Thursday 20 October 2011

Queer Campus Bangalore Inaugural Meeting

TIME: 
Saturday, Oct 22, 2011
2PM - 4 PM

LOCATION:
SWABHAVA 4th Floor, M.S Plaza
13th A cross, 4th Main
Sampangiramnagar, Bangalore 560 027
(diagonally opposite telephone exchange, near police station)

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Following our inaugural meeting in Pune a few weeks back, QueerCampus now comes to Bangalore!

Contact: bangalore.qc@gmail.com 


QIEW Screening - SHORTBUS- 22 Oct, 2011

TIME:
Saturday, Oct 22, 2011
3PM - 6 PM

LOCATION: 
A-20 Basement
Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

QueerCampus brings to you another event called "QIEW- The Queer View" to watch, learn, experience, chill, laugh, share and discuss as we unroll some Queer Reels.

It's time for something Naughty and Nice as we're screening,

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SHORTBUS

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Shortbus is a 2006 comedy-drama film written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. The plot revolves around a sexually diverse ensemble of colorful characters trying desperately to connect in New York City. A group of New Yorkers get caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.


Storyline:

Numerous New York City-dwellers come to the exclusive club Shortbus to work out problems in their sexual relationships. Rob and Sophia are a happily married couple, except for the fact that she has never experienced sexual climax. This irony follows her to work, because she is a couples counselor who frequently has to deal with the sexual issues other couples have. Two of her patients are Jamie and James, a gay couple who have been monogamous for five years and counting. James wants to bring other men in to the relationship, and his own history with depression may hint at an ulterior motive. Ceth (Pronounced like Seth) may be the perfect addition to their family, but Caleb, a voyeur from across the street, may have his own ideas about that. Sophia visits Severin, a dominatrix with secrets of her own to reveal.


Viewers Rating : 7/10


Viewers Review:

- Funny, fantastic. Nearly a masterpiece. Don't miss it.
- For Once, Emotion Trumps Sex.
- Explicitly Wonderful.
- On-screen sexual thrills take a backseat to Shortbus' emotional core.



*NOTE - The Screening will start at 3.15 pm sharp, be there on time Queeps !


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Directions:
Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the Centurn Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the black basement door on the right-hand side of this alley will be Milan center.


Google map display:

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PLEASE refer to this photo if u have not been to naz centre before:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150245441321238&set=o.175063812560701&type=1&theater

QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all.

for any queries,
Contact: qc.contact@gmail.com
No.- 9717-127-837

Naz Foundation's Milan Center: 011-41724636

Saturday 8 October 2011

QueerCampus comes to Pune!







For more information, contact the QC coordinator for Pune -

write to queercampus.pune@gmail.com


Friday 16 September 2011

QVIEW presents- Philadelphia

TIME:
Sept 17, 2011, Saturday
2PM - 5PM

LOCATION:
Naz Foundation's Milan Center
A-20 Basement
Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

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QueerCampus invites you to the screening of the movie, Philadelphia.

Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film that was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and homophobia. Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), a hotshot law graduate from Penn, has a promising career ahead of him when he discovers that he has AIDS and is fired by his conservative law firm because of his condition. He takes his case to a number of lawyers, including Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), none of whom is willing to represent him - until Miller has a change of heart, recognizing a hint of familiar discrimination in the way Andrew is being treated.

Run time: 125 minutes
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India has among the highest number of persons living with HIV/AIDS in the world today. The stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and lack of awareness not only makes it more difficult for people trying to come to terms with HIV and manage their illness on a personal level, but it also interferes with attempts to fight the AIDS epidemic as a whole. It makes them reluctant to access HIV testing, treatment and care. It is an issue that cuts across gender, class, caste and sexual orientation. Young people have numerous misconceptions about HIV and are also at persistent risk for HIV infection.

At QueerCampus, we are looking forward to conduct a series of HIV/AIDS awareness programs which will include movie and documentary screenings, discussions, interaction with counselors, skits and theatre sessions, real life stories of people living with HIV and an HIV testing drive. Educating young people about HIV/AIDS reduces the risk of infection and helps to dispel stigma and discrimination. Let us come together in this effort!


Email: qc.contact@gmail.com
Naz Foundation's Milan Center: 011-41724636
Directions:
Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the Centurn Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the black basement door on the right-hand side of this alley will be Milan center.


Google map display:

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QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all.

Friday 2 September 2011

Q(C)onversations- "What is Queer to YOU?"- September 3, 2011

TIME:
3.00PM - 5.00PM
Saturday, September 3, 2011

LOCATION:
Naz Foundation's Milan Center
A-20 Basement, Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

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Hey QC-ites,
This Saturday, all we intend to do is what we do the best - TALKING - That's right! We welcome everyone to talk about the things that they value in their lives. Things that make you cry or things that make you happy and most importantly, things that make you QUEER. We welcome you all to talk about no one else but "ourselves" --

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Qonversations- "what is Queer to YOU?"

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Is it about Love, is it about Sexuality, is it about our Thoughts, is it about Celebrating life and partying, what is it to YOU? come, as we share and Explore !


We are here to lend an ear when you talk,
we are here to hold your hands and walk,
We are here to offer a shoulder when you cry,
we are here to spread our wings and fly,
we are QueerCampus !

lets talk !

ALL EARS ! ;)




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Directions:
Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the Centurn Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the black basement door on the right-hand side of this alley will be Milan center.


Google map display:

http://maps.google.co.in/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=209077933611671847293.00049ccb3bf7ce44eb36a&ll=28.568881%2C77.236226&spn=0.00441%2C0.010525&z=17&iwloc=00049ccb6da77df666c15

PLEASE refer to this photo if u have not been to naz centre before:


QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all.
for any queries,
Contact: qc.contact@gmail.com
No.- 9717-127-837

Naz Foundation's Milan Center: 011-41724636






Wednesday 17 August 2011

QIEW presents- A Broadway Matinee- Into The Woods- 20th August, 2011

TIME:
Saturday, 20th August, 2011
3PM-6PM

LOCATION:
Naz Foundation's Milan Center
A-20 Basement
Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

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QueerCampus brings to you another event to watch, learn, experience, share and discuss as we unroll some Queer Reels, called "QIEW- The Queer View".
QIEW presents,

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A Broadway Matinee- Into The Woods

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Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales and follows them further to explore the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from the stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Cinderella, tied together by a more original story involving a baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family. It also includes references to several other well-known tales.

The show covers multiple themes: growing up, parents and children, accepting responsibility, morality, and finally, wish fulfillment and its consequences.The whole idea of the play is basically a look into Human Nature via archetypes everyone is most familiar with - fairytale characters. It's about questioning our beliefs, or moralities, the things we've been told by parents for centuries…after all, that's what being Queer is all about.

William A. Henry III wrote that the play's "basic insight ... is at heart, most fairy tales are about the loving yet embattled relationship between parents and children. Almost everything that goes wrong — which is to say, almost everything that can — arises from a failure of parental or filial duty, despite the best intentions. James Lapine said that the most unpleasant person (the Witch) would have the truest things to say and the "nicer" people would be less honest. In the Witch's words: "I'm not good; I'm not nice; I'm just right".

Runtime:- 153 minutes (2 hours, 33 minutes)

The screening will be preceded by an introduction by Zorian Cross, and there shall be a discussion during the Act 1 intermission, and the end of the show as well.

Enrich us with ur presence and together, let's QIEW! ;)

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Directions:
Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the Centurn Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the black basement door on the right-hand side of this alley will be Milan center.

Google map display:

http://maps.google.co.in/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=209077933611671847293.00049ccb3bf7ce44eb36a&ll=28.568881%2C77.236226&spn=0.00441%2C0.010525&z=17&iwloc=00049ccb6da77df666c15
PLEASE refer to this photo if u have not been to naz centre before:




QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all.

for any queries,
Contact: qc.contact@gmail.com
No.- 9717-127-837

Naz Foundation's Milan Center: 011-41724636


Thursday 4 August 2011

Film Screening : Boys Don't Cry

Queer Campus invites you to the screening of Boys Don't Cry. 

When : 6th August
           3:00 - 6:00 PM 

Where : A-20 Basement Lajpat Nagar III New Delhi, India

Queer Campus invites you to the screening of Boys Don't Cry.

Film Synopsis - Based on actual events. Brandon Teena is the popular new
Who's invited?
Select guestsguy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana. However, he's forgotten to mention one important detail. It's not that he's wanted in another town for GTA and other assorted crimes, but that Brandon Teena was actually born a woman named Teena Brandon. When his best friends make this discovery, Brandon's life is ripped apart

The screening will be followed by a group discussion.

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Directions:
Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the Centurn Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the black basement door on the right-hand side of this alley will be Milan center.


Google map display:

http://goo.gl/sjGQN

PLEASE refer to this photo if u have not been to naz centre before:
https://www.facebook.com/p​hoto.php?fbid=101502454413​21238&set=o.17506381256070​1&type=1&theater

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QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all.

for any queries,
Contact: qc.contact@gmail.com
No.- 9717-127-837
Naz Foundation's Milan Center: 011-41724636   

Tuesday 19 July 2011

QUEAK! - The Queer Speak, an Open Mic event

TIME:
Saturday, July 23, 2011
3PM-7PM

LOCATION:
A-20 Basement
Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

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QueerCampus is all about conversation, expression, exploration, questioning of stereotypes, celebrating life, sharing, or simply being QUEER, so gear up, as we bring to you,

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QUEAK! - The Queer Speak, an Open Mic event
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inviting performances, readings, poetry, songs, stand-ups, short films, videos, nazms, art works, odes, pictures, erotica, mimes, rants or in a nutshell, expressing yourself in whatsoever way you want to.. your friends are waiting!

time slot per QC-ite: 15 mins.
its OPEN AND FREE to all and Entries are invited in any language.
to sign up to read/perform, Email us: qc.contact@gmail.com

Enrich us with ur presence and together, let's QUEAK! ;)

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Directions:
Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the Centurn Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the black basement door on the right-hand side of this alley will be Milan center. 



QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all.

for any queries,
Contact: qc.contact@gmail.com
No.- 9717-127-837

Naz Foundation's Milan Center: 011-41724636

Wednesday 13 July 2011

QueerCampus - Delhi public meeting

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PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE
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We will no longer be able to do the Queer Politics workshop this week; it will now be scheduled in any of the coming weeks. However the meeting will take place at the same timings. We apologize for this last minute change.



TIME:
3.00PM-5.00PM  
Saturday, July 16, 2011






ADDRESS: 
Max Mueller Bhavan,
Atul Grove Lane
Connaught Place (Near Barakhambha Road Metro Station)
New Delhi - 110030

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QueerCampus invites you to join us for our public meeting at Max Muller Bhavan.




Join us for a discussion on coming out!

How important is it for you to be 'out' among your peers, 'out' to your family, and, to what extent? The movies Get Real and Prayers for Bobby, provide some food for thought. Can one be "forced" to come out- an act that can result in violence or worse, a life-threatening situation? 'Boys Don't Cry' raises such questions. Let us explore 'coming out', not only in terms of our personal experiences but also by watching scenes from movies, reading articles and learning from resources(online resources from various websites, Nigah Coming out and Queer Basics guide released last year)



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QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all.


Contact:
Email - qc.contact@gmail.com
No.- 9717-127-837
Facebook - facebook.com/qcampusonline

Wednesday 6 July 2011

QueerCampus Delhi public meeting- July 9, 2011

TIME:
Saturday, July 9, 2011, 3PM-5PM


LOCATION:
Naz Foundation's Milan Center
A-20 Basement
Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi
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QueerCampus invites you to a fun-filled afternoon of activities, short films and discussions where you can look forward to meeting new people, knowing each other, and catching up with friends!

Explore the poignancy of trust with the short film 'Chicken' and laugh along 'Tech Support'- a lesbian short comedy movie.

What does it mean to be 'L'/'G'/'B'/'T'? Is it about being yourself rather than sticking to a 'label'? How did you come to terms with your sexuality/gender identity? what is your idea of being 'out'? Join us as we discuss what 'queer' means to us with a kaleidescope of personal experiences, videos, relevant texts and other media.

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Contact: qc.contact@gmail.com
No.- 9717-127-837

Naz Foundation's Milan Center: 011-41724636



Directions:
Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the CenturnU Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the Milan Centre will be on the right-hand side of this alley



QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all.




Tuesday 14 June 2011

QueerCampus- Delhi public meeting- June 18, 2011

Time:
3.30 PM - 5.30 PM
Saturday, June 18, 2011

Location:
Max Muller Bhavan
KG Marg
Connaught Place (Near Barakhamba Road Metro Station)
New Delhi
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Come and wish us one happy year of queering the campus!

Ever since our first public meeting on June 12 last year, it has been a mosaic of ideas, fun, heartwarming life stories and most importantly, hope - a hope for the queer community and especially for queer youth out there! And, it’s time that we come together to celebrate this hope with music, movies and gupshup!


Join us as we journey through the maze of relationships with Pink Sheep and discover real, true love with the short film, Late Summer.

Besides this, feel free to share your experiences, interests and hobbies. A poem you wrote, a painting, a quote from some book, or your story of coming out to your friends, family and to yourself!

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Book Reading- Pink Sheep
Author: Mahesh Natarajan

About the book: The eighteen stories in this collection are prize winners in their own way. Each story deals with relationships – love, confusion, contentment, desire, fear, hurt, happiness, bitterness, victory, or loss – in a slightly different context. Natarajan highlights different aspects of gay life, and shows how these men yearn for the same things everybody yearns for – acceptance and a fulfilling life.

Source: flipkart.com

Short Film- Late Summer
Director: David Ottenhouse Duration: 25 mins

A photographer remembers that special summer that he spent with his somewhat older cousin, the feelings that were awakened, and the unexpected turn of events behind his "best" photo.


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QueerCampus is a Delhi based independent queer student and youth collective active since 2010. We use the term queer to refer not just to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, but to any identity or outlook which questions stereotypes. We provide a comfortable space to meet new people, discuss everything and anything – from coming out to breaking-up, the latest queer film to plans of changing the World – or offer a shoulder to cry on and friends to celebrate with! QC organizes events which are free and open to all
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Thursday 2 June 2011

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- June 4, 2011


TIME:
Saturday, June 4, 2011
3PM-5PM

LOCATION:
Yodakin
2, Hauz Khas village
Huaz Khas
New Delhi



QueerCampus India invites you to join us for our public meeting at Yodakin Bookstore.

Our regular public meetings are informal support spaces for queer youth. And
We wholeheartedly invite participation from everyone who believes in what we stand for! This is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out to family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI.

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◄Queering Literature►

...Yes! The theme of this month’s first public meeting is Queering
Literature.

We will do reading from the book 'Our Lives and our words' telling aravani lifestories." This book is a recent launch of yet another brilliant book from the epic series on sexuality by YODA PRESS. This book is written by A. Revathi who is an activist and spokesperson for the rights of the aravani community in India.

One of our aims at the meeting would also be to understand the term 'queer'-
How we relate it to different aspects of our life and the society at large.
Feel free to bring along any relevant material/text on your part- newspaper articles, magazines or a book.

Above is a short note from Gautam Bhan, the General Series Editor of YODAPRESS Sexuality series. The above note is an excerpt from Series Editors foreward note from the book "Our Lives and our words".
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The truth is that before I heard the words hijra and aravani, I heard others; chakka, sixer, gaandu. I remember very clearly where, I was ten years old and the sound of a single clap had broken yet another round of afternoon cricket. We all stood gaping at the hands from round of afternoon cricket. No one knew what to say, if anything,. The silence ended as such silences often do. I don't know who laughed first- perhaps it was me. That first nervous giggle let open the floodgates. We laughed, suddenly faced by the limits of our own floodgates. That hijra became just another joke between us boys that we hid further and further behind as the years went by.

But i was lucky. Since then. Famila, Kajal, Vidya, Muskaan, Revathi, Asha Babu and many others came into my life. They were all activists, friends, comrades, counselors, and inspirations. The fact that they were hijras became just information, rather than identity. Most of the time I was able to excercise that greatest of privileges: I forgot that they and I were meant to be 'different'. . . . . .
- Gautam Bhan

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YODAKIN is a bookstore that throws open a space dedicated to marketing and promoting exciting work by some cutting-edge independents in books, music and cinema. Alternative and Independent are the two words define this space. Yodakin is a Queer-friendly space and will be hosting this QCI meeting and more in the future.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Delhi-India/yodakin/218073975901

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Soall you gorgeous people, See you this Saturday!!

As we gather and celebrate at this space and explore the realms of Queer Literature.

For any further inquires please reach us at the given contacts.

Phone- 9711256434 and 9999096097
Email ID- qcampus.india@gmail.com

Wednesday 4 May 2011

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- May 7, 2011

TIME:
Saturday, May 7, 2011
3 pm - 5pm

LOCATION:
Yodakin
2, Hauz Khas Village
New Delhi

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◄QueerCampus India invites you to our public meeting at Yodakin Bookstore ►

Our regular public meetings are informal support spaces for queer youth. And we wholeheartedly invite participation from everyone who believes in what we stand for! This is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out to family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI.

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What it means to be 'L'/'G'/'B'/'T'/queer? Is it about being yourself rather than sticking to a 'label'? How did you come to terms with your sexuality/gender identity? what is your idea of being 'out'? Join us as we discuss LGBTIQ issues from a queer youth's perspective through a kaleidescope of personal experiences, videos, relevant texts and other media.

We plan to organize a QCI parents' special event soon. So, we'll also talk about specifics of this upcoming event and invite participation for the same. Please feel free to drop in with your ideas!

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YODAKIN is a bookstore which is an independent publishing house that focuses on urban studies, sexuality and gender, among other subjects. Yodakin is a Queer-friendly space and will be hosting this QCI meeting and more in the future.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Delhi-India/yodakin/218073975901



Contact us: qcampus.india@gmail.com

Sambhav, QCI member (9999096097)

The venue can easily be reached by a 10 min walk from the nearest metro stations i.e. Green Park.

Thursday 14 April 2011

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- April 16, 2011

TIME:
Saturday, April 16, 2011
2PM - 4PM

LOCATION:
Yodakin
2, Hauz Khas Village
New Delhi

◄QueerCampus India invites you to join us for our public meeting at Yodakin Bookstore ►

Our regular public meetings are informal support spaces for queer youth. And we wholeheartedly invite participation from everyone who believes in what we stand for! This is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out to family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI.

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At this meeting we'll look forward to discussing coming out in the context of our families. How should one do it? Is there a 'right time'? How to help them understand things? It's a difficult process for you and your family. We'll talk about such questions from the point of view of our own experiences and thoughts. We'll also share and talk about some relevant texts/material on this topic taken from books, magazines, movies etc.

We also invite participation in terms of getting involved with the group, for eg. coordinating our events and managing the groundwork for new ideas that we're coming up with. This aspect will also be discussed at the meet.

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YODAKIN is a bookstore which is an independent publishing house that focuses on urban studies, sexuality and gender, among other subjects. Yodakin is a Queer-friendly space and will be hosting this QCI meeting and more in the future.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Delhi-India/yodakin/218073975901



Contact us: qcampus.india@gmail.com

Sambhav, QCI member (9999096097)

The venue can easily be reached by a 10 min walk from the nearest metro stations i.e. Green Park.

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Documentary Screenings- April 9th, 2011



TIME:
Saturday, April 9, 2011
3PM-6PM

LOCATION:
A-20 Basement
Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

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The Naz Foundation's Milan Centre and QueerCampus India invite you to the screening of three documentaries –

Many People, Many Desires (45 mins)
I am Beautiful (20 mins)
O Boy (20 mins)

I am Beautiful and O Boy have been directed by students of Kamla Nehru College and feature some QCI regulars! So come, watch, discuss, and encourage these young film-makers to produce more brilliant work!

This is the fourth screening, in a series of films we will show every 1st or 3rd Saturday of the month at Naz's Milan Centre. The screening will be followed by a group discussion. Email invites will be sent prior to each screening. Entry is free and open to all!

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The synopses of these documentaries:


Many People Many Desires

Cutting across class, gender, language and caste, the film tells the stories of gay/bisexual/lesbian persons living in the city of Bangalore. Through them it brings forth the debate on the basic right to one's sexual/gender expression, and it aims to mobilize debate and discussion and generate support from within and outside the sexual minority communities.

Directed by T. Jayashree.


I am Beautiful

In a world where ideals of body, identity and beauty are shot through with gender ideals, this film tries to find important explorations of these ideals in the “queer” community. The film takes from the ideas of members of this community to establish the rainbow of definitions and notions of ‘beauty’; similarities and contrast between all such definitions and yet their respective relevance. Through interviews, the film tries to attempt to break stereotypes, or perhaps in the course reinforce them, about the idea of beauty and acceptance. The film at the same time questions the need to label ‘beauty’ in itself as well as the community. As our protagonists discuss and question the hold that society and popular beliefs have had on their ability to experience and communicate their measuring of the term ‘beauty’, perhaps they will also find viewers hungry for such reflections.

Directed by students of Kamla Nehru College - Kanishka Singh Deo, Ashima Grover, Vibha Singh, Apeksha Verma.


O Boy

In a traditionally patriarchal society where the virginity of women has been discussed and scrutinized to the hilt, our movie delves into a much overlooked sphere of the very same concept in their male counterparts. The entire concept of virginity has been discussed keeping in mind male virginity.

Our film revolves around the mind of one boy who is pondering on what virginity actually is. What it’s expected to mean to him, what his peers believe it to be, it’s relevance and so on. As we see the unnamed boy thinking, and his own understanding of the entire concept of virginity evolves, the movie too unfolds itself, lending the spectator a clear view into his mind.

(Complete synopsis for this documentary is available at QueerCampus India google group)

Directed students of Kamla Nehru College- Ishita Dasgupta, Aanandita Chawla, Mishika singh, Neha Goel, Ishani Dey, Radhika Sirkhall.

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How to reach the venue?

Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the CenturnU Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the Milan Centre will be on the right-hand side of this alley.

Wednesday 23 March 2011

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE:◄Film Screening: "My Brother Nikhil"►March 26, 2011

TIME:
Saturday, March 26, 2011
3PM-6PM

LOCATION:
A-20 Basement
Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

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Dear All,

We had to change the film being screened this week to 'My Brother Nikhil' due to some technical difficulties. Please note the change and do come for the screening! Maurice will be screen soon, and we hope to see you then as well!

The Naz Foundation's Milan Centre and QueerCampus India invite you to the screening of My Brother… Nikhil.


This is the third screening, in a series of films we will show every 1st or 3rd Saturday of the month at Naz's Milan Centre. The screening will be followed by a group discussion. Email invites will be sent prior to each screening. Entry is free and open to all!


Film Synopsis - Nikhil (Sanjay Suri) is a champion swimmer and local hero in Goa in the early '90s, where the film takes place. He has a loving relationship with his fiercely independent sister, Anamika (Juhi Chawla), and his doting mother (Lillete Dubey). His connection to his hard-driving father (Victor Banerjee) is more problematic. His father pushes Nikhil too hard at his swimming, becoming angry when the young man loses a race, and he also disapproves of Nikhil's friends, among whom is Nigel (Purab Kohli). When Nikhil is told that he has HIV, news spreads quickly throughout the region. His teammates on the swim team and most of his friends abandon him. His parents are publicly humiliated, and even they spurn him. Only Anamika, her husband, Sam (Gautam Kapoor), and Nigel stand by him. He needs all their help when he's arrested and held prisoner in an abandoned sanitarium. Those closest to Nikhil band together, hire a lawyer, and fight for his release. The story is told by Nikhil's loved ones, who address the camera directly, in the style of a documentary. The film is based on a true story.

(Source: fandango.com)

best,

Sambhav (9999096097), John (011-41724633)

Wednesday 16 March 2011

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- March 19, 2011

TIME:
Saturday, March 19, 2011
3PM - 5PM

LOCATION:
Yodakin
2, Hauz Khas Village
Hauz Khas
New Delhi

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QueerCampus India invites you to join us for our public meeting at Yodakin Bookstore

Our regular public meetings are informal support spaces for queer youth. And we wholeheartedly invite participation from everyone who believes in what we stand for! This is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out to family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you exp..
.ect from a queer youth support group like QCI.

Being young and queer in India can be tricky. You often feel left out in your circle of friends. You struggle to come out. You pore over numerous google searches to find that iota of information which will give you a sense of identification and belonging. We know it gets better..but join us to make it better!

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YODAKIN is a bookstore which is an independent publishing house that focuses on urban studies, sexuality and gender, among other subjects. Yodakin is a Queer-friendly space and will be hosting this QCI meeting and more in the future.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Delhi-India/yodakin/218073975901



Contact us: qcampus.india@gmail.com
Phone No. 9999096097 (Feel Free to contact us for any query)


The venue can easily be reached by a 10 min walk from the nearest metro stations i.e. Green Park
.

Tuesday 8 March 2011

◄Film Screening: "Black Swan", March 12, 2011►



TIME:
3PM - 6 PM
Saturday, March 12, 2011

LOCATION:
A-20 Basement, Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

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◄ QueerCampus India & Naz Foundation's Milan Centre invite you to the screening of Oscar nominated movie "Black Swan"►

This is the second screening, in a series of films we will show every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at Naz's Milan Centre. The screening will be followed by a group discussion. Email invites will be sent prior to each screening. Entry is free and open to all!

Film Synopsis: Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to play both the innocent White Swan and the sensual Black Swan. One dancer, Nina (Portman), is a perfect fit for the White Swan, while Lily (Kunis) has a personality that matches the Black Swan. When the two compete for the parts, Nina must confront parts of herself long kept repressed, including her own sexuality.

**Winner of Academy Award for Best Actress (Portman)

We're posting the schedule for the next few weeks as well. Do mark the dates on your calendar!

26th March - Maurice

9th April - Many People, Many Desires

23rd April - My Brother Nikhil


best,

Sambhav (9999096097), John (011-41724633)

Wednesday 23 February 2011

Film Screening- The Kids Are All Right- 26 Feb, 2011






TIME:
Saturday, Feb 26, 2011
3PM-6PM

LOCATION:
A-20 Basement, Lajpat Nagar III
New Delhi

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◄The Naz Foundation's Milan Centre and QueerCampus India invite you to the screening of The Kids Are All Right.►

The film, released this year in America, is a dramedy with a smart yet sensitive message concerning family values. The themes of betrayal, anger, love and pain which are portrayed in this movie are such that any family could relate. The film is currently nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor.

This is the first screening, in a series of films we will show every 1st or 3rd Saturday of the month at Naz's Milan Centre. The screening will be followed by a group discussion. Email invites will be sent prior to each screening. Entry is free and open to all!

Film Synopsis: Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore) are a married lesbian couple living in California. They have each given birth to a child using the same anonymous sperm donor. Nic, an obstetrician, is the primary breadwinner and the stricter parent, while Jules is more laid back and lives as a housewife who is starting up a landscape design business.

The younger child Laser (Josh Hutcherson) is eager to find his biological father, but has to be 18 to find the identity of the sperm donor. He begs his 18-year-old sister Joni (Mia Wasikowska) to contact the sperm bank in order to meet their biological father, Paul (Mark Ruffalo). The first meeting goes well. Find out what happens then this Saturday, 3pm!

About the Location:- Nearest metro stop: Lajpat Nagar on the Violet Line; from here, proceed south down Lala Lajpat Rai Path until you reach the entrance to Lajpat Nagar III A-block on your left; this will be the first left after leaving the metro station behind you. After taking this left, enter A-block and again take the first left. You should pass by the CenturnU Institute of Management and Creative Studies immediately before making this left. Additionally, there will be signs posted to indicate this particular left turn. From there, just follow the signs and the Milan Centre will be on the right-hand side of this alley.

You may contact for any other query on the numbers :
Sambhav (9999096097), John (011-41724633)

See you on Saturday!