g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High 22 March 2009 Film screenings

2009-03-18 Thread Nitin Karani
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:55 AM, wrote: > This week's Sunday High features the hilarious first season of Matt Lucas' > and David Walliams' smash-hit British comedy series. The episodes are > skit-based so you can join us at any time during the screening. > > *Little Britain* (2003) > 30 min epis

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High 22 March 2009 Film screenings

2009-03-15 Thread nitin . karani
This week's Sunday High features the hilarious first season of Matt Lucas' and David Walliams' smash-hit British comedy series. The episodes are skit-based so you can join us at any time during the screening. *Little Britain* (2003) 30 min episodes (8 in total), English with Matt Lucas, David

g_b Fwd: [Queer Media Watch] Comment: "Queer quills"

2009-03-11 Thread Nitin Karani
Posting a comment on the Queer Media Watch blog ( http://qmediawatch.wordpress.com/) "Please support the online petition for treating members of the LGBT community more humanely. http://www.myidea.co.in/voteonidea.php?i=774&smo=blgs Please vote here" Cheers, Nitin -- My blog's at: http://queer

Fwd: [GB] g_b Are you straight or gay?

2009-03-05 Thread Nitin Karani
s are it will be quite a supportive film. Nitin, Kris, looking > forward to your views after the screening. > > > Vikram > --- In gaybom...@yahoogroups.com, Sanjay Lulla wrote: > > > > I read in TOI that Nitin Karani with a few friends was invited to > preview the

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High Film screenings: 22 Feb 2009

2009-02-20 Thread Nitin Karani
*Sun Feb 22* *Bombay Dost Sunday High movies* The next Sunday High features two films on gay author Truman Capote's investigation of the murder of a Kansas family, quite dissimilar in tone and tenor, despite being based on essentially the same sequence of events. *Capote (2005)* 114min, English Di

g_b Fwd: FW: UNAIDS press statement: Senators in Burundi uphold rights of men who have sex with men

2009-02-19 Thread nitin . karani
Hello All, Please feel free to forward to other groups/individuals. It's such a shame that a small country like Burundi takes this up whereas the world's 'largerst democracy' oppresses its LGBT citizens. Nitin http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/PressCentre/PressReleases/2009/

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High Film screenings: 22 Feb 2009

2009-02-15 Thread Nitin Karani
*Sun Feb 22* *Bombay Dost Sunday High movies* The next Sunday High features two films on gay author Truman Capote's investigation of the murder of a Kansas family, quite dissimilar in tone and tenor, despite being based on essentially the same sequence of events. *Capote (2005)* 114min, English Di

g_b Re: Bombay Dost Sunday High Film screenings: 8 Feb 2009

2009-02-05 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi all,This Sunday, there will be a Gael García Bernal double-bill. > > *Mala educacion, La* (Bad Education, 2004) > > 106min, Spanish - with English subtitles > > Written and directed by Pedro Almodovar > > Lead cast: Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez > > Synopsis: In the early 60s, two boys—Ignac

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High Film screenings: 8 Feb 2009

2009-02-02 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi all,This Sunday, there will be a Gael García Bernal double-bill. *Mala educacion, La* (Bad Education, 2004) 106min, Spanish - with English subtitles Written and directed by Pedro Almodovar Lead cast: Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez Synopsis: In the early 60s, two boys—Ignacio and Enrique

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High: 18 Jan '09: Film Screenings

2009-01-14 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Vikram Phukan Date: Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:29 AM Subject: Bombay Dost Sunday High: 18 Jan '09: Film Screenings Hello Everyone, This week we are having a mini-festival of sorts featuring films that showcase the queer Muslim experience. Additionally o

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High Film screenings: 11 January 2009

2009-01-08 Thread Nitin Karani
On 1/5/09, Nitin Karani wrote: > Hello All, > > This time there will be films on the late Harvey Milk, the first gay man > elected to a major political office in the US. > > *The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)* > 90min, English > Directed by Rob Epstein > > This Osc

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High Film screenings: 11 January 2009

2009-01-04 Thread Nitin Karani
Hello All, This time there will be films on the late Harvey Milk, the first gay man elected to a major political office in the US. *The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)* 90min, English Directed by Rob Epstein This Oscar award-winning American film documents the political career of Harvey Milk, who wa

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High: 28 Dec '08: Film Screenings

2008-12-27 Thread Nitin Karani
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:05 AM, Vikram Phukan wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > We have decided to spread the joy this Christmas season and feature some > really lovely and fluffy romantic comedies. > > *Coffee Date (2006) > 94 min English - no subtitles > directed by Stewart Wade with Jonathan Bray,

g_b Invitation from The Humsafar Trust for movie screenings on 8th Dec 2008

2008-12-06 Thread Nitin Karani
** *The Humsafar Trust* Invites you to the screening of the films *68 Pages* *Marked by Pain, Bound by Hope* 92mins | 2007 | Hindi - India Directed by: Sridhar Rangayan & *Pink Mirror* Men bring out the best in Queens… …and sometimes the worst !!! *On **Monday, 08th Decembe

g_b Fwd: [lgbt-india] World AIDS Fortnight screenings of 68 Pages

2008-11-30 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: indiangayfilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:07 PM Subject: [lgbt-india] World AIDS Fortnight screenings of 68 Pages To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] As part of the World AIDS Fortnight events begining December 1, film 68 Pages will be scre

g_b Reminder: [Bombay-Dost] Bombay Dost Sunday High: 26 Oct '08: Film Screenings

2008-10-25 Thread nitin . karani
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: "Vikram Phukan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:41:08 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Gay Bombay<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Bombay-Dost] Bombay Dost Sunday High: 26 Oct '08: Film Screening

g_b Re: Bombay Dost Sunday High: 12 Oct '08: Film Screenings

2008-10-11 Thread nitin . karani
Hi, Just a reminder message. Note the time please. It's earlier than usual. Deleting the original mail that has details to keep this short, so if you'd like to see the details, please either read the original message or logon to http://bombay-dost.pbwiki.com And announcing the launch of an alter

g_b Fw: Debate on Homosexuality

2008-10-04 Thread nitin . karani
--Original Message-- From: Vivek Anand To: Nitin Karani Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Oct 4, 2008 3:19 PM Subject: Debate on Homosexuality Dear Nitin   Can you please post this on groups and QAM   Vivek     Dear All   The Islamic Center of Divine Education ( Aurangabad ) has

g_b Indian Express edit: Home bias

2008-10-02 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/home-bias/368472/ In reports emerging of the reactions of the judges of the Delhi High Court who are hearing the government's arguments against the legalisation of homosexuality, the outrage and confusion that they clearly feel at the illiberal and contradictory s

g_b Ndtv delhi looking for participants

2008-09-30 Thread nitin . karani
Hi all, Please write to Ruby directly if you wish to participate. Cheers Nitin --Original Message-- From: ruby dhingra To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReplyTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 30, 2008 9:00 PM Subject: [Queer Media Collective] Comment: "" New comment on your post #4 "" Author : ruby dhi

g_b Yuva (25 August 2008): Bomgay calling

2008-08-25 Thread nitin . karani
matrimony, gays now have a reason to rejoice. The ‘ Gay Pride Parade’ on August 16 from August Kranti Maidan to Chowpatty has unveiled heartening results for the largely marginalised LGBT, a collective term for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites. Nitin Karani, trustee, The Humsafar Trust

g_b IBN lokmak show 'x ray' and NDTV 24x7 The Big Fight on Section 377

2008-08-23 Thread nitin . karani
Besides below details, please note that ibn lokmat marathi channel is also showing a special on homosexuality tonight which is again at 8 pm. Sent: Aug 22, 2008 10:49 PM Subject: NDTV 24x7 The Big Fight on Section 377 Saturday night's episode is likely to feature a debate featuring Anand Grove

g_b NDTV 24x7 The Big Fight on Section 377

2008-08-22 Thread nitin . karani
Saturday night's episode is likely to feature a debate featuring Anand Grover, Ashok Row Kavi, Mahesh Dattani, B P Singhal and other panelists. Scheduled time 8 pm to 9 pm. Cheers, Nitin Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device Group Site: http://www.gaybo

g_b Tune into 93.5 FM radio for QAM interviews from 8 to 10 am

2008-08-19 Thread nitin . karani
Humsafar boys are supposed to be on the Malishka show. Cheers Nitin Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.in http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Respon

g_b What a march!

2008-08-17 Thread nitin . karani
got more than it's share of sound bytes. Expecting good post-event coverage. It was great to see people come from all over the country-including pune, nagpur, baroda, surat, delhi, ajmer and even guwahati. There's no place to be gay like Bombay! Nitin Karani The Humsafar Trust Se

g_b [QAM] pics and press coverage

2008-08-17 Thread nitin . karani
share of sound bytes. > Expecting good post-event coverage. > It was great to see people come from all over the country-including pune, > nagpur, baroda, surat, delhi, ajmer and even guwahati. There's no place to > be gay like Bombay! > Nitin Karani > The Humsafar Trust >

g_b Hindustan Times: Gays, lesbians to march in pride today

2008-08-16 Thread nitin . karani
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=fcdecee4-5b19-45af-b91d-a117317b749b&SectionName= Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.in http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_

g_b Queer Azadi March is on!

2008-08-14 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: The Humsafar Trust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Aug 14, 2008 4:50 PM Subject: Queer Azadi March Be there outside the gate of August Kranti Madian by 2 pm! *Queer Azadi March* *August Kranti Maidan* *to* *Girgaum Chowpatty* *16th August 2008* * * *W

g_b Fwd: 68 Pages is available

2008-08-08 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Nisha Maharshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 5:00 PM Subject: 68 Pages is available To: Nisha Maharshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, The Humsafar Trust has recently produced a feature film titled "68 Pages". This film deals with the live

g_b TOI: Sans females, men go gay in Mehsana

2008-07-15 Thread Nitin Karani
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/Sans_females_men_go_gay_in_Mehsana/articleshow/3234150.cms AHMEDABAD: The 2001 census ranked Mehsana as the district with the worst skewed sex ratio of just 801 women per 1000 men. The after effects are being seen now, with the north Gujarat town witne

g_b Mumbai Queer Azaadi March: If you'd like to contribute money

2008-07-15 Thread Nitin Karani
Announcement #2 from http://queerazaadi.wordpress.com/ -- in response to mails on yahoogroups, blog comments and private messages. We have received some offers to contribute funds towards the expenses of the Queer Azaadi March, from people in India and from individuals abroad. For those in India

g_b DNA: Mumbai’s gay community rallies for freedom

2008-07-14 Thread Nitin Karani
f nature' with up to ten years in prison. "This is purely a British law, the British corrupted traditional Indian culture by introducing homophobia into our society," adds prominent gay blogger, Nitin Karani. A petition by NGO Naz Foundation to declare the statute unconstitutional is curre

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High: 13 July '08: Film screening: 'Mambo Italiano'

2008-07-11 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- Mambo Italiano (2003) Info from: http://www.imdb. com/title/ tt0330602/ Synopsis: Twenty-something Italo-Canadian Angelo Barberini and his former best buddy Nino Paventi become a couple and move in together. Life could be so easy if there weren't their fa

g_b Re: gb Mumbai Pride on 16-Aug (??)

2008-07-10 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi, all, Please visit: http://queerazaadi.wordpress.com for details and save it in your favourites or add it your bookmarks. Free free to forward the link and post on other groups. Cheers Nitin On 7/9/08, druv12 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Over the past week I have been reading snippets a

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High: 13 July '08: Film screening: 'Mambo Italiano'

2008-07-06 Thread Nitin Karani
Mambo Italiano (2003) Info from: http://www.imdb. com/title/ tt0330602/ Synopsis: Twenty-something Italo-Canadian Angelo Barberini and his former best buddy Nino Paventi become a couple and move in together. Life could be so easy if there weren't their families who cause a complete chaos when Ang

g_b Indian Express: Capital witnesses Pride walk, but 68 Pages of anguish gets no hearing

2008-07-05 Thread Nitin Karani
* http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Capital-witnesses-Pride-walk-but-68-Pages-of-anguish-gets-no-hearing/331209/ * ** *Capital witnesses Pride walk, but 68 Pages of anguish gets no hearing* *Paromita-Chakrabarti* *Posted online: Friday , July 04, 2008 at 11:54:39 Updated: Friday , July 04, 20

g_b Article from The Telegraph: Calcutta

2008-07-04 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:00:43 +0530 (IST) Subject: Article from The Telegraph: Calcutta To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You have been sent this article from The Telegraph, Calcutta by Solaris Picture

g_b Re: [lgbt-india] from ToI: on Gay Pride---Part 2

2008-06-24 Thread Nitin Karani
and will do so again this year. Those interested in being part of it or collaborating can write to humsafar please. nitin On 6/24/08, Nitin Karani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, this is in two parts, my phone won't let me finish in one mail. > Part 2 has an announcement. F

g_b Re: [lgbt-india] from ToI: on Gay Pride--Part 1

2008-06-24 Thread Nitin Karani
Sorry, this is in two parts, my phone won't let me finish in one mail. Part 2 has an announcement. First, Part 1.. Vikram, I was v surprised by the toi pride article. I can't believe you allowed yourself to be pushed into a corner! Despite your good intentions, the damage has been done. I am very a

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High film screening: 'relax... It's Just Sex' (22 June 2008)

2008-06-20 Thread Nitin Karani
7;s Drop-in Centre ADDRESS: 4th floor, Vakola Municipal Market, Vakola, Santacruz East CITY: Mumbai STATE: Maharashtra COUNTRY: India CONTACT: Nitin Karani CONTACT EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] type_E [Non-text portions of this message have been remove

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High film screening: 'relax... It's Just Sex' (22 June 2008)

2008-06-17 Thread Nitin Karani
Info from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159696/ Synopsis: The story revolves around the lives of a coterie of friends of various sexual orientations and temperament. After two of the gays are attacked and fight back their attackers, the group becomes divided on their actions. Jennifer Tilly is the

g_b Fwd: [lgbt-india] DNA - Centre divided on punishment of homosexuality: Delhi HC told

2008-05-30 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Manohar Elavarthi Date: Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:45 AM Subject: [lgbt-india] DNA - Centre divided on punishment of homosexuality: Delhi HC told http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1165375 Centre divided on punishment of homosexuality: Delhi HC t

g_b TOI: Delhi HC to take up PIL on gay rights

2008-05-30 Thread Nitin Karani
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Delhi_HC_to_take_up_PIL_on_gay_rights/articleshow/3054907.cms 20 May 2008, 0259 hrs IST,Shibu Thomas,TNN MUMBAI: In a tony neighbourhood in Andheri, Rahul, a 25-year-old IT professional, shares an apartment with Brian (27), who works at a multi-national ba

g_b Fwd: HT: Gay rights activists ride train of protest

2008-05-30 Thread Nitin Karani
This is from the Mumbai edition of The Hindustan Times. Unfortunately, I haven't found the text version on their web site yet. -- Forwarded message -- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, May 20, 2008 at 9:07 AM Subject: Gay rights activists ride train of protest To: [EMAIL PROTECT

g_b Indian Express Mumbai Newsline: Photograph on y'day's protest demonstration by Humsafar Trust

2008-05-30 Thread Nitin Karani
For those of you not in Mumbai, access it online with the link below. -- Forwarded message -- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, May 20, 2008 at 9:36 AM Subject: Article/Photograph To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] nitinkarani saw this article on The IndianExpress ePaper

g_b Fwd: [lgbt-india] Section 377 - Proceedings on 22.5.08

2008-05-30 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Tripti Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: May 22, 2008 8:47 PM Subject: [lgbt-india] Section 377 - Proceedings on 22.5.08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Manohar Elavarthi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The matter Naz Foundation (India) Trust v. Government of NCT, Delhi

g_b DNA: City treads gently on Rainbow Road

2008-05-30 Thread Nitin Karani
ssible for them to lead a double life. Some gays are quite open about their sexuality. But Mumbai is still as ignorant as other cities in the country when it comes to issues like homosexuality," said Nitin Karani, Trustee of Humsafar Trust, a gay and transgender sexual health, NGO. Members o

g_b TOI: Harassed lesbian couple ends life

2008-05-18 Thread Nitin Karani
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Harassed_lesbian_couple_ends_life/articleshow/3049896.cms 18 May 2008, 0227 hrs IST,TNN CHENNAI: Two married women, who allegedly shared a lesbian relationship, committed suicide by setting themselves ablaze after their families tried to separate them. Th

g_b Fwd: gb Seeking short films on Queer issues and/or HIV

2008-05-17 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sridhar Rangayan Date: Fri, May 16, 2008 at 7:18 PM Hello all, We will be soon releasing DVDs of film 68 Pages. In the same DVD, alongwith the main film, we are planning to include a couple of more short films on gay / transgender issues and HIV & AI

g_b The Telegraph: Lesbian gets lover’s husband killed

2008-05-17 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080512/jsp/frontpage/story_9258757.jsp TAPAS CHAKRABORTY *Lucknow, May 11:* A lesbian was arrested today for allegedly hiring killers to murder her partner's husband so she could live with her. Suman Singh, 25, a postgraduate in political science, confessed after h

g_b Fwd: [lgbt-india] Human Rights and the Criminalisation of Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Acts in the Commonwealth, South and Southeast Asia

2008-05-17 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: sumit baudh Greetings from the South and Southeast Asia Resource Centre on Sexuality! On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), 17 May 2008, we are pleased to announce our working paper: Human Rights and the Criminalisat

g_b Fridae.com: 377 petition hearing set by delhi high court

2008-05-16 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=2221&viewarticle=1 May 7, 2008 377 petition hearing set by delhi high court *By Justin Ellis * The battle by the Naz Foundation India to amend Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code will continue in the Delhi High Court on May 19. Justin

g_b Fwd: gb Gay Friendly Psychiatrists in Pune!

2008-05-16 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Bindumadhav Khire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: May 14, 2008 11:09 AM Subject: gb Gay Friendly Psychiatrists in Pune! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All, The Humsafar-Mukta Project being run in Pune/PCMC area has now an additional service

g_b Mid-Day Anil: Jackie and I were lovers!

2008-05-07 Thread Nitin Karani
* http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/entertainment/bollywood/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1116502&_EXT_5_groupId=14 * ** *Author: Upala KBR Date: 06 May 2008 * ** *Kapoor made a shocking confession on Sajid Khan's show Sajid's Superstars* When Anil Kapoor appeared on Sajid Khan's soon-to-air TV show Saj

g_b Mid-Day: Gender Bender

2008-05-06 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/relationships/extremecity/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1110002&_EXT_5_groupId=14 Gender Bender Author: Soumya Mukerji Date: 30 Apr 2008 The latest Bips starrer Pankh is a movie based on gender confusion experienced by a male child artist who grows up playing female ro

g_b BCLocalNews.com - Gay Sikhs: ‘You’re not alone’

2008-05-06 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/18211234.html By Paula Carlson - Surrey North Delta Leader - April 27, 2008 Amar Sangha was a 14-year-old Frank Hurt honour roll student with a dilemma. He was attracted to men, but he wanted to like women. Putting aside his adolescent crushes on Van Halen front

g_b HT Kolkata: Beauty pageant with a difference

2008-04-22 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=f3cc8ff6-399a-4aba-9f25-282e82c3b8e0&&Headline=Beauty+pageant+with+a+difference Drimi Chaudhuri, Hindustan Times Email Author Kolkata, April 20, 2008 After the annual Rainbow Pride March to spread awareness about the third gender, Kolkata

g_b The New Indian Express (19-Apr-08) Sexualities page PDF uploaded to Bombay-Dost Yahoo group

2008-04-22 Thread Nitin Karani
You need to be a group member to acess the file. Or you can register and login to the epaper: epaper.newindpress.com -- Forwarded message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 21 Apr 2008 11:28:38 - Subject: [Bombay-Dost] New file uploaded to Bombay-Dost To: [EMA

g_b 'Gay Bombay - Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in India' now on stands + Author reading/discussion @ Bombay Sunday High on 4th May 2008

2008-04-20 Thread Nitin Karani
Parmesh Shahani's 'Gay Bombay - Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in India' (New Delhi, Los Angeles, London, Singapore: Sage Publications) is now out in bookstores, all over India, including the Oxford bookstore in Bombay. Parmesh will be reading excerpts and answering questions at the next Bomba

g_b Advocate.com: Masturbation May Prevent Prostate Cancer

2008-04-18 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid53528.asp || Health News || April 18, 2008 Masturbation May Prevent Prostate Cancer Frequent masturbation may help men cut their risk of contracting prostate cancer, Australian researchers have found. It is believed that carcinogens may build up in the pr

g_b [Bombay-Dost] 1st New sexualities page of The New Indian Express -- PDF uploaded to Bombay-Dost Yahoo group

2008-04-15 Thread Nitin Karani
Also available on the NIE epaper site (you have to register) http://epaper.newindpress.com This appeared in the Zeitgest supplement of the NIE on Saturday -- Forwarded message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTE

g_b MSMG Update: Upcoming Screenings in NYC & Delhi + Now available on DVD/VHS worldwide

2008-04-14 Thread Nitin Karani
Posting on behalf of Harjant. Please feel free to forward this message onwards to other groups & indls. Cheers Nitin -- Forwarded message -- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:59 PM Subject: MSMG Update: Upcoming Screenings in NYC & Delhi + Now available on

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High April 13 2008

2008-04-13 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi all, Bindu has consented to come to Mumbai especially for the next Bombay Dost Sunday High. There will be a short reading from his nolvel "Partner" and he will also answer questions on the other two books he has written. The question-answer session will be mostly in English but also in Hindi an

g_b TOI: Sexually abused, youth hangs self

2008-04-11 Thread Nitin Karani
Also see link to Times Now clip below (where they call it ragging!) the story http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Sexually_abused_youth_hangs_self/rssarticleshow/2942635.cms 11 Apr 2008, 0124 hrs IST,Jatinder Preet,TNN SAHNEWAL (LUDHIANA): No one would have guessed looking at the quiet Gur

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High - 13 April: Meet the author series -- Bindumadhav Khire, the writer of "Indradhanu"

2008-04-07 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi all, Bindu has consented to come to Mumbai especially for the next Bombay Dost Sunday High. There will be a short reading from his nolvel "Partner" and he will also answer questions on the other two books he has written. The question-answer session will be mostly in English but also in Hindi an

g_b TOI Pune: Shying away from supporting gays (Part 2)

2008-03-29 Thread Nitin Karani
the lives of gay people, which will be staged soon. Link is: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOI/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIPU&login=default&AW=1206709309031 On 3/27/08, Nitin Karani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pune/Shying_away

g_b Indian Express Pune: And they live their life with gay abandon

2008-03-25 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/And-they-live-their-life-with-gay-abandon/288053/ * Anuradha MascarenhasPosted online: Tuesday , March 25, 2008 at 01:29:08 Updated: Tuesday , March 25, 2008 at 01:51:47* ** *Pune, March 24* From setting up a dedicated helpline dealing with stigma related qu

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High, 23 March 2008 -- film screenings

2008-03-21 Thread Nitin Karani
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Nitin Karani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > ** > Here's the schedule of film screenings for the next Bombay Dost Sunday > High on 23rd March 2008 at 5.30 pm. > ** > It's also posted on > *http://bombay-dost.pbwik

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High: 24 February 2008 (Tomorrow): The Prince and the Showgirl

2008-02-22 Thread Nitin Karani
On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Nitin Karani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > We are reviving the Bombay Dost Sunday Highs and we have a series of > interesting Highs lined up over the next few weeks. We are restarting with > a > screening of the Oprah Winfre

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High: 24 February 2007: The Prince & the Showgirl

2008-02-17 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi all, We are reviving the Bombay Dost Sunday Highs and we have a series of interesting Highs lined up over the next few weeks. We are restarting with a screening of the Oprah Winfrey show that featured the erstwhile prince of Rajpipla, Manvendra Singh Gohil. The prince will be there in person t

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High: 24 February 2007: The Prince and the Showgirl

2008-02-13 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi all, We are reviving the Bombay Dost Sunday Highs and we have a series of interesting Highs lined up over the next few weeks. We are restarting with a screening of the Oprah Winfrey show that featured the erstwhile prince of Rajpipla, Manvendra Singh Gohil. The prince will be there in person to

g_b Fwd: Dimensions Mumbai

2008-01-29 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Deepa Gahlot Date: Jan 26, 2008 5:34 PM Subject: Dimensions Mumbai To: Nitin Karani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Dimensions Mumbai: * * * *In its 10th year, the International Film Festival of Mumbai, introduces an exciting new initiative-- Dime

g_b I've added you as a friend on StumbleUpon

2008-01-17 Thread nitin . karani
StumbleUpon Discover new web sites Nitinkarani wants to Share Favorites with you Come see why The Wall Street Journal says: "Next time you want to wander the Web, forget about Googling it. Stumble it." -&nitinkarani & [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try StumbleUpon & http://www.stumbleupon.com/redirect.p

g_b Sify.com: Nothing wrong in playing gay: Samir Soni

2008-01-12 Thread Nitin Karani
http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14588320 Nothing wrong in playing gay: Samir Soni Saturday, 12 January , 2008, 08:58 Last Updated: Saturday, 12 January , 2008, 09:24 Model-turned-actor Samir Soni, who started his film career as Mamta Kulkarni's leading man in *China Gate*, ha

g_b Fwd: 68 Pages @ Pune International Film Festival

2008-01-10 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: sridhar rangayan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Jan 10, 2008 12:50 PM Subject: 68 Pages @ Pune International Film Festival To: Ashok Row Kavi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Nitin Karani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Suhail Abbasi < [EMAIL PRO

g_b PlanetOut: Parvez Sharma on his "Jihad for Love"

2007-11-11 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.planetout.com/news/feature.html?sernum=5414&navpath=/topics/community/ by Hassan Mirza As many people now know, homosexuality is widely condemned and punished in Islamic countries. Only recently, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad even denied the existence of homosexuality in

g_b Manvinder on Oprah

2007-11-09 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Gopinaath Kannabiran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Nov 8, 2007 8:12 PM Subject: [lgbt-india] Manvinder on Oprah To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.oprah.com/world/politics/slide/20071024/politics_284_102.jhtml Regards, Gopinaath K.

g_b Attention: Request to participate in online survey (from a Pol. Sci. student in Germany)

2007-07-16 Thread Nitin Karani
Apologies for cross-posting Nitin PS. Please address any queries you may have directly to "Guido" at the email address he gives below.. Dear members of the mailing-list, IŽm

g_b Fwd: New HIV situation

2007-07-13 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: ashok rowkavi [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Estimates peg 2.5 m people in India living with HIV* *Date: 7/10/2007 * The new 2006 estimates released by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), supported by UNAIDS and WHO, indicate that national adult HIV p

g_b Fridae.com kanako otsuji: japan’s first gay politician to run for senate

2007-05-30 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=1933&viewarticle=1 Not only is the 33-year-old Osaka's youngest ever MP; come July, she will also be the country's first openly gay politician to run for for a seat in the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Diet of Japan Sporting

g_b Fwd: Reminder: Bombay Dost: Sunday High -- 8 April 2007 (ADDENDUM)

2007-04-05 Thread Nitin Karani
i knew I was forgetting something: Please stay tuned to the event status on http://bombay-dost.pbwiki.com/ Mails on yahoogroups don't always arrive in time to keep you updated. -- Forwarded message -- From: Nitin Karani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Apr 5, 2007 12:12

g_b Bombay Dost Pbwiki has changed

2007-03-09 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi all, There's a new chat feature that you might find interesting. There's also a calendar with easy navigation. Of course, the pbwiki still has the latest Bombay Dost Sunday High announcement (the next one's on 25 March) and links to several queer blogs. http://bombay-dost.pbwiki.com/ Cheers,

g_b lgbt literary conference in pune

2007-02-23 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Queer NLS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Feb 21, 2007 4:20 PM Subject: [lgbt-india] lgbt literary conference in pune To: LGBT INDIA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=223285 'Homosexuality may exist in the doma

g_b Bombay Dost Pbwiki has changed

2007-02-23 Thread Nitin Karani
Hi all, There's a new chat feature that you might find interesting. There's also a calendar with easy navigation. Of course, the pbwiki still has the latest Bombay Dost Sunday High announcement and links to several queer blogs. http://bombay-dost.pbwiki.com/ Cheers, Nitin -- My blog's at: htt

g_b "gay events" alert at kitab fest

2007-02-22 Thread Nitin Karani
best to read thursday's TOI/Mumbai Mirror, else click on the link below. Among people participating in the fest are r raj rao, suniti namjoshi, hoshang merchant and siddharth dhanvant shanghvi http://www.kitabfest.org/Programme2007.htm -- My blog's at: http://queerindia.blogspot.com

g_b Fwd: whazzupmumbai : 24 Feb :"Jeevika" documentary screening

2007-02-22 Thread Nitin Karani
for those who missed the first film. the second one on mujras might also be interesting. -- Forwarded message -- From: Karishma Pais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Feb 22, 2007 1:12 AM Subject: whazzupmumbai : 24 Feb :"Jeevika" documentary screening To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTEC

g_b Fridae.com: China's gays call for sane-sex marriage

2007-02-17 Thread Nitin Karani
http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/article.php?articleid=1857&viewarticle=1 February 15, 2007 china's gays call for same sex marriage *By Dinah Gardner* During a busy lunch hour on Valentine's Day in Beijing's central business district, six lesbians and gays handed out 200 red carnations wrap

g_b BBC World radio interview with ARK

2007-02-05 Thread Nitin Karani
Ashok Row Kavi was interviewed by the BBC Radio Africa as part of its week-long India Rising series. The interview was broacast this morning 4.30GMT and should be avilable until tomrrow (Tuesday) morning GMT the same time. Unfortunately the interview's at the fag end of the show so you have to lis

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High: 28 January 2007 : Two movies

2007-01-25 Thread Nitin Karani
Please check out the details on : http://bombay-dost.pbwiki.com/Next%20Sunday%20High?lo=45b8bf55 Or read below: Juste une question d'amour (2000) Runtime: 90 min Synopsis: Just a Question of Love follows the whirlwind romance of two young men in different stages of coming out. The film paints a

g_b Re: [lgbt-india] Los Angeles Times; Prince is Out but Not Down

2007-01-02 Thread Nitin Karani
On 1/2/07, Scott Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-prince2jan02,0,1414556.story?coll=la-home-headlines COLUMN ONE Prince is out but not down In India, where being gay is a crime, a royal son was shunned when he told his secret. Now he fights t

g_b Fwd: [AIDS INDIA] Request to sign the petition: Asking Novartis to drop the court case

2006-12-27 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: msfh-india-medco-assist < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Dec 26, 2006 12:06 PM Subject: [AIDS INDIA] Request to sign the petition: Asking Novartis to drop the court case To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SIGN MSF'S 'DROP THE CASE' PETITION Millions of people around t

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High (24 December): Screening 'Rent'

2006-12-22 Thread Nitin Karani
*www.bombay-dost.pbwiki.com* ** *Rent (2005)* Directed by Chris Columbus Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance MPAA: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and for some strong language. Runtime: 135 min Country: USA Language: English *Synopsis:* This film adaptation

g_b Fwd: -{ HUMSAFAR DOST }- Fight against AIDS my journey!

2006-12-15 Thread Nitin Karani
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sarav Chithambaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 10:07:32 -0500 Subject: -{ HUMSAFAR DOST }- Fight against AIDS my journey! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From my blog @

g_b Fwd: [AIDS-INDIA] Chennai: Awards for positive people

2006-12-12 Thread Nitin Karani
Congrats to Sekar and SWAM. -- Forwarded message -- From: AIDS INDIA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Dec 10, 2006 12:13 PM Subject: [AIDS-INDIA] Chennai: Awards for positive people To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Awards for positive people R. Sujatha Honour for eleven on World AIDS Day CHENN

g_b Coming out on the TISS campus: SAATHII's Campus Changemakers series

2006-12-06 Thread Nitin Karani
*SAATHII Program in Genders and Sexualities - Calcutta* *SAATHII Calcutta LGBT Support Centre Says: Sharing is Growing!* Share a personal story. Share your experiences – sweet, bitter or bittersweet. Your story may change someone's life or touch a hundred others' and bring people closer to you. G

g_b Tehelka.com: The tyranny of trousers

2006-12-06 Thread Nitin Karani
*THE TYRANNY OF TROUSERS: MY PART IN ITS DOWNFALL* *Arshad said Khan* *Khan is a literature student and freelance writer. Having dabbled in almost everything from acting to fashion, he has finally found happiness in the written word and karaoke* http://www.tehelka.com/story_main23.asp?filename

g_b Reminder--Bombay Dost Sunday High: 26th November 2006: Coming Out: The 'nest' step

2006-11-25 Thread Nitin Karani
Most families aren't prepared for their children being queer. And if their child decides to not just come out to them but also to the wider family/friends circle, in the media or society at large, it's an even bigger step -- for not just the queer child but also the child's family. It's a coming-ou

g_b Bombay Dost Sunday High: 26th November 2006: Coming Out: The 'nest' step

2006-11-24 Thread Nitin Karani
Most families aren't prepared for their children being queer. And if their child decides to not just come out to them but also to the wider family/friends circle, in the media or society at large, it's an even bigger step -- for not just the queer child but also the child's family. It's a comin

g_b Reminder: Bombay Dost Sunday High -- April 23; Film screening

2006-04-22 Thread Nitin Karani
n 4/21/06, Nitin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: just a quick reminder about the next Bombay Dost Sunday High (april 23)...for details, go to the Bombay Dost wiki page. -- Select queer and non-queer blogs I read: http://bloglines.com/public/nitinkarani Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.in

Re: g_b Protests over arrests of Indian gays get louder

2006-01-14 Thread Nitin Karani
ketan, thanks for sharing this. but how come you rarely if ever give the hyperlink? can u pls mention the source? =http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=!9018&cat==India (IANS ) On 1/13/06, Ketan_ <[EMAIL PROTEC

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