<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ohoq Foundation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every queer person has a story to tell. ]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:55:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/hi/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Just because two people are close doesn’t mean they have to date.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just because there’s connection doesn’t mean it needs to be sexual. Deep friendship is real love, too. My childhood self would never believe I’m a trans man. But somewhere deep down, I always knew something was off. I never fit into the roles forced on girls — the friendships, the expectations, the uniform. None of it felt mine.   At 16, when I first felt desire, I needed a name for it. Why was I only drawn to women? Studying in an all-girls school felt like being trapped in the wrong script....]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/just-because-two-people-are-close-doesn-t-mean-they-have-to-date</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e6a858e30ec41b7d062b0d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:28:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_aab8e6ebde6843ab8e129b78bf3d65ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Yash (They/He)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We became the first trans couple in Madhya Pradesh to be married under Buddhist rites.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This wasn’t just a wedding—it was a statement. A reminder that the rights given to us by the Constitution must be used and asserted. I met Avani at the Tapish Foundation, where she was a volunteer. Over time, she developed a crush on me, but I didn’t realize it then. When she finally expressed her feelings, I said no—maybe because memories of a past relationship still haunted me, a relationship that ended due to societal pressure. But Avani was different. She didn’t let go of my hand—instead,...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/we-became-the-first-trans-couple-in-madhya-pradesh-to-be-married-under-buddhist-rites</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e6a53f930722cfe917c43b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_cd2ecd505ae8449787e8dee8929439b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Yash (They/He)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, after six years together, we held a Commitment Ceremony on 24th May. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It wasn’t legal, but it was our way to celebrate us, surrounded by those who’ve supported us. Born and raised in Bombay, I lived a quiet,...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/so-after-six-years-together-we-held-a-commitment-ceremony-on-24th-may</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68488e3e5e033c617500a606</guid><category><![CDATA[JUNE 2025]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:30:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_a3f689cfb00648728591b16122dec76f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Yash (They/He)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a queer Dalit person with undiagnosed ADHD, raised by parents shaped by post-Partition survival,]]></title><description><![CDATA[I learned early that love is something you earn through labour. For a long time, I didn’t call it burnout. I thought I was just tired —...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/as-a-queer-dalit-person-with-undiagnosed-adhd-raised-by-parents-shaped-by-post-partition-survival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684370eba4ac827c4ad7bf73</guid><category><![CDATA[JUNE 2025]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 04:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_eb5ac8c13439425db991f408811a9e1c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Yash (They/He)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In 2024, I lost the love of my life—my partner of 19 years—in a tragic accident.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even in death, he gave life. I was born in Palakkad, Kerala, into an orthodox Brahmin family. My childhood was scarred by trauma—starting...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/in-2024-i-lost-the-love-of-my-life-my-partner-of-19-years-in-a-tragic-accident</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684063fea4ac827c4ad5f69e</guid><category><![CDATA[JUNE 2025]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:30:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_377d77e8a2e849cfa92b0abf1a3acd23~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Yash (They/He)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[At school, my classmates used to force me to m@sturb@te in front of them and when I couldn't even get an erection, they used to make fun of me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[TW: Mention of Abuse, Suicide etc. There were five kids in my house, and I was the one who got hit the most. My father was very strict...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/at-school-my-classmates-used-to-force-me-to-m-sturb-te-in-front-of-them-and-when-i-couldn-t-even-ge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67901e50b95f559d0072cfef</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_87c3c1fce876487f87bdc53565c24768~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Yash (They/He)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought he was attracted to me and my long hair, so I decided to cut my hair instead.]]></title><description><![CDATA[TW: CHILD S3XUAL @BUSE, BULLYING, HARRASMENT In 2018, I was watching something on the news channel where they were discussing Section...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/i-thought-he-was-attracted-to-me-and-my-long-hair-so-i-decided-to-cut-my-hair-instead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e0b4cf327a31c707d87b22</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 04:31:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_d349a1d23fa548b6b59565c078dad299~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_354,h_266,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Annanya Sharma (She/Her)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whenever I avoid discussions about girls or more typical "guy talks," my schoolmates began to tease me, saying things like, “Tujhe kuch aur chahiye kya."]]></title><description><![CDATA[I knew something was different about me from a very young age. Due to the lack of representation, all I knew was that I was into guys,...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/whenever-i-avoid-discussions-about-girls-or-more-typical-guy-talks-my-schoolmates-began-to-tease</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e0b42854ccd4344826318f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 04:31:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_b15f197025214a48b62bcac12cc7f953~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_605,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Yash (They/He)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[They didn’t ask questions to put me in binaries; all they said was “doctor.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being a trans woman, starting my transition was just like turning the first page of a book. Little did I know about the cumbersome...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/they-didn-t-ask-questions-to-put-me-in-binaries-all-they-said-was-doctor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d783cb77e1e1f0e83d6759</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_223f5743854e4792b3523673e614c1b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_354,h_266,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Priyansh Rastogi (He/Him)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[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.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a young age, I loved makeup and often tried it on my twin sister. I have always felt that the makeup industry is a field where no...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/once-when-i-was-traveling-on-a-local-train-and-i-felt-someone-trying-to-touch-me-from-behind-and-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ac59242a12e7ae9e4f0971</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:01:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_82fe6b0c09a3447c87a0a30c9d8d021b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chanchal Dwivedi (She/Her)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hum ko nahi chahiye aisa baccha jo jagah jagah humara naam katwaaye."]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day, on my way to class, I saw my parents outside the principal's office. Shocked, I continued to my class but was soon called to the...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/hum-ko-nahi-chahiye-aisa-baccha-jo-jagah-jagah-humara-naam-katwaaye</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a48e4ea834d3511f8163a6</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 06:12:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_9c23e9b5022547e8bb5021f4746959a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Priyansh Rastogi (He/Him)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA["Tera koi boyfriend kyu nahin hai? Kya dikkat hai?" The girls in my class always used to ask me this question. It always made me feel...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/hum-90s-ke-bache-hain-humare-pass-tab-internet-ka-access-nahin-tha-once-i-saw-an-article-in-a-new</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6699375e6cf10a38aa88bd6c</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:46:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_2c12ed4f1ffd417fa69949ad90eb7da2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shams Tabrez (He/Him)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was blinded by love and gifted him things he wished for. He cheated on me multiple times.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just three months before I was moving to Mumbai, I chose to move closer to my long-distance boyfriend; he broke up with me. He was the...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/i-was-blinded-by-love-and-gifted-him-things-he-wished-for-he-cheated-on-me-multiple-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669935af615ef05685db8c5c</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_a4b1cb9a19374c8aa5164927ea28f1e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Priyansh Rastogi (He/Him)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[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.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of people often told me, “Ye andho ka desh hai, chaand, yaha na nikla kar,” and my answer to them is, “Chaand toh zarur niklega,...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/back-in-2002-or-2003-kaaliyon-ka-chaman-was-released-my-father-was-so-sweet-to-bring-me-a-cd-of</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66857854530745c391561633</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_03e021984b94424d9d4a52378229f186~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hemant Jadhav (He/Him)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[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. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queerness is twofold: there’s sexual identity and gender identity. Being queer means disassociating with gender norms, and I think that...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/in-my-heart-i-ve-always-identified-as-trans-and-non-binary-pronouns-don-t-really-matter-to-me-as</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667ee7727166d12e569d1935</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:43:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_1fc802ddd90544089bda06d83e9fa5ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nidhi Sarah Ashok (She/Her)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone said, “This is against the Bible, this is a sin, and you’ll never be forgiven.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[TW: R*pe, Molestation, Bullying, Suicide People today know me as Christina, but has this been my name all my life? No! I used to be known...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/everyone-said-this-is-against-the-bible-this-is-a-sin-and-you-ll-never-be-forgiven</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667c3e148fc282b2cc9e72fa</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:21:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_b540b466c40549df9c6b06b831a436cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chanchal Dwivedi (She/Her)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The attackers kept shouting that LGBT+ is Western culture and they won’t allow this to happen in their Assam.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I come from a family that enjoys and indulges in arts and dance. When I was a kid, my father enrolled me in Kathak classes. I received...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/the-attackers-kept-shouting-that-lgbt-is-western-culture-and-they-won-t-allow-this-to-happen-in-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667c0eff27d73510c426c344</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_8f5f1789f0a64f0f950f6626ae8352d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_853,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chanchal Dwivedi (She/Her)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In 2020, for the very first time, I did some eye makeup.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not only respected but celebrated at my workspace. I remember this particular day, when I was still new to the office, and one of my...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/in-2020-for-the-very-first-time-i-did-some-eye-makeup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66745f26d7f1931c77b0c14c</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:02:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_c632140c42aa4697b040451560e3ff68~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hemant Jadhav (He/Him)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was after 30 years of my life that I was able to forge a beautiful friendship with my father.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was never academically gifted. I only realized the real need to study and keep a family afloat when my family was going through a...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/it-was-after-30-years-of-my-life-that-i-was-able-to-forge-a-beautiful-friendship-with-my-father</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6673e274de1cd505e11ca7f6</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:09:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_b0406fb2d948483ba73bfb180ce46d16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nidhi Sarah Ashok (She/Her)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I talked to an online friend of mine who assured me it was normal to be attracted to both men and women. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up, we moved around quite a lot. Even though my hometown is in Siliguri, but because of my dad’s job, I spent a majority of my...]]></description><link>https://www.officialhumansofqueer.com/post/i-talked-to-an-online-friend-of-mine-who-assured-me-it-was-normal-to-be-attracted-to-both-men-and-wo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66687b8d847790585165db04</guid><category><![CDATA[Cohort 1]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3b3c1_ee3fb39263c1482f9b19dd46a78138e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tanishka Sharma (She/Her)</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>