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

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

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   

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- Feb 5, 2011

TIME:

Saturday, Feb 5, 2011

2PM-5PM

LOCATION:

Yodakin

2, Hauz Khas village

Hauz 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 expe...ct from a queer youth support group like QCI.

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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.

The text that we have selected for the above discussion includes two chapters from the book, 'Because I Have A Voice', by Arvind Narrain and Gautam Bhan.


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#We'll start discussion with the 'Introduction' chapter which can be read online at the Google book preview.

http://books.google.com/books?id=KiHrIq7G-aAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Because+I+have+a+voice&hl=en&ei=gqNGTPzZMpGqcY-a5IYB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Also, please contact us at 9999096097 if you have any other query related to this meeting or you want to know about our group.

Email ID-
qcampus.india@gmail.com

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- Jan 22, 2010

TIME:

Saturday, Jan 22, 2011

3PM-5PM

LOCATION:

Hauz Khas Fort

Hauz Khas

New Delhi

◄QueerCampus India invites you to join us for our public meeting at Hauz Khas Fort ►

Join us for an evening of outdoor fun! We'll have a basketball and most probably, a frisbee and if you want, you can bring along something on the same lines - need we say more?! :-)

And, if you have thoughts that you want to share or discuss with us- feel free to talk!

For any queries, mail us at qcampus.india@gmail.com

Or call at: 9999096097

The venue can easily be reached by taking an auto from the two nearest metro stations i.e. Green Park and Hauz khas.

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QueerCampus India aims to be an Indian queer youth/students' collective- a space to share your experiences, deal with coming out and find your own circle of queer friends!

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.

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- Jan 8, 2011

TIME:

Saturday, January 8, 2011

3PM - 5PM

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 s...pecific interests or what you expect 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 that '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.

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- December 18, 2010

Time:

Saturday, Dec 18, 2010

3 pm - 5 pm

Place:

Yodakin

2, Hauz Khas Village

Hauz Khas

New Delhi

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

Come and wish us happy six months!

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.

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. Ever since our first public meeting on June 12 this year, we have seen participation from many people- people from the entire spectrum of LGBTIQ(age no bar!), students studying in Delhi, youth who work and of late, people who are from a less privileged background. We've participated as a group in public LGBT events including July 2nd celebration, Delhi pride parade and Nigah Queer Fest.

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! A hope that says out, loud and proud- here, in India, it is getting better!

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


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

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- Dec 11, 2010

Time:	Saturday, December 11 · 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Location :

Yodakin Bookstore , 2 Hauz Khas Village

(10 mins walk from Green park metro)

New Delhi, India

Landmark:- It shares the same street with a famous restaurant called Gunpowder in hauz khas village

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◄Queer Campus India invites you to come and join for the screening and discussion on Queering Bollywood at Yodakin Bookstore►

QueerCampus India- this is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out, family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI.

◄Queering Bollywood ►

The theme of this month’s first public meeting is Queering Bollywood. We’re going to discuss about all the Indian Queer elements in the mainstream Bollywood movies and we hope to have interactive session and going beyond textual analysis of cinema, and making it a creative and fun filled meeting, thus discussing YOUR SAY about the portrayal of queers in Indian cinema. Along with other film clippings, a documentary Titled “I am beautiful” Directed by QCI members of Kamla Nehru College will be shown too. Lot of students from QCI has done voluntary acting in this documentary. Don’t miss it!

The idea is to initiate the process of analysing what Indian youth thinks about the depictions of queer representations in cinema, especially in the Indian context.

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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

So see you on Saturday!

Contact us: qcampus.india@gmail.com
Phone: 9999096097 (Please feel free to contact QCI for any query)

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

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- November 20, 2010

TIME:

Saturday. Nov 20, 2010

3PM-5PM

PLACE:

Yodakin

2, Hauz Khas Village

Hauz Khas

New Delhi

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Campus India invites you to come and join for our public meeting at Yodakin Bookstore!

We will continue our ongoing discussion on coming out and sexuality. Feel free to discuss your views because it'll help us in compiling experiences from a wide range of queer individuals of all age groups while addressing these issues from a youth centric perspective.

Later this month we will be coordinating with another queer group in the city and participating in sexuality and coming out workshops so as to reach a wider student audience. We'll talk about these workshops in the meeting and we invite you to attend them as a part of QueerCampus.

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QueerCampus India- this is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out, family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI. Feel free to give ideas or suggestions for QCI. We will also talk about implementing future QCI objectives- like organizing QCI in other cities, ways of reaching out to queer youth, QCI activities etc.

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. Yodakin stocks a number of books on gender and sexuality and we will read and discuss passages from some of these books during the meeting. Also, anyone attending the meeting is free to bring a passage or poem they want to share!

Phone: 9999096097 (Please feel free to contact QCI for any query)

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

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- November 20, 2010

TIME:

Saturday. Nov 20, 2010

3PM-5PM

PLACE:

Yodakin

2, Hauz Khas Village

Hauz Khas

New Delhi

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

We will continue our ongoing discussion on coming out and sexuality. Feel free to discuss your views because it'll help us in compiling experiences from a wide range of queer individuals of all age groups while addressing these issues from a youth centric perspective.

Later this month we will be coordinating with another queer group in the city and participating in sexuality and coming out workshops so as to reach a wider student audience. We'll talk about these workshops in the meeting and we invite you to attend these workshops as a part of QueerCampus.

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QueerCampus India- this is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out, family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI. Feel free to give ideas or suggestions for QCI. We will also talk about implementing future QCI objectives- like organizing QCI in other cities, ways of reaching out to queer youth, QCI activities etc.

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. Yodakin stocks a number of books on gender and sexuality and we will read and discuss passages from some of these books during the meeting. Also, anyone attending the meeting is free to bring a passage or poem they want to share!

Phone: 9999096097 (Please feel free to contact QCI for any query)

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

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- November 13, 2010

Time: 3.00PM - 5.00PM

Location:

Yodakin

2, Hauz Khas Village,

Hauz Khas, (Near Hauz khas & Green park metro)

New Delhi, India

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Queer Campus India invites you to come and join for our public meeting at Yodakin Bookstore ►

Queer Campus India- this is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out, family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI. Feel free to give ideas or suggestions for QCI. We will also talk about implementing future QCI objectives- like organizing QCI in other cities, ways of reaching out to queer youth, QCI activities etc.
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. Yodakin stocks a number of books on gender and sexuality and we will read and discuss passages from some of these books during the meeting. Also, anyone attending the meeting is free to bring a passage or poem they want to share!


So see you on Saturday!


Phone: 9999096097 (Please feel free to contact QCI for any query)

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

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- November 6, 2010

Time:

November 6, 2010

Saturday, 3.00PM-5.00PM

Place:

Max Mueller Bhavan

Atul Grove Lane

Connaught Place(near Barakhamba road metro station)

New Delhi

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Join us for a discussion on 'coming out' and 'sexuality'!

# We'll continue and conclude our discussion on 'coming out' that we started at our previous meeting.

Share your understanding of this term, your experience of being 'out' or bring along any relevant material in form of passages/poems/articles etc that can offer a perspective on 'coming out'.


#We'll start with a discussion on 'sexuality' with an aim to gradually address a broad range of questions related to it. Initially, we'll focus on the following-

1) Will homosexuality negatively impact the family?
2) Is homosexuality unnatural?
3) Is homosexuality abnormal?
4) What makes people gay? Does something have to ‘happen’ in order to make a person gay?
5) Is homosexuality a mental disease?
6) What about Bestiality/Paedophilia?
7) Can homosexuality be cured?
8) Does homosexuality lead to spread of HIV/AIDS?

Feel free to bring/refer/share any resource on this topic that can help develop a better understanding of such questions, from a scratch!

We hope that this discussion will serve as a way to document some general ideas on 'coming out' and 'sexuality' which may belong to the entire spectrum of queer individuals of various age groups. We also hope that it helps us to address these issues from a youth-centric perspective, so that it can form a basis for student-interactions and campus visits that QCI plans to hold in future. Join us and contribute to the initiative!

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QueerCampus India- this is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out, family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI. Feel free to give ideas or suggestions for QCI.

QueerCampus India (QCI)- Delhi public meeting- October 23, 2010

TIME:

Saturday, October 23, 2010

3 pm - 5 pm

LOCATION:

Yodakin 2 Hauz Khas Village

Hauz Khas

New Delhi, India

(Near Green Park/ Hauz Khas metro station)

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◄ QueerCampus India invites you to its bi-weekly public meeting at Yodakin Bookstore►

Join us for a discussion on 'coming out'! Share your understanding of this term, your experience of being 'out' or bring along any relevant material in form of passages/poems/articles etc that can offer a perspective on 'coming out'. For a start, we can address the following questions-

1. What does coming out mean?

2. When does one come out? Or how do we know when the time is right?

3. To whom does one come out?

4. How should one prepare oneself and others for coming out?

5. Individual coming out experiences. everyone can discuss how they did it, or how they want to do it, or why they haven't done it yet.

6. Some coming out 'tips', especially for youth. You can also share links to any online resource or website that may be of help.

We hope that this discussion will serve as a way to document some general ideas on 'coming out' which may belong to the entire spectrum of queer individuals of various age groups. We also hope that it helps us to address this issue from a youth-centric perspective, so that it can form a basis for student-interactions and campus visits that QCI plans to hold in future.


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QueerCampus India- this is your space to speak your mind, share your experiences with respect to coming out, family, friends, realization of your sexuality, your specific interests or what you expect from a queer youth support group like QCI. Feel free to give ideas or suggestions for QCI.

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.