LGBTIQ culture in Hyderabad

Hyderabad is a conservative city when it comes to LGBT rights, compared to other Indian Metros. But since it slowly started becoming the second IT-capital after Bangalore, there has been a continuous influx of people of all cultures from across India. In past few years, there has been some increase in LGBT activism in Hyderabad, including pride marches of 2013 and 2014.[1][2][3][4] Slowly, Top MNCs have been introducing LGBT friendly policies in their Hyderabad offices.[5]

Organizations

There has been a few organizations/informal support groups setup in recent times, doing good work in LGBT rights in Hyderabad. Couple of them are listed below.

  • Wajood[6]
  • Suraksha
  • Queer Campus Hyderabad
  • Hyderabad For Feminism
  • Mobbera Foundation

Homophobia/Transphobia in Hyderabad

There have been numerous instances of incidents of homophobia and transphobia in Hyderabad.

Back in 2011, a local news channel TV9 (Telugu) carried out a sting operation on gay dating websites and gay clubs, presented a very demeaning and homophobic view of Gay culture of Hyderabad. Following this news report, there have been many protests in Hyderabad and across India. News Broadcasting Authority of India issued notices to TV9 channel, following which it aired an unconditional apology which can be said as the first win of city's LGBT community.[7][8][9]

In early 2013, a kashmiri student in Hyderabad University, allegedly committed suicide because of homophobia of university authorities, students and faculty.[10]

In September 2013, a couple of gay men were arrested for partying at a local club.[11]

Hyderabad's LGBTIQ History

  • 2012: LGBT support group Wajood setup[12]
  • 2013: First Queer Pride held in the city
  • 2014: First Queer Carnival (Festival) by Queer Campus Hyderabad[13]

References

  1. ↑ Ramavat, Mona (February 11, 2013). "Gay pride and a colour riot: Hyderabad gets its own first queer parade". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "LGBT community gears up for February pride parade - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Out in the open, they long for acceptance". The Hindu. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  4. ↑ "Hyderabad Queer Pride 2013". Gaylaxy Magazine. July 24, 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "MNCs in Hyderabad become LGBT-friendly". Deccan Chronicle. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  6. ↑ "WAJOOD". Wajoodlgbt.blogspot.in. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  7. ↑ "TV9's Homophobic Coverage - Gaysi". Gaysifamily.com. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  8. ↑ Vaishalli Chandra (2011-04-03). "TV9 ordered to air apology for sting | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  9. ↑ "TV9 fined, ordered to broadcast apology on 3 days for 'gay exposé' | Gay News Asia". Fridae.asia. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  10. ↑ "Mourning Mudassir`s suicide: The tragic tale of a Kashmiri student". Sify.com. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  11. ↑ "Gays arrested in Country Club, Begumpet". Siasat. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  12. ↑ "WAJOOD". Wajoodlgbt.blogspot.in. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  13. ↑ "Hyderabad Queer Carnival ends on gay note". Deccan Chronicle. 2014-01-19. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
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