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Are there any scholarships or fellowships supporting LGBTQIA+ folks in higher education in India? We asked our community—and they responded.

We have put together a collation of some of these opportunities that offer funds, grants, and other financial resources to queer and trans people—especially from marginalised communities—pursuing higher education.

After all, higher education shouldn't be an uphill battle for queer and trans people in India. Until there are state policies and more systemic solutions, these opportunities can help make higher education more accessible.

Do you know of any other such grants and scholarships supporting LGBTQIA+ folks for higher education in India? Share them with us in the comments below.

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Long before Fire (1996), Kamal Amrohi’s Razia Sultan featured a scene between Razia (Hema Malini) and Khakun (Parveen Babi) that many viewers have read as one of Indian cinema’s earliest depictions of desire between two women. The moment was never confirmed by the filmmakers, but it was later removed when the film aired on Doordarshan, making this scene as fascinating for what it suggests as for what it leaves unsaid. Whether you see it as romance, longing, or subtext, it remains one of the most intriguing queer moments in Bollywood history. Have you watched Razia Sultan? Do you think this counts as India’s first on-screen lesbian moment?

You one-stop sapphic watchlist 🌈

My Letterboxd -> https://boxd.it/m0svl

My fav sapphic content categorised by genre :

🎭 Drama / Romance

• Movies
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😂 Comedy / Romcoms

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👻 Mystery / Thriller / Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy

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📚 Animated / Manga / Podcast / GL — yes, I listed those too in the description

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Since Letterboxd is film-only, I used the description section to drop all my favorite shows, animated series, podcasts, manga, and GLs as well.

Come find your next hyperfixation and follow for updates 🫶🌈

why would a CM who's a mere public servant sweep the path during yatra?

eta kiser tradition ba culture?

Check out my letterboxd to get recs for :

• Sapphic Movies / Shows
• Thriller and Horror Movies / Shows

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Welcome to the Queercore Bongs Subreddit 🌈

We provide a safe space to the INDIAN BENGALI LGBTQIA+ community.

Join our discord server if you are :

• ✅ An Indian
• ✅ A Bengali
• ✅ A part of the LGBTQIA+ community

Discord server perks :

• 🌈 Highly-Moderated
• 🌈 Self Roles
• 🌈 Casual SFW Adda
• 🌈 VC sessions
• 🌈 Game and movie nights
• 🌈 Meetups and more!

Discord - https://discordfy.com/queercorebongs

Join our subreddit if you are :

• ✅ An Ally or LGBTQIA+
• ✅ An Indian or of Indian origin
• ✅ A Bengali, resident of West Bengal or just curious about the language

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Queercore_Bongs/

In the late 1990s, when lesbian lives in India were pushed into silence, shame, and invisibility, CALERI (the Campaign for Lesbian Rights) chose to speak loudly and publicly. Formed during the protests against the attacks on Fire, CALERI became one of India’s first groups to openly fight for lesbian rights, visibility, and dignity. Through protests, manifestos, poetry, and collective action, they challenged both political hostility and the silence within mainstream movements. Their struggle was not just about visibility, it was about creating space for queer women to exist, speak, and be heard on their own terms.

Opinion? Source:https://www.facebook.com/reel/907129302399181/?app=fbl

I absolutely adore this poem and it must be the 10th time I have read it this week alone ✨

I listened to this audiotape in YouTube between samik and a lady where they both came off to be close friends, and later on an interview of the lady alleging samik to be a womanizer. Samik has been threatening her for blackmailing him to expose his promiscuous activities with other women who all have apparently reached out to this lady with evidence against samik. Now, youtube comments as usual, bashed the lady for not going to the police, but I am certain how impossible that task might seem to hurl any politician to justice (regardless of the party), particularly when it's samik who allegedly buttered both sides of the bread.

I am attaching the tapes in sequence. I was among the bunch who wanted samik to lead, but now ig I have changed my mind. What are your thoughts?

Samik and the lady - https://youtu.be/vWN7d0YH6TI?si=\_BJB5JIdZfYcxZR8

The threat - https://youtu.be/w1QwfxofFUM?si=7Iq3qeaY0ry4jy-D

The interview - https://youtu.be/6WfrMs0qre4?si=CRYgmtrufypx5v6f