Kerala is going to be one of the most intolerant (like Cuba) towards such movements considering the strength of political mobilisations in such matters by both fundamentalist and secular forces that we have seen in the past... Right now it is achieved by a deliberate blindness... It is high time that sexuality should be brought into the public sphere of kerala constantly and engage the moralists for a dialogue
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:10 PM, aryakrishnan ramakrishnan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also check for the pictures of the Bangalore pride march > http://bengalurupride.googlepages.com/pridepictures > > On 7/8/08, aryakrishnan ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I came through this as well. > > "Troubling reports in a release just sent out by Ambiente: "Today, > > June 25th, starting at ten o'clock, the first ever Cuban Gay Pride > > march under the slogan 'You are not alone' attempted to take place in > > Havana for the liberation and respect of sexual diversity in Cuba, but > > as organizers arrived at the scheduled starting point, several of them > > were met by Cuban police, who beat & arrested several of them." > > According to Ambiente, The Cuban Commission on Human Rights for people > > with HIV and Sexual Races, the Cuban League against AIDS, Elena > > Mederos Foundation, The Foundation LGTB Reinaldo Arenas " > > > http://technorati.com/posts/Z9uzAUSdFTDVtEDQLNXLb7dgs0ASVXu%2BNZRAxfNksVw%3D > > > > Remember the gaypride brutally attacked in Moscow as well. Thought > > Cuba was changing, but it seems like they have to please the church > > than the queers, as mentioned in Aftab's post. > > > > The Delhi queer pride was un belieavable compared to the mobilisation > > efforts. There were around 600-800 people in the street and the Delhi > > civil society turned up in big numbers along with the queer community. > > > > Wonder why there is no discussions or public meetings around secion > > 377 in Kerala. The final hearings are going on in the Delhi High > > Court. Also came to see the suicide of two men in Kerala, I think it > > is high time for action > > > > Aryan > > > -- Regards Afthab Ellath --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
