By Lisa Out & Around: Stories from a Not-So-Straight Journey Jan 04, 2012 In 2009 in a landmark case, the Delhi High Court challenged the constitutionality of India’s anti-sodomy law, Section 377. The results have catapulted India into a stronger gay rights movement. Out & Around met with Aditya Bondyopadhyay (photo right), a leading attorney
Gay Leader Ashok Row Kavi Interview with Out & Around
By Lisa Out & Around: Stories From a Not-So-Straight Journey Jan 09, 2012 In a bursting country of billion people, it’s rare to be known as the “first” to do anything. Yet, journalist Ashok Row Kavi (photo right) is well-known in India for being the first gay person to come out publicly in the country.
India: There is a Man in the Bathroom! — A Lesbian World Journey
From: Out and Around http://www.outandaround.com/ By Jenn January 11, 2012 After six months of travel in Asia, I’ve gotten used to people trying to kick me out of the women’s restroom thinking that I am a man. Usually after I explain to the startled women that there is no need to be alarmed, they respond
Gay India–Part 1 (Intro): Bombay/Mumbai
A Four-part Journey Through South India in Search of LGBT Life Also see: Islam and Homosexuality Gay India Stories Gay India News & Reports 2000 to present Gay India Photo Galleries Introduction Read this historic story first The sheer size of India makes ‘a’ Gay India story an impossible task, and it’s not just size
Love Among the Ruins: USA, an Indian Prince, Love & HIV
Richard Ammon GlobalGayz.com November 4, 2009 Sydney, Australia While America was limping from the loss of two important marriage-rights elections (New Jersey and Maine), across the globe in India there was a cause for celebration of sorts. Prince Manvendra Gohil, the famous ‘gay Prince’ from Rajpipla state in the western Gujarat area of India announced