Indian
Queerguru reviews (Kuch Sapney Apne) DREAMS SUCH AS OURS a wonderful sequel to the award winning EVENING SHADOWS
When is comes to the question of equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community in India, the blame for the continuing struggle can be blamed at the feet of the English. In the 19th Century and early 20th Century the British Empire (which included India) was the largest empire in history and, for a…
Queerguru reviews PINECONE a queer Indian film that’s an exploration of love, relationships, and self-discovery.
Like so much of the old British Empire when Brits finally exited countries they had colonized they left behind some very restrictive and inhumane laws. India is one such case. The country gained independence in 1947 but it took the Indian Supreme Court another 70 years to repeal the British Colonial law that had…
Queerguru reviews A PLACE OF OUR OWN : the trials & tribulations of an Indian transgender pair seeking accomodation
A Place Of Our Own is a new feature film about the trials and tribulations of a couple of transgender women In Bhopal, India, and is a tragic reminder of how life for them has not progressed at all in society. The film, made by the Ektara Collective, an independent collaborative of filmmakers which…
Cobalt Blue : when a brother and sister both fall in love with the same handsome stranger
Homosexuality was just decriminalized in India in 2018 but there has been a small steady flow of LGBT movies for a few years before that. Because of the legal situation and society’s taboos, many were made on the down-low and struggled to find a way to access the audience they deserved. However some…
