Friday, April 6, 2012
The Life and Times of Rahul - 1
Friday, July 10, 2009
Gay HO!
While the whole Section 377 debate rages all around in India, here are 2 very positive and affirmative messages from 2 very different quarters.
The first one is from Amul (Click Image to Enlarge)
This appeared in their Hits section, where they post cartoons on contemporary issues. Always positive. Thank you Amul! You indeed add a positive flavor in our lives.
The 2nd one is from Savita Bhabhi (Click Image to Enlarge)
I hope the ban on Savita Bhabhi is lifted soon and she's back to being her naughty self soon.
[Posted recently on the GB mailing list]
Saturday, May 2, 2009
GB's gonna run!
Sources within the community (sounds exciting to use it in my blog like I'm a real journalist!) inform me that GB is running. What I mean is that the Gay Bombay group, is organizing a run and the name of the event is creatively titled BHAG - Bombay Homosexual Athletic Group. For those of you who do not understand Hindi, Bhag means run.
The GB guys have been organizing various events for a number of years now. Their events are quite varied too, Gay Parties, Film Festivals, Picnics, Special Talks (meets), Brunch, Speed Dating, Kite flying, Cooking sessions and there are even talks of a Mr. Gay India Beauty Pageant!
Their events are generally very well organized and they try their best to keep them safe and discrete for all gay guys who take part in them. I wish these guys all the best and hope their latest BHAG endeavor is a runaway success.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Section 377 Used - Times of India FrontPage News
Today's Times Of India's Bombay edition has this story about a wife taking her husband to court for being gay and having homosexual relationships. This news got FrontPage billing bringing the whole Section 377 debate to the forefront. Looks like the police are or will be using Section 377 to prosecute the guy.
While I'll not get into the whole infidelity debate, its good to know that TOI has always been positive as far tolerance and education about homosexuality is concerned. The coverage of this news items looks balanced and they have positively mentioned the Bombay High Court's observation some time back that "There are lots of changes taking place in the social milieu and many people have different sexual preferences, which are not even considered to be unnatural’’. The current PIL against Section 377 in the Delhi High Court has also been mentioned. In that case the arguments are over, the bench has heard all the sides and a judgement is awaited any time now. The bench was very positive throughout the proceedings but that does not mean the judgement will definitely be on our side. Time will tell what happens but one thing is for sure, the judgement will have great repercussions throughout the country.
Lets hope it goes our way and gay guys in India get to see the first step towards elimination of discrimination based on sexuality.
Here's the full story from the Times of India:
Gay businessman taken to court by wife
Mumbai: A sessions court at Fort has been busy hearing an unusual matter—a wealthy businessman and a sailor with the merchant navy have had to plead for protection from arrest after the wife of the former alleged that the duo was in a homosexual relationship. The Gamdevi police even registered a case under Section 377 of the IPC—the law that criminalises homosexual relations—against the two.
Ratan Shrivastav, 39, a resident of Peddar Road, and his wife Pooja, 37, got married in 1994 and have an eight-year-old son. Pooja, however, alleges that Ratan “kept having relationships with several men’’ which was “hampering her married life’’. She also said that she had often sent Ratan to a counsellor but that did not improve their marital relations. The complaint also says that there are CDs in which Ratan can be seen in a compromising position with other men.
In his anticipatory bail plea, Ratan did not deny that he was gay. He said he first went to the cops in January when he was told that a non-cognisable complaint had been registered against him for slapping Pooja.
‘RELOOK NEEDED’
Last year, the Bombay HC said that the controversial Section 377 of the IPC that deals with ‘unnatural sex’ needed a relook. “There are lots of changes taking place in the social milieu and many people have different sexual preferences, which are not even considered to be unnatural,’’ said the judgment in the Anchorage paedophilia case
Mum unaware of son’s homosexual relations
Mumbai: Peddar Road businessman Ratan Shrivastav and his sailor friend moved the court for anticipatory bail after Ratan’s wife lodged a noncognisable complaint against them at Gamdevi police station. Thereafter, a police constable even came to his residence on February 9 and asked his mother whether Ratan was a homosexual. His mother replied that it was his personal matter and she had no knowledge of it.
Ratan moved court on February 27 when he realised that on a specific complaint by Pooja the police had registered a case under Section 377 against him and his alleged partner, Damien Christopher, 28, the sailor. Ratan feared that he was going to be arrested for custodial interrogation since homosexuality remains a cognizable offence under Indian law. He thus rushed to court for protection and the same day was granted interim anticipatory bail till March 7.
On Thursday, the court heard the anticipatory bail plea of Christopher. Judge D U Mulla wondered whether there was any need for custody in such matters. He observed that there was no evidence that Pooja had been harassed or whether police needed to collect any material evidence. The court granted anticipatory bail to Christopher. Ratan’s own plea will come up for hearing again on Saturday.
(Names have been changed to protect the identities of the parties involved)
GAY ACTIVISM
Gay rights activists have filed a PIL in the Delhi HC seeking exclusion of consensual homosexual activity from the ambit of an offence
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
I'm not Gay!
I know you guys will accuse me of gross violation of privacy for this, but I couldn't resist posting my interchange with a guy on a popular gay hookup website. I have taken due care to conceal his identity but if someone does locate it, please do not make it public.
His profile (ID:h***** & h**) reads as follows:
hi i am s***** from n********, i like all type of gay sex, see i am not a gay but i need some time gay sex with young and hotest gay
Our conversation:
03 Sep 2008, 16:53
h***** & h**: plz rply me dear how can i meet u 4 d%$# suck?
03 Sep 2008, 16:56
me: you are not gay...but you want to suck d%$#?
03 Sep 2008, 16:58
h***** & h**: now i am finally gay yaar u dont go with my profile
03 Sep 2008, 17:00
me: don't go with your profile? why is it there then?
03 Sep 2008, 17:02
h***** & h**: yaar b4 6 month i will made my profile that time i not was gay but right now i like gay sex ok
03 Sep 2008, 17:04
me: if you were not gay 6 months back, then why did you log on to a gay hook up website and create a gay hook up profile?
no reply yet after that!
If I do meet him I will certainly keep you posted if my suspect charms manage to convert him back to being straight!
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Gay In Bombay
For some it is attending a GayBombay Party every other week. For some it is being at Maheshwari Udyan on Saturday evening. Or the seedy bar Voodoos. Cruising the notorious walls at the Gateway of India. The loo on Platform No 1 at any local railway station. The 5th (or is it the 7th?) compartment of the local train.
Private Party at Sher-e-Punjab. Sunday Highs at Humsafar. Monday lows on the GB mailing list. Tuesday blows on the G_B mailing list. Quick connections on Guys4Men. Long Friends' lists on Orkut. Lazy messages on OhMojo. Waiting for updates on GayBombay.Org and never finding it. Every 10th guy in the BEST bus. Every 5th guy at bandstand. Every 3rd guy at that fashion show. Every other guy at BRIO. Every guy outside MacDonald's at Andheri. ASLs in Gay.com India room.
Cursing guys from Delhi (or up North) for being haughty and still falling for their physical appearance. Loving the drag queens and their flamboyant walk. Pretending to be macho and proclaiming hatred for all things effeminate. Looking for a one night stand but never admitting it. Hating monogamy and still wanting a boyfriend. Pretending to be sophisticated to impress the hot guy from France. Discovering an old copy of Bombay Dost at the काबाडिवाला (kabadiwala).
Smiling when Karan Johar tries to sneak in another reference to homosexuality on his show. Hating Mr. Mallya for his Ugh. Watching a movie because it had a hint of a gay subplot. Getting disappointed when there was no gay kiss in it. Gossiping about how a friend of a friend of a friend of a guy you know made out with John Abraham. Leading 2 lives. Hating bisexuals. Or defending them. Hating selfish tops. Or loving them. Denouncing married guys who look for sex with other guys. Having sex with them. Exchanging numbers but waiting for the other guy to call. Searching for that great underwear store. Mint drops before a date. Low waist Jeans. Sucking in your tummy.
Getting excited when the hot guy you passed turned around just when you did. Turning at least 4 times more if he didn't. Hating that fat guy but not minding a blow job from him. Promising to call but not calling him again. Getting disappointed when the other hot guy who promised to call doesn't. Having at least 10 Rahuls, 5 Amits and 3 Siddharths in your phonebook. Kicking yourself for not being bold enough to approach that hottie who's been eyeing you on the station platform. Posting on GB next day asking him to email you if he's reading.
Meeting that great guy again after not being in touch for 2 years. Losing touch again after a few rendezvous. Getting frustrated about how invisible gays in Mumbai are. Still staying deep in the closet. Wishing sec 377 was done away with. Still not finding time to even sign an online petition for its support. Flinching when a straight friend displays homophobic tendencies without realizing you are gay. Still not having enough self-respect (or the balls) to confront him. Wishing you were in the US or the UK or Canada so you can be open about your sexuality. Being gay in Bombay while trying to not be gay in Bombay. Enjoying gay blogs by local guys. Hating it when they don't post for weeks.
The list is endless. I like some. I hate some. I experienced some. I want to experience some. I love some. I cringe at some. This is what makes being gay in Bombay so exciting. This is what makes life so miserable. I want to live it all. I want to escape it all. Contradictions? That's another word for Being Gay In Bombay.
What does it mean to you? Leave your comments and let me know.