06th Sep commemorates the first anniversary of the Hon: Supreme Court verdict on IPC S377. On the one hand, recent Coming Out story of Nikesh and Sonu as a gay couple, adds to the visibility of same-sex relationships in Kerala; while...
Hello dear friends, Team Queerala invites you for Queerala’s Monthly Community Meeting (MCM) on Saturday, 10 Aug 2019. The topic for this MCM will be ‘Well-being of LGBTIQA+ Persons’, with focus on Minority Stress and coping mechanisms. Although stress is a...
Queer Documentary and Short Film Festival, Cochin July 2019 Click the following link to visit Q-Loid Webpagehttp://queerala.org/Q-Loid/ For the past few years, an increasing number of visual media artists and filmmakers are exploring many ways in which LGBTIQ+ persons negotiate and...
As the LGBTIQ community observes Pride Month globally, in June, Queerala calls for its Community Meeting for queers and allies. The gathering primarily intends to address the relevance of annual queer pride marches, its history and relevance as a platform for...
Concept Note and Agenda Over the past four years, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in India has been researching the human rights violations faced by LGBTIQ persons in India, modifying our approach to respond to legal developments in India and...
March 23, 2019, 10am-5pm, Kerala History Museum, Edappaly, Cochin. Embracing Sex Positivity can help us understand the complicated thoughts pertaining to sex, including the hope and trauma that shapes our relationships. On a similar note, Mindful loving aids self-esteem of us...
Queerala has been receiving numerous enquiries from LGBTIQ persons facing problems associated with opening up to families and the count of such queries have risen post the 377 verdict! In this context, we feel that it is important to connect queer...
Freedom of speech, privacy across online discourses, support groups and anonymity etcetera remain as vital concerns for LGBTIQ people in cyberspace considering the vast digital footprints each netizen leaves. While online violence against queer people, in India, have been recorded via...
