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Dhruvi Modi

10 Of The Best LGBTQ+ Books To Read This Pride Month | MissMalini

Whether it is to educate yourself on the LGBTQ community, or to celebrate pride month, here are our top 10 books that you need to read, stat!

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10 Of The Best LGBTQ+ Books To Read This Pride Month - MissMalini

We’re halfway through LGBT Pride Month and it’s high time we celebrate all the
colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. And, what better way than to pick out and add
some of our essential must-read books on our reading list? Whether you’re into
non-fiction, romance, literary fiction or poetry, you can find a book suited for
your mood here. The beauty of these books is that most of them cover a broad
spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community, ranging from immigrants, the elderly, people
of colour, and more. So, let

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Kavisha Mody

9 Indian LGBTQIA+ Influencers Who Are Breaking All Gender Stereotypes | MissMalini

Here are some of our fave LGBTQIA+ influencers who are breaking all societal stereotypes with their creative content. Check them out!

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9 Indian LGBTQIA+ Influencers Who Are Breaking All Gender Stereotypes - MissMalini

Check out these LGBTQIA+ influencers who are breaking all gender stereotypes!

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Subtle Ways To Incorporate Pride Colours Into Your Outfits

Pride 2020 is here, and you should gear up to celebrate some virtual parades and events. Channel your stylish rainbow spirit from home!

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How To: Incorporate Pride Colours Into Your Outfit - MissMalini

June is most definitely one of my favourite months. The sound of the rain as it
hits my window, the taste of seasonal fruits as I first bite into them, thinking
about how I don’t have to go back to college for a good month. The list is
endless—oh, and of course, June is Pride Month
[/2020/06/12/heres-how-the-fashion-industry-is-celebrating-pride-month/]!

Pride Month is annually celebrated towards the end of June, in tribute to those
involved in the Stonewall Riots. And we’ve gotten used to gear

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I'm Bisexual And Here's What You Need To Know | MissMalini

Bisexuality and therefore bisexuals are often misunderstood in their identity, so this first-person narrative aims at bridging that gap.

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I’m Bisexual And Here’s What You Need To Know - MissMalini

Intolerance, bigotry, prejudice…all germinate from ignorance. People tend to
fear what they don’t know and what they don’t understand and instead of fighting
negativity with more negativity, maybe the solution is to speak more openly,
educate and open minds through dialogue. And this is what I am trying to do here
today, with this article.

I’m bisexual. And this is what I can try to explain from my personal experience:

How did I know that I was bisexual?
I have always been attracted to both wo

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Pooja Maheshwary

3 FAQs On Coming Out—Answered - MissMalini

Women's Mental Health Expert Richa Vashista recently hosted an AMA on the Girl Tribe by MissMalini App and answered all questions on coming out.

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Coming out can be a difficult process. It requires understanding and acceptance
and facing societal reactions and attitudes towards the LGBTQIA+ community
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. That said, coming out can also be very liberating and freeing, and helps one
embrace their authentic self. 

So, we reached out to Richa Vashista, a women&#039;s mental health expert in gender
and sexuality
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Instagram Announces Its Partnership With The Queer Muslim Project To Present The 'Digital Pride Festival 2.0' | MissMalini

Instagram partners with The Queer Muslim Project to present the Digital Pride Festival 2.0. Check out all the interesting details right here!

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Instagram Announces Its Partnership With The Queer Muslim Project To Present The ‘Digital Pride Festival 2.0’ - MissMalini

For anyone who has been living under a rock, let us tell you something, Pride
month has officially begun! We’ve watched the LGBTQIA+
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community bloom slowly but wonderfully in the society and the month of June is
to just  celebrate each member of this community. Amidst all of this, popular
social media giant, Instagram announced its partnership with The Queer Muslim
Project for the second edition of the Digital P

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FAQs About Being Gay In India—Answered (Part 2) | MissMalini

It’s been more than two years since the Supreme Court’s historic judgment to
scrap Section 377
[/2019/09/06/key-rainbow-moments-since-section-377-was-scrapped-exactly-1-year-ago/] 
and decriminalise homosexuality in India. And while things are changing slowly,
regressive attitudes continue to perpetuate in our society.

To encourage more open conversations on homosexuality in a safe space, we
invited Yogi and Kabeer, the creators of Spotify‘s ‘Shuddh Desi Gay‘ podcast, to
host an Ask Me Anything

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FAQs About Being Gay In India—Answered (Part 1) | MissMalini

Girl Tribe by MissMalini [https://www.facebook.com/groups/mmgirltribe] has
always been a safe space for everyone to share their stories, triumphs, and
struggles. To ensure it continues to be so for everyone across genders
[/2020/07/30/5-key-points-about-gender-and-sexuality-that-everyone-should-know/] 
and sexual orientation
[/2020/06/29/im-bisexual-and-heres-what-you-need-to-know/], we invited Yogi and 
Kabeer, the creators of Spotify‘s ‘Shuddh Desi Gay‘ podcast to host an Ask Me
Anything sessi

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FAQs About Being Gay In India—Answered (Part 1) - MissMalini

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Sushant Divgikar

6 Musical Covers By Sushant Divgikar That Had Us Fangirling | MissMalini

Here are some of our favourite musical covers by the talented Sushant Divgikar. His vocals might just blow you away. Check it out right now!

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6 Musical Covers By Sushant Divgikar That Had Us Fangirling - MissMalini

It’s said that music is the universal language of love and we cannot agree more.
Good music
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takes us into another dimension altogether and ngl, we haven’t met a single
person who doesn’t like listening to music. While there are a plethora of new
songs coming up, some classics have a special place in our hearts. So many
creators come up with soulful covers of awesome songs and manage to blow us
away. One such cr

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Remo D'Souza

Shubanka Sridhar

Remo D'Souza Shares He Has Faced Racism Ever Since His Childhood | MissMalini

Remo D'Souza shares that he has been called names in his childhood because of the colour of his skin, but stands up against it now.

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Remo D’Souza Shares He Has Faced Racism Ever Since His Childhood - MissMalini

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and prejudice are issues that are very much prevalent but discussed in hushed
tones world over. Now, people are much more open about having conversations
about it and talking about their experiences openly.

Recently, choreographer and filmmaker Remo D’Souza
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also came out to share his experiences with the same. 

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Mallika Jhaveri

Gender Identities: Decoding The Gender Spectrum | MissMalini

To be a better ally, it is important to know, understand and accept all the gender identities on the gender sprectrum! Read to know more.

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Gender Identities: Decoding The Gender Spectrum - MissMalini

Over the past few years, the term “gender
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” as evolved into the truest form of self-expression
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. A person’s gender identity does not depend on their biological sex. In short,
someone who is born a woman does not have to identify as a female. While
biological sex is something we are born with, gender is something we can choose.
It dep

Sexual Identity: Decoding The Sexuality Spectrum (Part 2) | MissMalini

It's 2020 and most of us are unaware of the various types of sexualities that exist. Sexuality is a spectrum, and we should know about it.

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Sexual Identity: Decoding The Sexuality Spectrum (Part 2) - MissMalini

The LGBTQIA
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+ community includes people who come from all walks of life and have all kinds
of sexual orientations. These sexual orientations go beyond being gay, lesbian
and bisexual and encompass many more. While the first article
[/2020/11/07/sex-o-clock-types-of-sexualities-part-1/] dealt with the types of
sexualities we should know about, this one goes a step further. It’s 2020, and
it’s time we lear

5 FAQs On Being A Straight Ally—Answered | MissMalini

Malini’s Girl Tribe [https://www.facebook.com/groups/mmgirltribe] has always
been a safe space for everyone to share their stories, triumphs, and struggles.
To ensure it continues to be so for everyone across genders
[/2020/07/30/5-key-points-about-gender-and-sexuality-that-everyone-should-know/] 
and sexual orientation
[/2020/06/29/im-bisexual-and-heres-what-you-need-to-know/], we invited LGBTQ
Activist and Filmmaker Sonal Giani, to host a #GirlTribeAMA session for the 
Tribe.Sonal answered que

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5 Key Points About Gender And Sexuality That Everyone Should Know | MissMalini

We invited Durga Gawde and Sana Satpathy on Malini's Girl Tribe to understand the spectrums of gender and sexuality.

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5 Key Points About Gender And Sexuality That Everyone Should Know - MissMalini

As a Pride ally, it has been empowering to see an increase in awareness of the 
LGBTQIA+ community
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, especially during the Pride month
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year. Seeing the love and acceptance towards the community, gives us hope to
encourage dialogue and foster collective learning and growth.

In that vein, earlier this week, we kicked-off Real Talk,

Chris Fernandes

I'm A Lesbian In India And This Is My Coming Out Story

The first step to understanding the fight for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community is to learn about each one's personal experiences.

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I’m A Lesbian Living In India And This Is My Coming Out Story - MissMalini

I am Chris Fernandes, CEO, and Founder of Goa Rainbow Trust, who identifies as a
gay woman. This is my story.

I have always liked women
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age. At the age of 7, when I was in the 2nd standard I had my first girlfriend.
We were intimate and experimenting at a young age. This all happened when I was
in the Gulf. We were together for 2 years until the Iraq invasion. That’s when
my parents shifted back to Goa for good. In the