I thought he was attracted to me and my long hair, so I decided to cut my hair instead.
They didn’t ask questions to put me in binaries; all they said was “doctor.”
Once, when I was traveling on a local train, and I felt someone trying to touch me from behind and then realized I could feel a p3n!s.
"Hum ko nahi chahiye aisa baccha jo jagah jagah humara naam katwaaye."
Hum 90s ke bache hain. Humare pass tab internet ka access nahin tha. Once, I saw an article in a newspaper about a lesbian couple's marriage
I was blinded by love and gifted him things he wished for. He cheated on me multiple times.
Back in 2002 or 2003, "Kaaliyon Ka Chaman" was released. My father was so sweet to bring me a CD of it, and I remember dancing my heart out.
In my heart, I've always identified as trans and non-binary. Pronouns don't really matter to me; as long as you address me with respect, which I didn't receive while growing up.
Everyone said, “This is against the Bible, this is a sin, and you’ll never be forgiven.”
The attackers kept shouting that LGBT+ is Western culture and they won’t allow this to happen in their Assam.
In 2020, for the very first time, I did some eye makeup.
It was after 30 years of my life that I was able to forge a beautiful friendship with my father.
I talked to an online friend of mine who assured me it was normal to be attracted to both men and women.
When I saw that I was bleeding, I fled the restroom.
Everyone in the LGBTQ community should follow Geet’s mantra - “main apni favourite hoon.”
This is why, in 2023, I founded Genderse.
She taught me how to drape a saree in the Western style, even though the style she was used to was the Bengali one.
"Dekh na, tera bhai kya-kya bol raha hai," said my mother to bhaiya when I came out to her.
They brutally assaulted me on the road.
In January, I decided to call off the wedding.
I couldn't believe my best friends would do that.
In 2017, I was in a situationship with a friend. The unrequited love broke my heart badly, and it took me a while to move on.
I was raised by my mother, a hardworking woman who worked on a farm and as a house help. My father self-immolated when I was young, leaving him severely burned and in need of constant care.
As days passed, he persistently asked, "Ab toh bol do I love you,"
Mai same sex and same gender ki taraf attract hoti hu; Mai ek ladki hu aur mujhe ek ladki se hi pyar hai aur mai ussi ke sath hi rehti hu
I dreamed of dressing like them during festivals like sakranti, saying, "Mai apne saheliyo jaisa dress pehenna chahta tha."
It didn’t feel like a first kiss even though it was one – it felt like one you share when you reunite after being separated for years. We were, like I said, coming home.
But never found the courage to take away my life.
I think my dad might have a clue about me being gay, but he pretends the opposite.
In that town, I met a boy. I was attracted to him, and he felt the same for me.
The bigger problem is, that even within the queer community, there’s stigma and discrimination for people who struggle with substance abuse.