Australia Australia Decides: The Violence Triangle and Same-Sex Marriage October 27, 2017 0 Written by Samara Hand The same-sex marriage plebiscite now underway in Australia has, unsurprisingly, stirred much controversy. The non-binding postal survey conducted by the Australian…
Identity politics Being LGBTQ+: Pride and Queer Festivals in India July 26, 2017 0 Written by Sumitra Sunder. Bangalore will soon celebrate its 10th Pride Festival or Namma Pride (Kannada word meaning Our) and Karnataka Queer Habba (Kannada word meaning…
Equality Alternative Narratives from New Indian Indie Cinema July 25, 2017 0 Written by Ashvin I Devasundaram. Socio-political states of flux and volatile national zeitgeists are often engines for inventive and interrogative cinematic forms. I view India’s…
LGBT Rights Acrush: A Case Study in Chinese Gender-Neutrality June 28, 2017 1 Written by Jamie J. Zhao On 28 April 2017, the first single, ‘Action’ (xingdongpai), of the newly formed Chinese pop group FFC-Acrush (Acrush in short)…
LGBT Rights ‘Queer’ India: A Path to Sustained Progress? June 26, 2017 2 Written by Jennifer Ung Loh. There have been significant developments in relation to LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex) rights and communities in Asia recently,…
AIDS/HIV Awareness & Prevention An Unprepared Philippines Faces an AIDS Scourge June 2, 2017 0 Written by Purple Romero. Billy Santo recently spent two sleepless nights looking after a friend who had just found out that he’s reactive to the…