About MANAS
You know very well the condition of West Bengal. MANAS Bangla open given threat to all the staff if anybody will attend this Rally (Rainbow Pride Walk) then they all will be suspended like Sudip Bandopadhyay whom earlier suspended when she atttend the Transgender's Day's Rally on 30th April, 2010 organised by the ATHB.
I know MANAS Bangla never attened Rally but MANAS Bangla supported all the time but this time you know very well but I know what is the reason behind it that you are hidding it that MANAS Bnagla given such kind of threat to all the staff. You, Sanjay Ram from Koshish and Rajarshi from Swikriti also opposed it and given pressure to MANAS Bnagla to not do it but after having all this you still not written here anything about MANAS Bnagla, may I know why politics is going here with you and MANAS Bangla?
I did not expected it from you. All the partners of MANAS Bangla say that you always play a double role but I could not believe it but today understood they all were correct and I was wrong. This year only 25-30 participants were attended. Do you really think that without any reason nobody participated this year? What was reason behind it? I must say and thankfull to Jagdish Jana and Sudip Bandopadhyay who are te staff of MANAS Bangla they did not care of all this rubbish "FATWA" which has been passed by MANAS Bangla that if any staff will attend this Rally then they will be suspended from the job like Sudip Bandopadhyay. This is the reason that no any staff came in this Rally except this two.
This is my request to Ashok and Aditya please see the reality first then start writing. If you think that others are so good then where are those Activist who first walked in the Rainbow Pride Walk in West Bengal? Everybody is playing politics here. Please try to solve this problem if possible. Do not support/encourage them without knowing the reality. We know and will remember you forever that you walked first in the Rally. Where are Kolkata's Leader/Activist who walked first? They did not come, why?
I am really proud that I am the part of ATHB (Association of Transgender/Hijra in Bengal). Atleast all the partners have same vision and mission and we do not play dirty politics like others. This is a registered Association then working nicely in West Bengal then why you all are against of this?
This is very interesting thing that all the MSM are against of ATHB not any Transgender/Hijra. Please do not interfere in the matter of Transgender/Hijra....... Why do not you leave us alone....?
Regards
MANAS Bangla is a state wide network of 13 (thirteen) grass root level CBOs with the common agenda of social advocacy around issues related to males marginalised for their non-conventional sexualities and/ or gender non-conformity and promotion of their sexual health and rights in the state of West Bengal.
I know MANAS Bangla never attened Rally but MANAS Bangla supported all the time but this time you know very well but I know what is the reason behind it that you are hidding it that MANAS Bnagla given such kind of threat to all the staff. You, Sanjay Ram from Koshish and Rajarshi from Swikriti also opposed it and given pressure to MANAS Bnagla to not do it but after having all this you still not written here anything about MANAS Bnagla, may I know why politics is going here with you and MANAS Bangla?
I did not expected it from you. All the partners of MANAS Bangla say that you always play a double role but I could not believe it but today understood they all were correct and I was wrong. This year only 25-30 participants were attended. Do you really think that without any reason nobody participated this year? What was reason behind it? I must say and thankfull to Jagdish Jana and Sudip Bandopadhyay who are te staff of MANAS Bangla they did not care of all this rubbish "FATWA" which has been passed by MANAS Bangla that if any staff will attend this Rally then they will be suspended from the job like Sudip Bandopadhyay. This is the reason that no any staff came in this Rally except this two.
This is my request to Ashok and Aditya please see the reality first then start writing. If you think that others are so good then where are those Activist who first walked in the Rainbow Pride Walk in West Bengal? Everybody is playing politics here. Please try to solve this problem if possible. Do not support/encourage them without knowing the reality. We know and will remember you forever that you walked first in the Rally. Where are Kolkata's Leader/Activist who walked first? They did not come, why?
I am really proud that I am the part of ATHB (Association of Transgender/Hijra in Bengal). Atleast all the partners have same vision and mission and we do not play dirty politics like others. This is a registered Association then working nicely in West Bengal then why you all are against of this?
This is very interesting thing that all the MSM are against of ATHB not any Transgender/Hijra. Please do not interfere in the matter of Transgender/Hijra....... Why do not you leave us alone....?
Regards
Ranjit Sinha
Bandhan
CONTACT US
E-mail: manasbengal2003@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Anis Ray Chaudhuri
Address: GB 11, Rajdanga Main Road, Kolkata - 700107
City: Kolkata
State:West Bengal
Phone:9331038554
Bandhan
CONTACT US
E-mail: manasbengal2003@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Anis Ray Chaudhuri
Address: GB 11, Rajdanga Main Road, Kolkata - 700107
City: Kolkata
State:West Bengal
Phone:9331038554
Criminal Activies Violence increased in the city ?
By Karnataka Sex Workers Hejads , MsM , GAYSEX Will Spreed HIV to City ?
By Karnataka Sex Workers Hejads , MsM , GAYSEX Will Spreed HIV to City ?
Beggars’ Colony Safe Place for Sexworks and Hejds , Msm Said Human Rights Activist ?
Your Banglore City is Safe from
Karnataka Sex Workers ,
Hejads , MsM , GAYSEX
They Spreed HIV & AIDS?
The protest was called by the Banglore Sex Workers,
A Network of People Living with HIV, and a number of Criminal Activies Violence sexual minorities and human rights groups“Criminal Activies Violence sex workers has increased in the city ,” , a human rights activist ???
GaySex Parties , RAVE,Free HIV Do GAYSEX in INDIA ??
Party-pooper Bangalore
"The number of parties in Bangalore has risen from one a month to 10," says Abhishek Aggarwal, event manager of Pink Nation, a Bangalore-based gay group. "In recent times though, we have had difficulty finding a venue."
He said hotels are not open to letting out their space to hold gay parties. "Until recently, I was convinced Bangalore was gay-friendly," said Aggarwal. "But now, I feel otherwise."
Pune's warming up
In Pune, it's not conducive for gays to come out of the closet.
"Last year, 55 of us started off as a group. Today, we have 200 members," said Apphia K of a Pune-based LGBT group, Birds of a Feather. "We have straight friends in favour of equal human rights."
Delhi party hots up
Though there are no confirmed statistics on the rise of queer-related events in the capital, Mohnish Malhotra, an active member of queer activities, says, "Earlier, we had one party a week, but now at least four are held. Participation has also increased."
Looking down south
Girish Kumar of Humsafar Trust stresses on why Mumbai, not Delhi, is the gay capital. "Mumbai's outlook is more open than Delhi's. Bangalore is progressive, but has not yet reached the mark. So Mumbai is the the undisputed champion," says Kumar.
However, Vikram Doctor, founder of Gay Bombay, a support group for LGBT persons, feels Mumbai ranks next to Chennai in terms of facilities towards the community. "Tamil Nadu has policies for the LGBT community and has even offered houses and free medical supervision," he said.
(Inputs by Varun Singh, Prachi Sibal, Debarati Palit and Shaivya Chauhan)
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Dating scene
Mumbai: 6,900*
Delhi: 6,500
Bangalore: 5,793
*Number of people online at any point of time on a popular gay site
Gay parties
Mumbai: 20 per month
Bangalore: 10 per month
''Queer'' is an offensive word :- Homosexual People ?
The word queer was first used to mean ‘homosexual’ in the early 20th century. It was originally, and usually still is, a deliberately derogatory term when used by heterosexual people
Reference/Source:
Page no. 1037, Coulmn 01 (see word "queer" );
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English;
A S Hornby, Sixth Edition 2001;
Edited by Sally Wehmeier, Phonetic Editor Michael Ashby;
Oxford University Press;
Oxford, England, The United Kingdom of the Great Britain.
But now, they have one more reason to cheer. They can now buy queer literature online.
"I think I am in the right place at the right time," says Mumbai-based Shobhna Kumar, founder-director, Queer Ink, an online store and publishing house for queer literature. It's website address is: www.queer-ink.com
"It is such an exciting time to be in India," says Shobhna, who is a lesbian herself.
"I see transformation everywhere and not just in the gay scene. I thought it was an apt time to launch and talk publicly about Queer Ink, which has been up and running for about two months now."
Fiji-born Shobhna says her transformation from bookworm to online bookstore owner came when she realised queer literature was inaccessible.
"While one can buy books from Amazon.com, it does not ship queer literature to India. There are certain books you cannot buy if you are here," she said.
Shobhna said the relative anonymity of online book shopping was a comfortable zone.
"Many have told me that they had to suffer smirks and sniggers in bookstores, if they reach out for queer-centric books. They also become acutely self-conscious. We send books to the respective addresses without the Queer Ink mark on top, just in case the recipient is uncomfortable with that," Shobhna said.
Shobhna said they had several orders from metros and two-tier towns.
"I see huge confidence in youngsters, who are open about their preferences today," said the businesswoman, who has a vision of translating the online endeavour to a real one some day.
"I would like to have a real bookstore for queer literature along with a coffee shop, some day," she said with a smile.
One can add where readers don't fear smirks but smiles, as they browse through titles or discuss 'The L Word' over a latte.
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