‘Desigirls!’ at The Queens Museum ‘Desigirls!’ - a short film by talented filmmaker Ishita Srivastava, is a poignant insight into the lives of two very separate and different women, the openly gay Priyanka and the discreet ‘A’. Both incredible individuals, both intelligent women and how they navigate their sexuality in a world that still has a long way to go in terms of acceptance. View |
OUT in the Himalayas The Rubin Museum of Art has scheduled five Wednesday night events in June for Gay Pride Month focusing on gay, lesbian and transgendered issues in the Himalayan region including a dialog about Hijras: The third gender in Pakistan. EGO Magazine is the proud media sponsor of OUT in the Himalayas. View |
MANGALAM - In Love, All Win A celebration for a cause - it doesn't get much better than that. Star writer E. Nina Rothe shares this unique confluence of culture and giving with EGO readers. To all the naysayers this serves as a moment to pause and take notice because the world moves forward and bigotry is neanderthal. View |
SALGA Spring Fever SALGA is a social. political and support group for lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender people who trace their descent to countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet as well as people of South Asian descent from Guyana, Trinidad and Kenya. View |
NYC June '09 Pride Calendar Here's EGO's annual calendar for your desi Pride fix in New York City. Friday, June 26th-11PM: Kick Off Pride Weekend with the fabulous Desilicious: HOT Pink Pride Party @ BB King Sunday, June 28th-7PM: Cap the weekend with Salga and ALP's legendary Color Me Queer @ Duvet View |
Shout Out EGO shares words, views, rhymes, rhythms, ideas & idealism in its newest section. Make the invisible visible. Tolerating the intolerable - Your silence – provocation, Your turned back – incitement, -the transgendered woman harassed in her prison cell View |
2008 Desi Pride Guide - NYC Celebrate GAY Pride in NYC beginning with the SALGA Pride Reception on Saturday, June 28th followed by a display of Desi Pride at the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29th. Finally, get your Pride groove on to Bollywood, Bhangra, 80s and House, Soul, Funk & Hip Hop at the Annual Color Me Queer Party at the Highline Ballroom. View |
A Jihad for Love At a time when Islam is under tremendous attack, “A Jihad for Love" is a seminal documentary. Filmed in twelve countries and in nine languages, Parvez Sharma's “A Jihad for Love" is the first feature documentary to explore the complex intersections between Islam and homosexuality. View |
The Buck Stops Here High art meets the low shelf life of celebrity tabloids in Michael Buckley’s You Tube show, What the Buck?! Borrowing the format of ubiquitous celebrity reportage, What the Buck ?! offers the snappiest cultural commentary you will find anywhereHere, Buck talks to EGO magazine about his show, dressing up like the ladies from the view, and America’s Next Top Model. View |
Real Lives, Real Survivors The NYC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Domestic Violence Taskforce Presents the Second Annual Conference on Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence Real Lives, Real Suvivors: From Policy to Practice. View |
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