FROM the shadows of an unjust past to the vibrant marches of Pride parades, the LGBTQIA+ community has indeed come a long way. The community is employing both its voice and the verve to secure its rights. On the back of its unrelenting struggles within and outside courtrooms, the community has already scored many remarkable wins, translating into judicial legitimacy and social recognition and even making a mark in different walks of life ranging from the government to the private sector.
It has been a long journey to overcome a miasma of social scorn and rejection that shrouded the recent past of the community. The year 1990, which saw the launch of Bombay Dost, proved to be a turning point for the LGBTQIA+ movement. The pages of this periodical echoed with the long suppressed voices of this socially ostracised community. Most importantly, it gave them recognition, visibility and the confidence that it was in their power to redefine their destinies.
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THE FATEFUL COMEDY
Actor-director Rajat Kapoor talks about adapting Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov into a Hindi play
Mad Hatter
When a leader takes off his topi and holds it in his hands while appealing for votes, it signals something extraordinary
Circle Within Circles
The caste question in Muslims.
Backward March
The Maratha reservation question may continue to mire the next government in the state
The 69% Exception
Quota within quota: lessons to be learned from Tamil Nadu
United Indifference
The perils of tweaking tribal identities
Two Nations, Two Destinies
The widely differing balance of power between the military and civilian leadership in India and Pakistan has significantly impacted democracy in the two countries
Crème de la Crème
The mainstream society thinks reservations are against right to equality. It’s high time they are seen in the context of right to justice.
Fading Folks
The recent SC ruling on sub-classification within the SC and ST categories temporarily lifted the hopes of tribal communities in Jharkhand
