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labels gandhi bisexual roberts says that gandhi s true love is hermann kallenbach a german bodybuilder because it is written that gandhi has a portrait of kallenbach in his bedroom because gandhi said that kallenbach had taken possession of gandhi s body and because gandhi had asked kallenbach not to look lustfully upon any woman never mind that this was in strict adherence to his vow of celibacy the review was widely quoted in the british daily mail an article ran under the headline gandhi left his wife to live with a male lover new book claims the mumbai mirror carried the story on a front page headline book claims german man was gandhi s secret love ironically the article remarks how gleeful western reviews have pounced on the few lines relating to sexuality failing to note that their story was itself smeared gleefully across their front page lelyveld judging by various reviews has included a marginal section on gandhi s relationship with kallenbach in his book but stops short of judgment on the nature of the relationship but great soul has nonetheless caused uproar in india where the wsj review shot gunned to the public by a lazy indian media has been read ahead of the book meaning the book and content have been framed in the eyes of roberts and other discerning i kid westerners gujarat is only the first of a pack of baying state assemblies in line to ban the book i have two problems with this firstly that the entire assembly of a state representing sixty million people could be so disgusted by the suggestion that gandhi is gay and secondly that the entire assembly of a state representing sixty million people would base legislation on an erroneous review without even considering to pause and assess the evidence so that s a lazy media homophobia and gross misjudgment if i could convey a sigh of disapproval should that be quelle surprise at india this is it in the wake of their cricket world cup victory nonetheless homophobia in india is still rampant but it s manifested in ignorance rather than hatred at any rate there s a long way to go before the question of gandhi s sexuality fades into irrelevance and there are plenty more battles to be fought before it becomes acceptable to call gandhi s founding father bisexual a term that many phobes might perceive as more threatening than being called gay the race to ban great soul on a whim of hysteria would be more believable had it happened under the taliban but in a country known for its morbidly slow legislative process the decision to pass a hurried vote during an emergency session is a betrayal of democracy the gross misjudgment and unquestioning disgust caused by the suggestion that a book might have supposed gandhi bisexual says more about the need for action to challenge homophobia even in an enlightened state assembly than it does the content of gandhi s character gujarat soon to be joined by the state of maharashtra home to bombay has bought a great deal of shame not just to itself but to millions of gay indians who have begun to come out of the closet since homosexuality was decriminalized in 2009 the whole milieu from an ignorant review seeking sensationalism to a sloppy media doing the same to lazy and captivated state assemblies is a train wreck of impotence was gandhi bisexual i don t know but on the basis of this irrelevant evidence i wouldn t count on it then again like the gujarat state assembly i haven t read the book by simon mcnorton you can read more of simon s thoughts at simonmcnorton com posted by queer desi at 12 29 am 22 comments labels books india 1 14 2011 fitting in without letting go simon mcnorton is an indicorps fellow 2010 working on inclusive education programs in rajasthan his time in india is allowing him to discover his family s roots in india prior to india simon worked for gay equality organizations in the us and uk on issues including equality in employment homophobia in education and hate crime and civil partnership legislation you can read more of his thoughts at simonmcnorton com push your limits make a difference be the change as indicorps fellows we hear this a lot and it s true we have the potential to achieve so much this year placed at rural sites across the width and depth of india from the thar desert to the banks of the ganges the himalayas to beaches on the indian ocean and armed with a license to practice change we re exploring our identity and learning what we can become when we embrace opportunity it s a once in a lifetime experience right when you re groped by a stranger you really hope it s a once in a lifetime experience when the perpetrator is a middle aged labourer in a rural empty school building 4 000 miles from home out of sight from his wife and children doubly so life changing yes what i signed up for no the spiraling crash from the dizzy heights of pre arrival to the reality of rural india comes without a parachute but sometimes you land feet first there s no point dwelling on negative experiences and it s important to move on but what lessons can be learned why did this happen to me how can i turn this experience around in india i often find myself trying to turn experiences and situations around in chachiyawas a small village in the ajmer district of rajasthan where my project is based i meet someone new your wife name i try to explain that i don t have a wife but you are old flattered i try to change the subject perhaps i can talk about how nice this chai is but really why don t you have a wife in the face of persistence i explain that i travel too often whatever the excuse this conversation will happen again so i try to keep my stories straight the web begins i m not alone the majority of fellows have to adjust to their new environment women especially have to conceal large parts of their character and bodies to work effectively at the grassroots level as fellows we censor our behaviour in india the problem is easy to spot how do we embrace our communities while concealing facets of our identity as an openly gay man coming from a career in gay equality it s an oft asked question before arriving in india colleagues would frequently remind me you can t kiss boys there you know how will you survive again flattered my survival does not depend on kisses the question would come up time and time again it became a mission to me it won t be so hard i told myself after all being gay does not define me i m here to push my limits to make a difference and to be the change i m not here to be gay perhaps i was naïve to think homosexuality would not be an issue but the sordid reality of being gay in india was nothing to embrace the middle aged labourer i encountered was living a double life that manifested itself in an abusive manner as an equality campaigner i struggled to place blame on someone who had been repressed by society to me this was an opportunity to learn to learn that despite being ignored repressed and deemed the worst of immorality there are gay people in india but i m not here to kiss boys and i m not here to be gay i m here to be the change in chachiyawas how do you move forward equality is my strongest passion but gay liberation in the remote reaches of conservative rajasthan cannot be my agenda this year i turned it around the adults and children i work with in chachiyawas suffer from severe learning disabilities which make them vulnerable to abuse working as a labourer on our remote campus is a sexual predator who is not able to demarcate the line between acceptable behaviour and repressed sexuality like the loudest penny dropping i realised that it is vital to raise awareness of sexual abuse on campus i engaged the issue with teachers and staff is this a step towards changing mindsets and being the change i hope so although probably not in a direction that would liberate gay men and women it s a challenging contradiction of priorities i want to protect the adults and children i live with but i don t want to demonise homosexuality the latter is not my raison d etre and to yield my responsibility to the community serves a selfish agenda so how do we embrace our communities while hiding facets of our identity am i denouncing my sexuality for all time should my female co fellows shun their body in shame no of course not but my co fellows and i are not here to be who we were we re here to find out who we can become this is our time to experiment with what is possible to learn how we can do better and to be the change in our communities i m not here to serve an agenda i m here to discover my agenda posted by queer desi at 5 42 am 0 comments labels india queeristani travels uk 3 24 2010 nepal knows where the is at one of our first posts at queeristan was about the nascent lgbt movement in nepal please ignore the unfortunate wording choice we were young and facetious then nipple nepal land of high peaks opens bosom for lgbts the recent political upheaval in nepal which replaced the aboslute monarchy with a secular republic provided an opportunity for the nepali lgbt movement to take root in a newly minted democracy the spirit of change pervades the political atmosphere nepal is back in the western media s radar this time for their may i say so myself pragmatic approach to tourism they want to become the go to tourist destination for gay couples keenly aware of limited rights for lgbts in pakistan india and bangladesh looking to diversify their tourism portfolio nepal is targeting gay couples hoping that wealthier tourists will add more cash to the economy by participating in higher cost activites such as staying in five star hotels currently the tourism industry is dominated by the typical backpacker living on a shoestring budget these efforts are headed by none other than sunil pant pink everest nepal appeals for gay tourists posted by k at 10 31 pm 11 comments labels nepal 3 10 2010 queer desi hotline opens some great news below read and take advantage of this excellent resource the south asian lesbian and gay association of new york city announces the launch of its lgbtiq support hotline this is the first such hotline for lgbtiq south asians in the usa while the hotline is for everyone we particularly hope to reach those lgbtiq folk who are unable to take advantage of our other support events and resources the hotline is supported by a grant from the stonewall foundation by the asian pacific islander coalition on hiv aids and by generous contributions from the south asian lgbt community please note details below and spread the word salga hotline thursdays from 5 7pm 1 866 274 2429 posted by samsaricanu at 1 17 pm 0 comments labels for queer dummies 2 25 2010 want some masala in your hamantaschen in honor of purim this sunday we feel like this dana international melody is perfect to jump start our weekend dana international to those eurovison deprived is an international superstar known for her dance able beats and supreme voice oh and she s probably the most well recognized transsexual in the world in secret hodi movie from india dana performs a duet with isreali cutie idan yaniv the song is great and the video is just the right amount of camp dana get started on some new music girl in the meantime enjoy below posted by samsaricanu at 11 46 pm 3 comments labels bollywood middle east trans 2 24 2010 we all want world peace while there have been scattered hijra pageants in india in the past earlier this week mumbai hosted the nation s first formal transgender pageant auditions for super queen have been taking place across the country for the past several weeks contestants had been handpicked from ten indian cities veteran actor zeenat aman and starlet lgbt activist celina jaitley were on hand as judges the event has been organized by 12 noon entertainment some of you may be familiar with its ceo trans activist lakshmi narayan tripathi impressively they have been able to garner support from the likes of salman khan and even pratibha patil the current president of india while we at queeristan are sorting through the media trickling in we have been by conflicted by the dichotomous the use of eunuch by some sources and transgender by others from our knowledge the pageant did not require contestants to be hijras however if any of our readers know more information please do share regardless it is extraordinary that such an undertaking has gained so much positive media buzz both within india as well as abroad we send our congratulations to the winner bobby and all the contestants we would take this chance to drop the word fierce but it s not 2006 posted by samsaricanu at 11 12 pm 2 comments labels art fashion eye candy gender bender india trans 2 23 2010 the internet finding dirt on others has never been so easy although i prefer safari and firefox over internet explorer i may just have to switch back because of this hilarious commercial posted by nerox2 at 10 12 pm 3 comments labels advertisement clips humor 2 22 2010 some just enjoy the rickshaw ride dr shrinivas ramchandra siras was just your regular professor sort of guy who like anyone else liked a little something something on the side some of his students did not seem to stomach their professor s dalliances too well and set him up to be captured on tape having sex with a male rickshaw puller professor siras situation is complicated by the fact that he teaches at aligarh muslim university an all womens islam influenced college the school deems the mishap a scandal that no institution of repute can overlook siras who was on the verge of retirement has since been suspended from the university however we at queeristan are curious about what particularly defines this as a scandal worthy professor sex scandal 1 older indian dude caught having sex 2 pre martial sex in india 3 caught with a guy 10 caught with a rickshaw walla 17 threat of an msm professor at a womens college 5 above at a muslim women s college in india 12 sex act recorded by media who broke into his house 43 total 79 let s be honest the anal sex factor only plays a supporting role in this scandalous intriguing story we seriously question the ethics of aligarh s media news there is so much going on that we cannot separate the absurdity from fact regardless we hope that siras can now enjoy his afternoon delights in peace posted by samsaricanu at 12 35 am 22 comments labels ipc section 377 islam 2 21 2010 queering around after essentially a year long hiatus with an occasional post we re back it s a new decade and we re refreshed of course in typical desi timing we waited until february of the new year to announce our comeback we ve missed a lot in our hiatus including the huge news of delhi finally legalizing homosexuality overturning a vestigial law from the british raj no worries though we will catch up quickly when we started this blog we had no idea there would be so much news to report we were quickly overwhelmed and humbled so much is going on but very few places are 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