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  • A Drag musical in the Capital: 5 Delhi Drag queens explain the why and how

    A Drag musical in the Capital: 5 Delhi Drag queens explain the why and how

    Delhi events: ‘Superqueens’ at The Piano Man follows the life of five real-life Drag queens with stories to tell about why they Drag and what it takes. A second show of the musical is scheduled for Sunday, July 13.

  • Top 8 LGBTQ+ Friendly Destinations In The World In 2025

    Top 8 LGBTQ+ Friendly Destinations In The World In 2025

    Discover the Top 8 LGBTQ+ friendly destinations to visit in 2025. From vibrant cities like Turin and Sydney to sun-soaked paradises like Florianópolis, explore safe, welcoming places where LGBTQ+ travelers can truly be themselves.

  • Apple announces Pride Collection 2025 ahead of Pride month

    Apple announces Pride Collection 2025 ahead of Pride month

    To go with the band, Apple is also rolling out the Pride Harmony watch face and a matching wallpaper for iPhones and iPads. The watch face features bold rainbow stripes that shift and move as you lift your wrist to check the time.

  • From Chance To Code Academy: 4 short films to ignite the Pride Month spirit

    From Chance To Code Academy: 4 short films to ignite the Pride Month spirit

    Here are 4 short films curated for the annual Five Films For Freedom, a celebration of global LGBTQIA+ stories that encapsulate the essence of Pride Month, exploring love, acceptance, struggle, and triumph.

  • Why June is celebrated as Pride Month: History and significance

    Why June is celebrated as Pride Month: History and significance

    The primary reason Pride Month is celebrated in June is to commemorate the Stonewall riots, a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. The Stonewall riots are widely considered the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

  • Adele shuts down audience member for homophobic remarks, calls them ‘f—king stupid’

    Adele shuts down audience member for homophobic remarks, calls them ‘f—king stupid’

    During her concert at the Las Vegas Colosseum, Adele confronted a heckler who shouted 'Pride sucks!' The singer, known for her support of the LGBTQ+ community, was captured on video telling the person to 'shut up' if they had nothing nice to say.

  • What is Drag?

    What is Drag?

    Drag is a labour of love with no certainty of recognition, fame, or money. Drag queens talk of the issues and challenges of their art.

  • Bollywood in gender dilemma, TISS out with a new study

    Bollywood in gender dilemma, TISS out with a new study

    Tata Institute of Social Sciences' School of Media and Cultural Studies' new study on gender representation in Hindi films, and how to make the industry gender-equal was released this week.

  • LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco

    LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco

    New York's boisterous throng strolled and danced down Fifth Avenue to Greenwich Village, cheering and waving rainbow flags to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising, where a police raid on a gay bar triggered days of protests and launched the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights.

  • Pride Month | Two queer actors on the need for more LGBTQIA+ voices in the Indian film industry

    Pride Month | Two queer actors on the need for more LGBTQIA+ voices in the Indian film industry

    Tamil actor Negha, first trans actor to bag the Kerala State Film Awards, and Hindi actor Vidur Sethi, who was recently seen in Onir's 'Pine Cone' at the KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, break down the roadblocks within the movie landscape.

  • Pride Month | Ruth Vanita: ‘It is a gift to be born in India, I’d like to be reborn in India’

    Pride Month | Ruth Vanita: ‘It is a gift to be born in India, I’d like to be reborn in India’

    The writer of same-sex love much before it became the talk of the town, Ruth Vanita speaks about her works and highlights the importance of the right for queer people to get married.

  • Pride Month | 6 queer-made small businesses you can support

    Pride Month | 6 queer-made small businesses you can support

    Call yourself an LGBTQIA+ ally, then support their businesses and startups too. Here's a list of a handful of remarkable yet lesser-known enterprises, crafted by queer artisans.

  • June spreads LGBTQ+ Pride and rainbows around the world

    June spreads LGBTQ+ Pride and rainbows around the world

    For more than a half-century, the annual marches have been an opportunity to demand action on specific issues such as the AIDS epidemic and same-sex marriage while also serving as a public celebration.

  • Pride Month: Businesses by queer people you can support through the year

    Pride Month: Businesses by queer people you can support through the year

    From jewellery to pottery and wellness, here's a round up of some excellent LGBTQ-owned businesses to shop from throughout the year.

  • Pride Month: Why is Pride celebrated in June & which events to go to in your city

    Pride Month: Why is Pride celebrated in June & which events to go to in your city

    From thought-provoking plays to vibrant parades and exhilarating concerts, June is abuzz with activities that honour and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Tens of thousands join Tel Aviv Pride parade, celebrating gains and wary of Israeli government

    Tens of thousands join Tel Aviv Pride parade, celebrating gains and wary of Israeli government

    It was the first time that Tel Aviv has held the parade since Israel’s new far-right government, which is stacked with openly anti-LGBTQ+ members, took office. Drag queens and shirtless men danced on floats, as excited crowds of onlookers danced and snapped photos.

  • Meet India's first trans photojournalist Zoya Lobo | Pride month 2023

    Meet India's first trans photojournalist Zoya Lobo | Pride month 2023

    In 2019, Transgenders Act was passed. But since then has the objective of it been achieved? Are Trangenders regarded in our community with respect? We spoke to India’s first trans photojournalist Zoya Thomas Lobo. From knowing nothing about cameras to becoming a well-known photojournalist Zoya has come far. But is her work recognized? Is she earning enough to stop collecting from people in trains, & markets? Through this video, we show you the journey of Zoya Thomas Lobo. In this Pride Month, we bring you a series of three episodes where we bring you unique stories of people of the LGBTQ+ community. Stay tuned for more.

  • How a trans actor’s Bud Light campaign plunged an Indian-origin CEO’s marketing firm into crisis

    How a trans actor’s Bud Light campaign plunged an Indian-origin CEO’s marketing firm into crisis

    Krishna Subramanian's Captiv8 is in trouble after a marketing campaign between Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light sparked backlash.

  • Pride Month | 8 films you cannot miss at the 14th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

    Pride Month | 8 films you cannot miss at the 14th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

    These eight are part of the 110 films from 41 countries that will be screened at South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival in Mumbai, from June 7-11.

  • Pride Month | Onir: ‘Pine Cone is one of the first mainstream Hindi films to have a queer actor play a gay role’

    Pride Month | Onir: ‘Pine Cone is one of the first mainstream Hindi films to have a queer actor play a gay role’

    In the month of Pride, the openly gay director’s labour of love, which celebrates queer gaze and desire, will open the 14th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2023.

  • Pride Month 2023: Thousands of Israelis join Jerusalem Pride parade

    Pride Month 2023: Thousands of Israelis join Jerusalem Pride parade

    Thousands of Israelis joined Jerusalem's Pride parade on June 1, a high-security event in the conservative city where critics of LGBTQ rights held a counter-demonstration nearby. The annual march is being held for the first time under the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which includes multiple cabinet members who have expressed homophobic views in the past.

  • Why is Pride Month celebrated in June? All about its history, significance and impact

    Why is Pride Month celebrated in June? All about its history, significance and impact

    Pride Month serves as a platform for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies to celebrate diversity, authenticity, and self-acceptance.

  • Pride Month 2022: How India Inc is supporting LGBTQIA+ financial inclusivity

    Pride Month 2022: How India Inc is supporting LGBTQIA+ financial inclusivity

    The financial inclusion measures have taken different forms: support for LGBTQIA-owned businesses, special jobs fair and HR policies like insurance for same-sex couples.

  • Pride Month 2022: Reading from an Indian glossary of LGBTQIA terms

    Pride Month 2022: Reading from an Indian glossary of LGBTQIA terms

    “Let’s Talk Gender”, a Tinder x Gaysi initiative, aims to advance conversations on gender identities beyond the binary.

  • Pride Month: Diversity and inclusion in Bollywood stories

    Pride Month: Diversity and inclusion in Bollywood stories

    Bollywood stories, especially on OTTs, have more LGBTQI representation than ever before. In Pride Month, we look at where storytellers can go from here.

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