From the Editor’s Mac – Ananya Grover
I didn’t know what the acronym LGBT stood for, let alone the meanings of the words constituting it, for a long time. In fact, I had never even heard the…
October 2018
Krishna, A Girl – Tanvi Jain
The sky was submerged in velvety darkness, with the moon peeking from behind a veil of clouds and the stars sparkling like jewels. Krishna was walking towards his home with…
6 Ways In Which You Can Be A Good LGBTQ+ Ally – Tanvee Walia
Scrapping Section 377 was a monumental step towards the acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community in our country, showing that we’re still in the decolonisation process over 70 years after independence.…
The Freedom of Love – Urvi Shukla
It was Valentine’s Day, the day when most of the boys came to school with a rose hidden in their bags, and the girls brought the cutest handmade cards in…
Representation Matters – Rimjhim Sayana
Representation matters. But what matters even more, is how we represent anything. The show Brooklyn-Nine-Nine, in particular, has done an excellent job at this. I’m going to be talking about…
Who Can Give A Law To Lovers? – Ishani Singh
Who can give law to lovers when love itself is a higher law? Is it really justifiable to be biased and judge people on the basis of what they do…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile – Caitanya Singh Jaswal
Platform: Mobile (did you even read the title?) Internet connection required, but then again, if you’re reading this, that shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Every now and then,…
The Chains of Genderism – Suhanee Ranjan
Patrick looked up at himself in the mirror. He was so proud of his smooth and round face. Yet, he couldn’t groom it the way girls could. “Hey, Pat! You…
In Memory of Orlando – Ananya Grover
DEEP BRILLIANT RED Hatred is spilled out in screaming brutal red Guns are wielded meaninglessly, terror is spread Even mind-numbing violence fails to make some realise That satisfaction never lies…
This Is Who They Are – Vaishant Thakur
If I were to talk about section 377, it would be nothing but a cluster of legalities and political priorities, added to which would be a dash of the so-called…
A Personal Account – Jahnavi
I was 11-12 when I first thought about girls. I was young and had no idea about homosexuality. I thought it was just a funny trick my hormones were playing…
A Captured Moment – Yashasvi Mohan
Icarus, flying too close to the sun
Coming to Terms, Coming Out- Purvaa Shah
THE WORDS ARE MINE, BUT I AM SURE EMOTIONS WILL BE OF MANY OTHERS. THOUGH THIS MAY BE FICTIONAL, I AM SURE IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED WITH MANY. It’s been…
An Essay: The What Now? – Adyant Chawla
The carte blanche land of do-as-you-please also known as the 21st century offers promising prospects to its curious inhabitants. The century-old ideas of live, love, dance are replaced by f**k,…
Speaking Through Music – Vrinda Rastogi
Music is a way through which people can express their feelings. A lot of musicians have also portrayed their sexualities through their songs. LGBT Music emerged in the 1890’s. It…
Thinking Forward – Mudit Saklani
I can’t go through personally and believe what the LGBTQ+ community have gone through. Many people doubt or question their attraction to people of their own sex– Is it unnatural?…
Your Mother, India – Tanishq Khurana
Looks like you forgot to recognise me today, your eyes are probably covered with the communalist cancer; I lay birth to the fire of the world, the leaders of today,…
Student Exchange: Teaching Underprivileged Children – Felix Meierhofer
For 9 short days, I and eight other delegates, from a school called Kantonsschule Wettingen in Switzerland, had the opportunity to visit Delhi as part of an exchange program with…