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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. -
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. -
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." -
"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...