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  1. Entering the Third Dimension?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Chadwa, Anruddh
    Date: Apr. 1996
    Topics: Hijras, Indian LGBTQ+ people, Motion picture industry--India--Mumbai, Performance art, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Description: An article discussing three films (Daayra, Darminyaan, and Tamanna) that the author believes marked a turning point in how Bollywood portrays transgender people.

  2. January 1995 News Notes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Trikone Magazine
    Date: Jan. 1995
    Topics: Hijras, LGBTQ+ activism, Persecution of gay men, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Description: A group of short articles discussing news stories or events of interest to Trikone readers.

  3. July 1995 News Notes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 1995
    Topics: Hijras, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Description: A group of short articles discussing news stories or events of interest to Trikone readers.

  4. The "Third Sex" Box: Issues Examined From a Transsexual Perspective

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Hijra, Anne Ogborn
    Date: Jul. 1995
    Topics: Bisexual people, Gay men, Hijras, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Description: Content Warning: This article was written by "a non-South Asian transsexual woman who joined the hijra community."

  5. The Vamps Take Manhattan

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Ahmed, Faraz
    Date: Apr. 1998
    Topics: Anal sex, Crossdressing, Dancers, Hijras, LGBTQ+ night life, Pakistanis--United States, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA)
    Description: This essay from Trikone Magazine recounts the experiences of a group of Pakistani dancers who cross-dress and work in Manhattan nightlife.

  6. Two Baluchi Buggas, A Sindhi Zenana, and the Status of Hijras in Contemporary Pakistan

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Naqvi, Nauman, Mujtaba, Hasan
    Date: Jan. 1998
    Topics: Baluchi (Southwest Asian people), Gender expression, Gender markers, Hijras, Police harassment, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Transfeminine people, Zenanas
    Subject: Mohammed Aslam
    Description: This essay from Trikone Magazine (Vol. 13, No. 1) discusses South Asian gender identities and associated experiences in Pakistan.

  7. "What Sort of Beast Was I?" Thinking Beyond Gender in India

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Vanita, Ruth
    Date: Oct. 1997
    Topics: Ashrams, Hijras, Indian LGBTQ+ people, Non-Euro-American gender and sexual identities, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Vārkarī sect, Women authors, South Asian, Women's movement
    Description: This article discusses how Indian society creates narratives for opting out of gender categories, of non-victimhood, and of alliances across identity boundaries. It is excerpted from a longer essay...