As a disabled, queer and trans* couple, we are constantly aware of the fight it takes to exist in this society that only acknowledges a nuclear family structure. Our story is not like those that you see in Bollywood films. On our first date, the most important thing was to respect each other’s struggle and experiences. Shivangi shared her story with Rising Flame.
In Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan, India gets its first mainstream, fully fledged same sex romcom where Ayushman Khurana and Jitender Kumar ( Kartik Singh and Aman Tripathi) play a same sex couple living a surprisingly unfussy life in Delhi.
Arnav didn't have the slightest idea how much Kavya liked him. A part of her wanted to break it to him when he came back one time to class to grab his water bottle during a lunch break. But what stopped Kavya from doing so? She shares her story with Rising Flame.
When Sonal, a transwoman, shifted to Bangalore and joined a new company, little did she know that her HR would not only help her find a home to stay in but also make sure she has a gender neutral bathroom to use. She bagged a job at the LGBTQ sensitive workplace through the RISE job fair and shares her story with Love Matters.
My new work place allowed me to bring my whole self to work from the very beginning. And it is all thanks to Rise, India’s first LGBTI job fair that I landed on my new job, where I could be myself, fully and freely! Kusuma shares her story with Love Matters India.
Hum ladkiyon ko, love, life and career sab chahiye aur abhi chahiye! Not one over another! Bas ji, this comment from the young woman sitting next to me at the cinema hall sums up Love Aaj Kal 2. And apne Imtiaz Sir seems to have missed the point big time!
Devika met Aditya. She was a poet and he – a musician. It seemed like a match made in heaven until she heard Aditya’s conversation with his friend. Devika shares her story with Rising Flame.
Jawani Jaaneman is 40 plus Jazz’s (Jaswinder Singh) coming of age story showcasing a complicated yet endearing relationship between a father and daughter.
