Indian screenwriter, playwright and director Sachin Kundalkar published his novel Cobalt Blue in 2006 and now 15 years later he’s adapted it for the screen. Kundalkar wrote the story when he was in his early 20’s and showed it to his close circle of friends. The first editions of the story were published in Marathi language. In […]
Kanan Gill is one of the many comics heading to the Perth International Comedy Festival this year. The Indian stand-up comedy and YouTube superstar is coming down-under for the very first time with his solo show Teetar! In this personal, observational and deeply stupid follow-up to his wildly successful 2017 tour, Kanan juggles thoughts and […]
India’s Supreme Court has overturned the law which made homosexual sex illegal. Today the court ended months of anticipation when it announced the law was unconstitutional. Today on Thursday 5th September 2018, India’s Supreme Court ruled to abolish the colonial-era, Section 377 of the Penal Code. The country has a population of 1.3 billion and and […]
Melbourne has a 24 hour gay radio station with JOY 94.9, and Perth’s RTRFM 92.1 has had a succession of gay focused radio programs over it’s four decades including All Things Queer which airs on Wednesday mornings. While gay programs on Australian radio have played a big part in giving the queer community a voice in […]
Award winning queer film Moonlight won’t make a lot of sense to audiences in India after the government’s censorship board ruled that a pivotal scene be cut from the film. Barry Jenkins’ award winning film has been scooping up awards and gaining widespread praise for it’s powerful and understated portrayal of an African American man at […]
Lion | Staring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman | Opens Thursday Jan 19 | ★★★★★ Saroo Brierley’s life makes an incredibly captivating story. Last year I heard Saroo, who was adopted by an Australian couple, talking to Richard Fidler on ABC radio about his journey to find his biological family. It’s one of those tales that […]
The WA Opera is presenting The Pearl Fishers at His Majesty’s Theatre from 25 October – 5 November. Bizet’s great opera that was first performed in 1863 is set in ancient Ceylon and tells the tale of two men whose long friendship may be damaged by their love for the same woman. Robert Kemp created […]
WAAPA is bringing together percussion music from across the Indian Ocean for a celebration of the ancient and modern sounds of India, Persia and Australia. Persian musicians Arman Abednia and Iman Sepahsalari play traditional instruments like the do-taar, tonbak and daf, while percussionist Tao Issaro blends Persian love songs with magical imagery and exotic percussion […]
A PhD student in India has complained that gay students are using Grindr to cheat in exams. A pamphlet reportedly from student Amit Kumar Maurya has quickly spread across the internet, with news outlets reporting that the student has been handing out his pamphlet to other students at Mubai’s Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR). […]
India’s latest musical success is a band of transgender women who have launched their career with a cover of Pharrell Williams’ tune ‘Happy’. 6 Pack feature 6 transgender performers who’s first release features a number of original songs alongside their cover of Willam’s hut tune. They’ve also teamed up with well known Indian singer Sonu […]
