Pink Pages

Meet the Pink Pages team

editor — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:21:13 +0000

Udayan, Bangalore Editor-in-Chief Udayan is not really comfortable with the term writer-activist. According to him, “It kind of enforces stereotypes and encourages prejudices. It’s as if a writer is someone who’s supposed to be suave, subtle and aesthetic, as opposed to the activist who’s always belligerent, loud and on-your-face. Can a good writer not be a good [...]

Have Scientists Found the ‘Gay Gene’?

nipun.goyal — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:55:08 +0000

July 15, 2010 Fox News The sex habits of mice havelong been an intriguing subject for scientists. Now, mouse sex just got a lot more interesting for the rest of us. A group of Korean geneticists has altered the sexual preferences of female mice by removing a single gene linked to reproductive behavior. Without the gene, the mice [...]

Optimism springs eternal among Indian gays

nipun.goyal — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:47:12 +0000

New Delhi, 2 July 2010 By Karin Lundbäck A year has passed since Delhi High Court’s historic decision to homosexuality. Much remains to change like deeply rooted attitudes, but among India’s LGBT groups there’s growing optimism. Pride parades, new Indian queer newspapers and an open dialogue about homosexuality. What is now taking place in India was only a [...]

Optimism spirar hos Indiens gay

editor — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:05:42 +0000

To read this article in english, click here Karin Lundbäck NEW DELHI Ett år har gått sedan Delhi High Courts historiska beslut att avkriminalisera samlag mellan homosexuella. Mycket kvarstår för att ändra djupt rotade synsätt och för-domar, men bland Indiens HBT-grupper spirarOptimismen. Ett av många nya HBT-forum är Pink Pages, ett snyggt webb-magasin som kombinerar poli- tisk aktivism och [...]

Coming out soon

editor — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:00:24 +0000

Parvati Sharma TimeOut Magazine A parade of new online queer magazine shows a new confidence within the community says Parvati Sharma. In October, Apphia K found herself back at home in Pune. She had resigned from her job and was wondering what to do next. Flipping through the occasional queer magazine, she noticed they were all about men, [...]