g_b Vienna is replacing the little figures in traffic lights with same-sex couples

2015-05-27 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/vienna-traffic-lights/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

g_b Ghana school tries to lynch two gay students | Gay Star News

2015-02-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]

g_b Queen Elizabeth II Says Gay Marriage Is Absolutely “Wonderful” / Queerty

2015-02-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]

g_b Bromances from mythology - Livemint

2015-02-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]

g_b V-Day In Photos: From Protest To Sangeet Mehendi Inside The Police Station

2015-02-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]

g_b TOI : US Supreme Court refuses to block gay marriage in Alabama

2015-02-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]

g_b Transgender vs Hijra debate hots up - The Times of India on Mobile

2015-02-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]

g_b Pope Endorses Referendum Denying Marriage And Adoption Rights To Same-Sex Couples - BuzzFeed News

2015-02-22 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]

g_b Dublin priest receives standing ovation after saying he is gay during Mass - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

2015-01-14 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]

g_b Fwd: Announcement: India NGO Awards 2014-15

2015-01-06 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Please see the below funding opportunity!!! *[image: Description: 3]* *India NGO Awards 2014-15* *Celebrating Success…. Rewarding Excellence* Greetings from the Resource Alliance! EdelGive Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Resource Alliance invite

Re: g_b Striking the wrong note...

2014-11-27 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
No, that is not correct and it has periodically been invoked and people have been charged with it. On 10 November 2014 at 11:35, R C raulcisnero...@yahoo.com [gay_bombay] gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com wrote: QUESTION: I was under the impression that Section 377 is called a De-Facto rule

Re: g_b Striking the wrong note...

2014-11-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
here is the link http://www.thehoot.org/web/Striking-the-wrong-note---/7872-1-1-25-true.html http://www.thehoot.org/web/Striking-the-wrong-note---/7872-1-1-25-true.html Please post such important and interesting articles with the URL link. It is required for archiving purposes! Please send the

g_b Tim Cook’s coming out: Leaning in, trickling down

2014-11-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
http://paper-bird.net/2014/11/07/tim-cooks-coming-out/ New post on *a paper bird* http://paper-bird.net/author/scottlong1980/ Tim Cook’s coming out: Leaning in, trickling down http://paper-bird.net/2014/11/07/tim-cooks-coming-out/ by scottlong1980 http://paper-bird.net/author/scottlong1980/

g_b Jiyo Parsi

2014-11-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Jiyo Parsi..!! A government scheme to ask Parsis (Indian Zoroastrian Community) to have more children has raised a storm of protest from within the community... However I feel this is a very good step. The Indian Parsi Community is the last vestige of the ancient Zoroastrian Culture anywhere in

g_b Fwd: [MSM-Asia:4488] D-day for the Pill for HIV – Two studies mark a turning point in HIV prevention

2014-11-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
From Paul Causey: *At first I thought this looked like more of the same reported here earlier. After closer review seems to me that it is one of the most clear overviews of just what happened recently in the two Europe PrEP studies, which were so deemed so successful the trials were ended early

g_b Visiting US Under Secretary calls for Indian Government to change Discriminatory Laws on LGBT.

2014-11-23 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Visitig US Under Secretary calls for Indian Government to change Discriminatory Laws on LGBT. 13 November 2014 at 20:19 https://www.facebook.com/notes/aditya-bondyopadhyay/visiting-us-under-secretary-calls-for-indian-government-to-change-discriminatory/1015480600384

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2014-11-09 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/hindi-belt-a-different-life-in-letters/article6510743.ece Hindi Belt: A different life in letters KULDEEP KUMAR The issue of same-sex relationships has been occupying considerable space in public discourse for quite some time. It was fiercely

g_b The Great Aryan Gene And Rapes In India (Satire)

2014-11-09 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
http://secularhumanistindia.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/the-great-aryan-gene-and-rapes-in-india-satire/ The Great Aryan Gene And Rapes In India (Satire) [image: rapes] https://secularhumanistindia.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/rapes.jpgWhat really is the cause of rape in India? Why do women in

g_b Call for application to Dhaka ICAAP IAC (Int'l Advisory Comt'ee)

2014-10-05 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Forwarded Msg: *From:* Secretary General ICAAP2015 [mailto:s...@icaap2015.org] *Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 4:59 AM *To:* Various! *Subject:* 12th ICAAP, Dhaka; Calls for expression of interest and nominations to the conference International Advisory Committee (IAC) 12th ICAAP,

g_b Negotiating Multiple Marginalizations: Experiences of South Asian LGBQ Individuals [1 Attachment]

2014-10-05 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Negotiating Multiple Marginalizations: Experiences of South Asian LGBQ Individuals Riddhi Sandil, Matthew Robinson, Melanie E. Brewster, Stephanie Wong, and Elizabeth Geiger http://faculty.tc.columbia.edu/upload/rs3228/SouthAsianStudy.pdf

g_b OpEd- The Hindu: The right to medicines in a world of stock-outs

2014-10-05 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
*The right to medicines in a world of stock-outs* By - CHAPAL MEHRA http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-right-to-medicines-in-a-world-of-stockouts/article6469319.ece [image: DEPLORABLE: A stock-out of essential HIV drugs is nothing short of a crisis. File photo] The HinduDEPLORABLE: A

g_b Equality in the Eye of the Law! - Dhaka Tribune

2014-09-15 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
A very articulate article that appeared today in the Dhaka Tribune of Bangladesh! - Aditya B *Equality in the Eye of the Law! * Barrister Farzana Hussain Gender discrimination and gender inequality in the Penal Code of 1860 Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states

g_b MODI’S I-DAY SPEECH: HOPE FOR LGBT COMMUNITY? (in Newslaundry)

2014-09-15 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
MODI’S I-DAY SPEECH: HOPE FOR LGBT COMMUNITY? Posted by Vikram Johri http://www.newslaundry.com/author/vikram-johri/ | Aug 27, 2014 in Criticles http://www.newslaundry.com/category/criticles/ MODI’S I-DAY SPEECH: HOPE FOR LGBT COMMUNITY? [image: Modi-And-gay-rights-Vikram] Hopes for a

g_b Mid-Day: Mumbai Metro: A boon for city's gay men

2014-09-15 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-metro-a-boon-for-citys-gay-men/15560173 Mumbai Metro: A boon for city's gay men By Vikram Phukan |Posted 27-Aug-2014

g_b Re: [lgbt-india] GoI Petition for clarification/modification of NALSA Judgment attached.

2014-09-15 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Kalki, I think what the government is really saying is that they will treat every trans person (as per the definition of trans that they have provided, subject to it being accepted by the SC) as an OBC with the exception of those who are SC/ST amongst them. Now here is my take on this: 1)

g_b Re: [gb] Chetan Bhagat and 377

2014-09-15 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Well a critique of what Chetan Bhagat wrote has appeared in the Hindustan Times today and is extremely articulate - Aditya B *Dear Chetan Bhagat, you suggest homosexuality must be tolerated. Why? - * *Dhruba Jyoti Purkait

g_b Bold new BJP? Debate gay rights in Parliament, add to manifesto, says Mumbai leader

2014-09-15 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Bold new BJP? Debate gay rights in Parliament, add to manifesto, says Mumbai leader http://www.firstpost.com/india/bold-new-bjp-debate-gay-rights-parliament-add-manifesto-says-mumbai-leader-1675051.html Seeking a new, nuanced position on homosexuality among his party men, BJP Member of the

g_b GoI Petition for clarification/modification of NALSA Judgment attached. [1 Attachment]

2014-09-15 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Dear All, READ HIGHLIGHTED PORTION WITH LOTS OF ATTENTION: I attach the petition filed by the GoI in the SC for Clarification/Modification of the Nalsa-v-UOI decision. I have done a quick read (Its not long) and frankly, I am surprised, because it is actually a fabulous petition and I think we

g_b Fwd: [MSM-Asia:4411] Trying to understand the Global Fund's New Funding Model?

2014-09-05 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
-- Forwarded message -- From: Matthew Vaughan matth...@apcom.org Date: 1 September 2014 08:53 Subject: [MSM-Asia:4411] Trying to understand the Global Fund's New Funding Model? To: We've got the latest news and information for you.View this email in your browser

g_b Fwd: R.I.P. Arun Choudhary (Darpan Foundation)

2014-09-04 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
-- Forwarded message -- From: Pehchan Andhra Pradesh Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 10:55 AM Subject: [AIDS INDIA] Good Bye Dear Arun Choudhary (Darpan Foundation) Dear All, This is to inform you that Darpan Foundation’s Founder Director and Pehchan’s PD, Mr. Arun

g_b SAGE Journals: Special section: Sexuality and religion

2014-09-04 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
SAGE Journals: Special section: Sexuality and religion Please download the articles in the journal at the following URL: http://sex.sagepub.com/content/17/5-6?etoc -- [image: Inline images 1] -- ADITYA BONDYOPADHYAY Development Sector Consultant Advocate (Regd. No. F-218/192 of 1997, Bar

g_b Recommended Reading list on Gender, Sex, Sexuality, Feminism, Masculinity, and Queer issues!

2014-08-29 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Recommended Reading list This is a list that is taken from a Facebook Page on Gender Issues! It is a recommended reading list for scholars, students, or general people who want to explore the subjects of Gender, Sex, Sexuality, Feminism, Masculinity, and Queer issues! I wanted to share it

g_b 1st RITUPARNO GHOSH MEMORIAL LECTURE - If in Calcutta, pls attend [1 Attachment]

2014-08-29 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
*THE PRATYAY GENDER TRUST PRESENTS* First Annual *RITUPARNO GHOSH MEMORIAL LECTURE* *by* *FLAVIA AGNES, an eminent human rights lawyer, activist, and author!* *Sunday, August 31, 2014, from 5PM* at: Academy of Fine Arts Conference Hall 2, Cathedral Road Calcutta/Kolkata:

g_b We're merely searching and beating up gay people, that's all

2014-06-27 Thread Aditya Bondyopadhyay adit.b...@gmail.com [gay_bombay]
Gay Logo ko Chun Chun Kar Maar Rahe Hain, Aur Kya Prime Minister #Modi promised an inclusive government in India, under which all citizens prosper and live safely! Yet under #BJP ruled Delhi, within 1.5Kms of Parliament, and 5Kms of Modi's residence, an act of targeted senseless violence