Girl Tribe

Bisexual

LGBT

LGBTQ

LGBTQ Community

LGBTQ India

Queer

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Dhruvi Modi

In Conversation With A Bisexual Woman—What It's Like Coming Out In India | MissMalini

On the first anniversary of the scrapping of Section 377, here's a conversation with a bisexual women and her experience of coming out.

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In Conversation With A Bisexual Woman—What It’s Like Coming Out In India - MissMalini

Coming out is an important event in any person’s life who identifies themselves
as a member of the LGBTQ+ community
[/2018/06/19/pridemonth-what-equal-rights-actually-means-to-the-lgbtqia-community/]
. Given the hate crimes and sheer maltreatment of any person who isn’t
heterosexual, it’s no surprise that many LGBTQ+ people refrain from openly
coming out. While society is progressing, it is yet to reach a level of maturity
where we can embrace those who do not conform to the obsolete and traditi

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Lifestyle

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Valentine's Day

Suruchi Patwary

There Is A Petition To Include A Pride Heart Emoji—And You Need To Sign It, STAT! | MissMalini

This Valentine's day, a huge brand has started a petition to include pride heart emoji to celebrate the many shades of love!

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There Is A Petition To Include A Pride Heart Emoji—And You Need To Sign It, STAT! - MissMalini

Valentine’s day
[/2019/02/12/the-perfect-last-minute-date-night-look-for-valentines-day/] is the
day of celebrating love. But shouldn’t it be about embracing it too? Until last
year September, same-sex love was considered a criminal offence. So technically,
2019’s Valentine’s day will be the first year of celebrating love freely and
openly, without being discriminated over gender identity. But it’s not just the
pride community who is all excited and in support of this idea, another big
brand has

Movies

Pride

Sex &amp; Romance

8 Pride Movies You Could Watch This Valentine's Day To Celebrate Love | MissMalini

Irrespective of how you identify yourself in terms of gender, you need to put these movies on your Valentine's day watchlist!

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8 Pride Movies You Could Watch This Valentine’s Day To Celebrate Love - MissMalini

People have mixed feelings about Valentine’s day. Some are all up for it and
make it the day to celebrate love. Some find it too cliché. But there is also a
large chunk of people who really wish they could celebrate it but due to
societal pressures cannot do it openly. We are talking about the pride
[/2019/02/01/rashtrapati-bhavan-lit-up-with-pride-colours-intentionally-or-just-a-happy-coincidence/] 
community! 2018 was the year of positive change for India, with Section 377
being decriminalised

community

LGBTQIA

Karishma Govil

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Section 377 | MissMalini

Today, the Supreme Court has finally scrapped Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and decriminalising homosexuality. Here are a few things about this section you might not already know.

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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Section 377 - MissMalini

Love (Image Courtesy: Shutterstock)Today, we’re celebrating the fact that the
Supreme Court has finally scrapped Section 377
[/2018/09/06/section-377-has-been-scrapped-all-love-is-legal/] of the Indian
Penal Code. For years the LGBTQIA+ community has fought for their rights and
justice is finally been served. For so long this community was looked at in a
different light, treated differently and was told that they suffered from
“mental disorders”. These myths and misconceptions
[/2018/06/05/pride

Alisha Fernandes

Section 377 Has Been Scrapped!—All Love Is Legal! | MissMalini

Gay rights have been upheld as per the Supreme Court's ruling this morning and Section 377 is no more! Let the celebration begin.

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Section 377 Has Been Scrapped!—All Love Is Legal! - MissMalini

As of this moment, gay sex has been decriminalized. Chief Justice Of India, 
Dipak Misra along with Justices RF Nariman, DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, and
Justice Khanwilakar passed a judgement that stated that gay rights are to be
upheld and consensual sex between consenting adults is not a criminal offence
and that this criminalisation cannot be deemed as constitutional. It was further
stated autonomy, intimacy and identity of an individual are to be protected. At
the core of this decision li

Anjali Lama

equality

Gender Equality

Girl Tribe By MissMalini

Lakme Fashion Week

Model

The Girl Tribe

TheGirlTribe

Here's Why We Need To Change The Way We See The Transgender Community In India | MissMalini

Gender inequality in India is a gap we need to bridge right away. Here's why we should change the way we look at the transgender community.

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Here’s Why We Need To Change The Way We See The Transgender Community In India - MissMalini

#TheGirlTribe
[/2018/07/06/10-lessons-we-learnt-from-sonali-bendre-about-modern-day-parenting/] 
show has featured so many empowering women from different walks of life that
have spoken about some really inspirational stories. On the 5th episode of the
show, MissMalini a.k.a Malini Agarwal had a very interesting conversation with 
Anjali Lama. Anjali is the first-ever transgender model to walk the ramp for 
Lakmé Fashion Week
[/2017/02/08/first-transgender-model-walks-lakme-fashion-week/]. She t

Harry Styles

Updates

Atmaj Vyas

Harry Styles' New Song Has Made His Fans Very Curious Indeed | MissMalini

Harry Styles' new song has us asking a lot of questions! Mostly questions pertaining to his sexuality. So is there really a hidden meaning?

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Harry Styles’ New Song Has Made His Fans Very Curious Indeed - MissMalini

Harry Styles released a new song and the internet hasn’t stopped talking about
it. Many people were quick to call the new song a “bisexual anthem”, while
others said the song was hinting towards his sexuality. The song, Medicine, has
lyrics that fans thought seemed to be subtle hints. While it can’t be denied
that the entire song seems to point to a gay relationship, it was these lyrics
that piqued their curiosity:

&gt; Tingle running through my blood, fingers to my toes
Tingle running through my 

India

Nicole Teresa Juneja

Let's Make India's First LGBT Networking App A Reality | MissMalini

School days. Wasn’t it great? Such a simple time. The early days for few of my
most cherished friendships that have survived two decades now! But the memories
for some are not so fond. Bullied, isolated and alone, living every day in
denial. That was the reality for many teenage boys and girls, which (in many
cases) continued to be their way of life over the years to follow.

That’s what Delta [https://www.thedeltaapp.com] is here to change.
By and for the Indian LGBT community, Delta will be

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Let’s Make India’s First LGBT Networking App A Reality - MissMalini

Bollywood

Bollywood Gossip

Sonam Kapoor

Priyam Saha

Sonam Kapoor's Speech About The LGBT Community Is A Must Watch For Everyone! | MissMalini

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Sonam Kapoor’s Speech About The LGBT Community Is A Must Watch For Everyone! - MissMalini

Sonam KapoorSonam Kapoor is one lovely woman. She always sends out positive vibes to the
world and has often spoken strongly about being comfortable in one’s own skin.
She was at the Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2016 recently
and made a speech that’s an absolute must watch for everyone – gay or not.

Check it out!
Do you, Sonam &lt;3

Bigg Boss

Television

Bigg Boss 8

Diandra Soares

Praneet Bhatt

Sushant Divgikar

Television Gossip

Upen Patel

Marv D'Souza

11 Awesome Things Sushant Divgikar Told Us About Bigg Boss 8 (And Beyond!) | MissMalini

If you thought Sushant Divgikar was fun on Bigg Boss 8, boy, are you in for a treat with this interview!

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11 Awesome Things Sushant Divgikar Told Us About Bigg Boss 8 (And Beyond!) - MissMalini

Bigg Boss season 8’s Sushant Digvikar and MissMalini’s Marv D’SouzaHe probably
was one of the most entertaining house mates on Bigg Boss season 8. So, when 
MissMalini asked me to do a 1 on 1 interview with Sushant Divgikar, I said “Hell
Yeah!” It’s no secret that Divgikar is talented. He can dance, sing and go from
adorable to “Oh-No-He-Didn’t!” in 0.5 seconds. So when we sat him down for a
chat, we asked about everything. From his academic background, to the Mr. Gay
World pageant and now Bigg 

Harry Potter

J.K Rowling

Devanshi Kapadia

J.K Rowling's Comments On The LGBT Community Will Make You Smile! | MissMalini

At this point it's safe to assume that J.K Rowling always wins Twitter. She wins at life. She wins everything. If you're a fellow Potter Head, like most of us in Team MissMalini, then Harry Potter was your safe haven as you transitioned from child to pre-teen to adult.

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J.K Rowling’s Comments On The LGBT Community Will Make You Smile! - MissMalini

J.K RowlingAt this point it’s safe to assume that J.K Rowling always wins Twitter. She wins
at life. She wins everything. If you’re a fellow Potter Head, like most of us in 
Team MissMalini, then Harry Potter was your safe haven as you transitioned from
child to pre-teen to adult. In fact, whenever I’m feeling down and out, I just
read or watch a little Harry Potter for a quick pick me up.

It still surprises me that I learn a new life lesson every single time I reread
the books or sit through a

Imogen Heap

Vishal Dadlani

Look At These Happy Faces In Delhi Taking On Pride In All It's Glory! | MissMalini

Lyrics from Mika’s We Are GoldenWhy can’t we just get along? Why do we limit our
worlds to only what some force us to believe is the norm? Well, clearly there is
a break in communication. Team MissMalini received a link to this fabulous video
featuring happy faces at the Delhi Pride Parade. They took on some tired but
frequently asked questions. and their replies were as hilarious!



Speaking of frequently asked questions, check out our list of the most stupid
and annoyingly frequent comments s

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Party

Jaymin Dalal

5 Reasons You Should Head to Tonight's 'Taboo Soiree'!

Salvation Star is hosting a rocking party for all friends of the LGBT community! Head over to White Owl in L. Parel tonight for a fabulously Taboo Soiree!

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5 Reasons You Should Head to Tonight’s ‘Taboo Soiree’! - MissMalini

Taboo SoireeThere’s a gaping hole when it comes to LGBT friendly spaces in
India, so Salvation Star has stepped up to the rescue! The fabulous people I’m
talking about believe everyone should have the freedom to love, and the freedom
to express it, regardless of any societal taboos. The first step is for all
open-minded people come together, and now there’s a platform to do it… while
rocking out of course! So head over to The White Owl in Lower Parel tonight at
9:30pm for the launch of, ‘TABOO S

Funny Memes

10 Unnecessary Things People Say To Gay Girls | MissMalini

Here are 10 ridiculous things gay girls are sick of hearing.

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10 Unnecessary Things People Say To Gay Girls - MissMalini

Shane from The L WordWe told you about the stuff that gay guys are sick of
hearing, now we’re moving to the gay girls. Yup, they’ve heard these a ton of
times (I have witnessed it and it’s seriously annoying) and it’s time we bring
up the 10 things gay women are tired of hearing you say. Seriously, pay
attention!

1. You’re A Lesbian? *Takes a closer look* Really?
Similar to gay men
[http://www.missmalini.com/2014/04/12/10-things-gay-dudes-dont-wanna-hear/],
lesbians too have to deal with this d

Hollywood

International

Tilda Swinton

10 Reasons Tilda Swinton Might be an Alien! | MissMalini

This is a list of 10 fascinating facts that make Tilda Swinton an incredible alien-like creature!

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10 Reasons Tilda Swinton Might be an Alien! - MissMalini

Tilda Swinton in W MagazineCall them unusual. Call them weird. But some folks
are just insanely gifted and we’re calling them the ‘aliens’ among us! Today I’m
picking out one of those alien-like creatures that walk this earth. Tilda
Swinton is a talented actor, an Oscar winner in fact, and is know to openly live
her eccentric life as a film professional, a mother, a lover, an artist and a
woman. Here are 10 things that make Tilda Swinton something close to an alien!

1. She is a scientist who ha