g_b Do you write queer? Join the Bombay Dost Team!
Do you write queer? Join the Bombay Dost Team! Bombay Dost, India's only registered magazine on LGBT issues and culture with a South Asian perspective, invites new contributors and volunteers. BD is calling for volunteers and contributors for our forthcoming issue. If you are a writer, photographer, designer or a layout artist, write to us at bombaydost2...@gmail.com. Writer guidelines: Bombay Dost is a magazine with a focus on news, news analysis, feature articles on issues facing the LGBT community in India and arts and entertainment stories. The exclusive stories are typically 200 to 1,500 words long. Writers, who wish to contribute, are required to provide a sample of their published or unpublished article. Designer guidelines: Interested designers should be familiar with magazine design/layouts. It would be an added advantage if you are an illustrator. Designers interested in becoming a part of the designing team may mail a copy of their sample work (published or unpublished). Bombay Dost has a small support from UNDP that barely covers the cost of production. We encourage voluntary contributions to the magazine. We assure that at our end we will make efforts to make some small payment to our contributors as a token of appreciation. Please, note that sexual orientation or gender identity are not relevant to eligibility to contribute to Bombay Dost. Write to us at bombaydost2...@gmail.com. Shibu Thomas
g_b Queer Eye
Its finally here! The groundbreaking reality show Queer Eye for The Str8 Guy is premiering on July 6 Sun on Travel and Living at 11 pm. Kudos to channels like TL, Zee Cafe and Star World for their queer programmes. For more info on the show chk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_Eye shibu
g_b Re: MB
I was around 14 when I discovered MB at the neighborhood raddi wala - I remember being fascinated with those tales of damsels and of course, dark handsome men. I would choose the books based mostly on the front cover men. It took about a year for me to get over the fascination with MB but not before it managed to add to my vocabulary the word ``tumescence''. The sentence went something like, ``her hands slipped and touched his tumescence''. I can still feel the goose bumps that I got every time I read the word, but unable to explain the reason. The dictionary was of no help it gave the meaning as ``a swollen part or organ''. A late bloomer I think it was only a couple of years later that I actually understood what had swollen up - lol shibu
g_b events in kerala
hi guyz, am in kerala for a fortnight till may 19 - more specifically in thiruvalla. Pleas let me knw if there are any lgbt groups or events happening. Drop me a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] cheers shibu
g_b Re: Please Wish Me Good Luck!! (Very long email..plz. avoid reading if you have no time)
hi sorry if i am making assumptions - dont know either walnut or his family so just posting the thoughts that came into my mind as i was reading the mail. I guess there is no way of knowing the girl's side of the story and in family conflicts its hard to say who is right and who is wrong. The girl seemd to have a reason for not wanting to marry the guy - did she realise you were gay, for instance - so actually pressurising her (my words) to do so was not the most right decision. And i can imagine the pressure on the girl to marry - especially when her would be father in law has a heart attack when she wants to break the engagement. Hve known gay friends who marry girls and end up making both their lives miserable. Let alone any consideration for the wife - have seen the guy walk off or in the worst cases stay put in the marriage and blame the wife for everythin that is wrong. cheers, shibu
g_b Who's afraid of a gay kiss in NY?
hi guys, sorry for the long post - the article in nytimes was a nice read. I've posted the whole article for thos who are not registered with nytimes (its free and does not take much time, btw) Also pasting the link for the story which has some pics of the actual commercial. Shibu http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/fashion/18affection.html A Kiss Too Far? Could a gay couple who weren't hired models get away with this in Manhattan? By GUY TREBAY Published: February 18, 2007 THE spot was only 30 seconds, almost a blur amid the action at the Super Bowl. Yet the hubbub after a recent commercial showing two auto mechanics accidentally falling into lip-lock while eating the same Snickers bar went a long way toward showing how powerfully charged a public kiss between two men remains. Snickers withdrew a commercial featuring an accidental kiss that many people did not find amusing. Football is probably as good a place as any to look for the limits of social tolerance. And the Snickers commercial amusing to some, appalling to others and ultimately withdrawn by the company that makes the candy had the inadvertent effect of revealing how a simple display of affection grows in complexity as soon as one considers who gets to demonstrate it in public, and who, very often, does not. The demarcation seemed particularly stark during the week of Valentine's Day, when the aura of love cast its rosy Hallmark glow over card-store cash registers and anyone with a pulse. Where, one wondered, were all the same-sex lovers making out on street corners, or in comedy clubs, performance spaces, flower shops or restaurants? There's really a kind of Potemkin village quality to the tolerance and acceptance of gay people in America, said Clarence Patton, a spokesman for the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. The idea of it is O.K., but the reality falls short. Provided gay people agree to play a very tightly scripted and choreographed role in society, putting your wedding together or what have you, we're not threatening, Mr. Patton said. But people are still verbally harassed and physically attacked daily for engaging in simple displays of affection in public. Everything changes the minute we kiss. The lugs in the Snickers commercial recoiled in shock at their smooch, resorting to manly behavior like tearing out their chest hair in clumps. Alternate endings to the commercial on a Snickers Web site showed the two clobbering each other, and related video clips featured players from the Super Bowl teams reacting, not unexpectedly, with squeamish distaste. The outrage voiced by gay rights groups similarly held little surprise. This type of jeering from professional sports figures at the sight of two men kissing fuels the kind of anti-gay bullying that haunts countless gay and lesbian schoolchildren on playgrounds across the country, Joe Solmonese, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement. A spokesman for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation condemned the advertisement as inexcusable. Masterfoods USA, a division of Mars and the maker of Snickers, withdrew the offending ads. But for some the commercial left the lingering question of who owns the kiss? How is it that a simple affectionate gesture can be so loaded? Why is it that behavioral latitudes permit couples of one sort to indulge freely in public displays lusty enough to suggest short-term motel stays, while entire populations, albeit minority ones, live real-time versions of the early motion picture Hays Code: a peck on the cheek in public, one foot squarely planted on the floor? The freedom to kiss in public is hardly the most compelling issue for most gay rights advocates, or perhaps even in the minds of many gay Americans. Yet the symbolic weight of simple gestures remains potent, a point easy to observe wherever on the sexual spectrum one falls. Whose issue is it? Why is it only a gay issue? said Robert Morea, a fitness consultant in New York. Although Mr. Morea is heterosexual, his client list has long included a number of high-profile professionals, the majority of them gay women and men. The issue is there because for so many years, people got beaten up, followed or yelled at, he said. Even for me as a straight man, it's obvious how social conditioning makes it hard for people to take back the public space. After considering herself exclusively lesbian for decades, Sarah Van Arsdale, a novelist, not long ago found, to her surprise, that she had fallen in love with a man. At first, as she wrote last week in an e-mail message from a writer's colony in Oaxaca, Mexico, Whenever we would hold hands in public, I felt a frisson of fear, waiting for the customary dirty looks or at least for the customary looking-away. In place of revulsion, Ms. Van Arsdale was startled to discover that, having adjusted her sexual identity, she
g_b new gay show on star world
hi, wantd to sound out you guyz on a new serial on star world with a gay theme. Crumbs on Star world is about a dysfunctional family, with one son gay. The gay son is played by a very cute Fred Savage. I caught a rerun on Saturday afternoon and the show was quite fun shibu --- Crumbs on Star world Thursdays, 10 pm Rerun saturdays 2 pm Synopsis: Family is enough to drive anyone a little crazy. Children keep secrets from their parents so they won't upset them, dads leave for other women, and moms try to run over dads with the car. Actually, that was the point when the Crumb family knew that Mom was crazy. Estranged brothers Mitch and Jody Crumb reunite in their small hometown to deal with their mother, Suzanne, who is being discharged from a psychiatric facility and has yet to discover that her ex- husband is about to have a baby with his new girlfriend. Central to everything is the dynamics between these two brothers: Mitch is the prodigal son, who is returning home after a failed Hollywood career, while Jody is the older brother who has stayed in the confines of their small New England town to run the family business. Together for the first time as adults, this family will have to stick by one another despite their combustible relationships. Links: http://abc.go.com/primetime/crumbs/index.html http://starworld.indya.com/crumbs/index.html
g_b Strand book fest
hi guys, Picked up some really good gay titles from the strand book fest this time. And unlike previous years where it was a mix of the usual suspects like James Baldwin and Circa (collection of gay short stories) this time picked up some gay-pop-titles. Must say though that girls will have a much easier time - they have the choicest pick from the a series of best lesbian erotica, Jeanette Winterson's books, A woman Like that (lesbian coming out stories - bought a copy last year its one of the best) and ruth vanita's book on same sex marriages. And i cldnt believe my eyes when i laid my hands on a book on gay astrology (yeah, tats rite :). Chk below for a brief on d books i got Strand book fest is on till feb 4 at Sunderbhai hall, marine lines. shibu * Gay Astrology: The Complete Relationship Guide for Gay Men Spent the last week trying it out on my friends - and its freakily true. Its like the how, what, why, where and when of gay relationships. How to deal with a uppity Virgo boyfriend or a two timing Gemini - its all there * Shameless by Paul Burston The adventures of a thirty-something, newly singled Londoner; his bitchy friend; and his best (female) friend as they deal with drugs, dance and sex clubs, too supportive parents, and why it's not smart to always think with your glands. (from the net) excerpt from the book http://www.twbookmark.com/books/36/044669133X/chapter_excerpt18920.htm l * Hot Sauce by Scott Pomfret, Scott Whittier (blurb from the book) A sizzling hot literary concoction of love, passion, drama, and the importance of trusting one's heart from two talented new voices in fiction. Brad Drake has come a long way from tiny Durgin City, Iowa. In his late 20s, he's a respected celebrity chef with a great apartment, a bustling social life, and a wonderful relationship with Troy Boston, a hip fashion designer and boutique owner. But Brad's world is suddenly shattered when a figure from Troy's past, the flamboyant Aria Shakespeare, shows up with damning evidence of Troy's infidelities. As spicy as a Bloody Mary with extra Tabasco, this tale of relationships, lies, and trust will keep readers enthralled-and frantic-until its final surprising pages excerpt from the book: http://www.twbookmark.com/books/37/0446694312/chapter_excerpt20625.htm l * Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote Blurb from the Vintage International edition: Truman Capote's first novel is a story of almost supernatural intensity and inventiveness, an audacious foray into the mind of a sensitive boy as he seeks out the grown-up enigmas of love and death in the ghostly landscape of the deep South. At the age of twelve, Joel Knox is summoned to meet the father who abandoned him at birth. But when Joel arrives at the decaying mansion in Skully's Landing, his father is nowhere in sight. What he finds instead is a sullen stepmother who delights in killing birds; an uncle with the face - and heart - of a debauched child; and a fearsome little girl named Idabel who may offer him the closest thing he has ever known to love.
g_b queer books
hi tintin, Sorry didn't chk out the brando book for the pics. planning to go there on tuesday. will keep the list updated ;) shibu Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[gay_bombay] One more reason to check out the Olympics!!!
hi guyz, Its pure hunk-mania at the Olympics this year. Came across this site that is dedicated to the hotties at the Olympics. www.hotolympians.com cheers and happy watching :) shibu PS: here are extracts of an interview with the man behind the site. makes interesting reading What made you decide to set up Hot Olympians? Have you seen these athletes?! They're beautiful and their stories are fascinating. I knew the world's media wouldn't be focusing too much on the male hottie-factor, so I decided to set up Hot Olympians to reveal all. In your opinion what's the best sport for ogle factor? Swimming and diving for the extremely low swimsuit-to-body ratio. And the worst? Shooting. They wear these stiff leather suits that show nothing but their heads. I'm not into the leather fetish - give me nearly naked wet jocks any day of the week. The site got a mention in the New Zealand Herald,with a moan that you weren't including hot women. Is the attention going to sway the male totty count? Not at all. We're unabashedly 110% pro-drooling over hot MALE jocks and make no excuses for it. (Source: rainbownetwork) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/WfTolB/TM ~- Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == NEW CLASSIFIEDS SECTION SEEKING FRIENDS? VISIT www.gaybombay.info click on classified section and type your message in the post section once the link opens What's hot? What's not? Where are the LGBT parties being held and when? Click here!! http://calendar.yahoo.com/YYY,04497/srt,0/gaybombaygroup/?v=42POS= Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
