling(HT archive)

analysis

Published on Apr 26, 2024 12:20 AM IST

ByVasuman Khandelwal

Graphic novel tells the stories of LGTBQ people over 50

A new book by Berlin-based queer comic publisher Moom Comics illustrates the stories of older LGTBQ people.

Graphic novel 'Back Then' tells the stories of 12 queer people (Moom Comics )

lifestyle

Published on Mar 30, 2024 04:45 PM IST

ByDeutsche Welle | Posted by Tapatrisha Das

Onir: Making queer cinema a joy, but finding theatres in India traumatic

Onir is happy about his queer movie Pine Cone getting screened at the British Film Institute Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.

Onir's Pine Cone is getting screened at the British Film Institute Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival this year.

htcity

Published on Feb 29, 2024 10:27 PM IST

ByMimansa Shekhar

Awadh Queer Pride: Taking pride in their sexuality!

Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) communities, with allies, participated in Awadh Queer Pride March.

Participants at the Awadh Queer Pride held in Lucknow on Sunday.(Deepak Gupta/HT)

htcity

Published on Feb 20, 2024 02:00 PM IST

ByDeep Saxena

Awadh Queer Pride parade: All set to walk for Pride!

The stage is set for the eighth edition of the Awadh Queer Pride parade to be held in Lucknow on Sunday. A series of events are being organised in the run-up.

Poster-making event held at Lohia Park in the run-up to the Awadh Queer Pride

cities

Published on Feb 15, 2024 07:09 PM IST

ByDeep Saxena

Kristen Stewart says Twilight is ‘such a gay movie’

Ahead of Sundance Film Festival, where she is set to premiere two films, Kristen Stewart talked about her experiences being an actor open about her queerness.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart starred together in Twilight.

entertainment

Published on Jan 12, 2024 06:17 AM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

Ivanka Das comes out in support of Pranshu, shares facing similar trolling

Ivanka Das took to her Insta and expressed her anger, questioning people “why did they kill the young artist”

Ivanka Das is known for films such as Haddi and Gulmohar,

htcity

Updated on Dec 07, 2023 11:29 AM IST

BySyeda Eba Fatima

Billie Eilish loses over 100k followers on Instagram after ‘coming out’ as queer

The Bad Guy singer lost over 100,000 followers on Instagram after confirming she's queer

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 03: Billie Eilish attends the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Frazer Harrison / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)

entertainment

Published on Dec 04, 2023 11:32 PM IST

ByArya Vaishnavi

Faraz Ansari: I am dating a lovely person, but still can’t get married to him

Filmmaker Faraz Ansari is wondering when he would be able to get married to the love of his life

Filmmaker Faraz Ansari wants to have his big fat wedding

htcity

Updated on Oct 31, 2023 03:15 PM IST

BySugandha Rawal

Review: Over the Rainbow; India’s Queer Heroes by Aditya Tiwari

Stories of 19 queer people who have brought about positive change in society through their work for the LGBTQIA+ community

The Pride Parade in New Delhi on Sunday, January 8, 2023. (Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times)

books

Updated on Oct 23, 2023 11:57 PM IST

ByChittajit Mitra

Same-sex marriage verdict: Why the Supreme Court’s minority order raised hopes

The justices, through their judgments, granted queer couples series of rights - ability to adopt child, rights related to succession and maintenance, and more.

Members of LGBTQ+ community outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT photo)

india news

Updated on Oct 18, 2023 04:49 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, New Delhi

Sumit Baudh, queer Dalit scholar: “I felt like an outcaste in more than one way”

The author of the monograph, Law at the Intersection of Caste, Class and Sex, talks about the debates on Dalit representation in Made in Heaven and other things

Queer Dalit scholar and author Sumit Baudh (Photo courtesy of Temitayo Fayemi, Emory Law, Office of Communication)

books

Updated on Sep 07, 2023 12:40 PM IST

ByChintan Girish Modi

Heartstopper season 2 review: Queer teen love story lacks bite

Heartstopper Season 2 review: Nick and Charlie are back at Truham High, with friends for company. Filled with earnest delights, the show stays safe to a fault.

Joe Locke and Kit Connor in a still from Heartstopper Season 2, which released on Netflix on August 3.

entertainment

Published on Aug 06, 2023 01:52 PM IST

BySantanu Das

Report: Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

The fourteenth edition of the festival was a remarkable celebration of queer joy that also provided a great opportunity to socialise

Director Onir and actor Raveena Tandon at the festival. (Courtesy the Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival)

books

Updated on Jul 05, 2023 10:21 PM IST

ByChintan Girish Modi

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This article is authored by Rakshita Goyal, senior resident fellow and Aashna Mansata, research fellow, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi.

The novel ‘Deviants’ is about three generations of Bengali gay men navigating homosexuality in India.

Onir discusses We Are Faheem And Karun's international premiere at BFI Flare 2025, misrepresentation of queer community in popular cinema and bias against them

To echo their voice and sentiments for more acceptance and civil right, the members LGBTQIA+ communities and allies held in Awadh Queer Pride March in Lucknow.

The film is a sequel to their 2018 movie Evening Shadows, which, according to the directors, travelled to 82 festivals and won 27 awards.

Muhsin Hendricks, the first openly gay imam, was shot dead in Gqeberha, South Africa. He ran a mosque for marginalized Muslims.

With what a hot favourite Nicole Kidman is in the awards circuit, is Babygirl's Oscars snub indicative of a larger pattern at what the Academy deems fit?

Talks, films, music acts and drag shows will highlighting the issues of LGBTQ. Filmmakers Hansal Mehta, Faraz Ansari, and actor Sandhya Mridul will join too.

The day of Dec 7 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore the culture of Delhi-NCR. Before you plan your day, check out HT City Delhi Junction on Insta!

With placards, performances, and an outpouring of love, Delhi Queer Pride Parade’s 15th edition reminded Delhi that the fight for equality is far from over

There's much to appreciate about how direct Gen Z trends are about promoting inclusivity on all counts. Femme-icures are a functional yet polished specimen

Onir's film We Are Faheem & Karun is a queer love story set against the backdrop of Jammu And Kashmir.

With the 6th anniversary of Section 377's repeal, queer-positive fashion brands promote art, gender inclusivity and self-expression.

The day of June 23 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore the culture of Delhi-NCR. Before you plan your day, check out HT City Delhi Junction on Insta!

For Pride Month, we ask Ashim Ahluwalia, Sahir Raza, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Parul Gulati and Chintan Rachh about the road ahead for queer representation on OTT

There is no hope for the queer community if we choose to be an isolated minority. We need to recognise that our issues are intersectional

The bureaucratisation of rights should not stall progress in demands for non-discrimination and recognition of same-sex relationships

A new book by Berlin-based queer comic publisher Moom Comics illustrates the stories of older LGTBQ people.

Onir is happy about his queer movie Pine Cone getting screened at the British Film Institute Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.

Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) communities, with allies, participated in Awadh Queer Pride March.

The stage is set for the eighth edition of the Awadh Queer Pride parade to be held in Lucknow on Sunday. A series of events are being organised in the run-up.

Ahead of Sundance Film Festival, where she is set to premiere two films, Kristen Stewart talked about her experiences being an actor open about her queerness.

Ivanka Das took to her Insta and expressed her anger, questioning people “why did they kill the young artist”

The Bad Guy singer lost over 100,000 followers on Instagram after confirming she's queer

Filmmaker Faraz Ansari is wondering when he would be able to get married to the love of his life

Stories of 19 queer people who have brought about positive change in society through their work for the LGBTQIA+ community

The justices, through their judgments, granted queer couples series of rights - ability to adopt child, rights related to succession and maintenance, and more.

The author of the monograph, Law at the Intersection of Caste, Class and Sex, talks about the debates on Dalit representation in Made in Heaven and other things

Heartstopper Season 2 review: Nick and Charlie are back at Truham High, with friends for company. Filled with earnest delights, the show stays safe to a fault.

The fourteenth edition of the festival was a remarkable celebration of queer joy that also provided a great opportunity to socialise

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