Last month, we attended Chennai's Pride Parade. We marched with the hundreds of people there, made feeble attempts at dancing, made plenty of conversation, took pictures and brought back a few stories that we'd like to share with you today. We went with Rasika Venkatesa (yes, she's Nikhil's sister), and after the parade, we caught up with Rasika in the studio to talk to her about living as a lesbian in urban India. She discusses challenges like coming out, family acceptance, finding a community, how she found support in online platforms, the difficulties of dating and navigating apps like Tinder as a queer person, and why she sometimes feels like she can't fully express her sexuality, living in Chennai.
Also, what does it mean to be an ally of the LGBTQ+ community, and how much support is enough support?
We also discuss this:
Donna Minkowitz's apology from last year for how she covered the 1993 murder of 21-year-old trans man, Brandon Teena.
Music Credits:
"Me In Your Life"
Music By The Passion HiFi
www.thepassionhifi.com
All recorded interviews were obtained with the consent of the individuals interviewed. We're lucky to share their stories with you.
Logo by @aparna_ramanujam.
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