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Chennai impressions
Chennai expanded my mind with sounds, possibilities, art! Some impressions: * Trying to ignore the loudspeaker right outside my hotel room, which backs onto a five-star hotel’s parking lot, booming...
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Call for Submissions: Queer Indian Stories
I’m very excited to be editing a new anthology of contemporary LGBT writings in India. The first deadline for queries from writers will be March 15. Please do share with anyone you think might be...
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“The Joy of Life”
Last weekend I introduced a retrospective of Jenni Olson’s films at Kashish, the Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. Below is a slightly spruced-up version of what I said. * Good afternoon, thank...
View ArticleFor parents/families/friends of desi LGBT people
Hi friends, A quick post to share two resources. 1) A Mumbai-based parent whose daughter is a lesbian is starting a support group for desi families and friends. Parents, relatives, and friends of...
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A Thousand Sighs: Memoir of a Hoax
Download Amina Abdullah Arraf’s fake memoir here: A Thousand Sighs- Part I.pdf On May 9, a friend of a friend sent an email to me and two other women writers asking if we would help a young lesbian, a...
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Amina and Me, Part II
(Read Part I, “A Thousand Sighs: Memoir of a Hoax,” here.) Last week, I posted about my brief interaction with Tom MacMaster, the man who posed as “A Gay Girl in Damascus.” Today, my publicist at...
View ArticleSan Francisco!
Dear hometown, I missed you. What wonderful adventures I’ve had in our time apart. I’m so happy to be coming back. I don’t know yet if it’s a visit or more; what I know is that I’ll be with you from...
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Gay, Indian, etc.
Had a really lovely event at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco last night. They’re doing a whole month on India so I’m hoping to go see my friend Vini speak on August 23 (she’s awesome, who wants...
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A quickie update
Too busy to blog lately! I’ve been in Bangalore since December, writing and enjoying the city; did a fantastic reading here last weekend with visiting poet Kazim Ali; and am off to the Jaipur Literary...
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Unicorn news
In my continued quest to assuage my guilt about not blogging more (while not actually writing real blog posts), I am posting a link to a lovely article that captures what I’m doing in India and working...
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