The poet writes about returning to their hometown for the first time after coming out to their mother.
Tag: coming out
Accepting the Acceptance of the Chai Tapri Uncle
The chai tapri uncle we visited every day during my girlfriend’s 10-day trip to Delhi saw her kiss me goodbye. Here's what came next.
A Coming Out Perspective: If All the World’s a Stage, We Would Like To Be Included
Inspired by William Shakespeare’s 'Seven Stages of Man', from the play 'As You Like It'.
I Have Never Been in Love
'Or maybe me being in love... is another secret I’m forced to keep.'
Ma, How Would I Come Out to You?
'Ma, believe me, it’s not a choice... I didn’t decide to do any of this.'
Grieving in the Closet
We closet our identities, our grief and our loss to be safe. We choose to be alone and helpless in our grievances because the alternative – coming out – …
‘Coming Out,’ the East German Film that Premiered When the Berlin Wall Fell, is Still Relevant Today
The first and only feature film about homosexuality serves as a reminder that it’s the responsibility of every society to protect the rights of minority populations.
Mummy, I’m Queer
On the relationship of my queer identity with my parents, especially my mother.
Untitled Note #105
On this year's Transgender Day of Visibility, a piece on feeling unwelcome.
Coming Out To My Family: The Wishful Version in My Head
How I imagine coming out to my father about being lesbian.