




StoryFitting in is overrated. It’s time to embrace your uniqueness
Anurag PaulPriyam Ghosh identifies herself as a lesbian feminist, a queer scholar, and has been working as an Assistant Professor in IP University affiliated college teaching media to undergraduate students. She […]Read More

StoryWe are just looking for your support because coming out is a very scary thing to do
Anurag PaulCharvi Agarwal is a software engineer and lives in New York. She grew up in New Delhi, where she also completed her Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering. She earned her Master’s […]Read More

StoryI am not straight, I like girls, not boys and will never like them the way I feel about feminine human beings
Anurag PaulDr Kasturi Chakraborti is a dentist and a public health researcher specialising in mental health research by profession. She is an internationally published author on research pertaining to self-harm and […]Read More

StoryPride Month 2021: Visibility, mainstreaming and inclusion matters most
Anurag PaulEvery year in the month of June, we celebrate Pride Month globally where we celebrate our friends and family members who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ). […]Read More

StoryThe COVID-19 pandemic through a transgender person’s lens
Deeksha MishraManisha (name changed), a resident of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, has been living alone for almost a decade owing to alienation from her family who were not ready to accept her identity. […]Read More

StoryNever too late to save one more life
Tara RanaPhoto used for representation purpose only. Ronit, (name changed) had been on treatment for HIV for over a year when he was diagnosed with multi-drug resistant-drug tuberculosis (MDR-TB). He was […]Read More

StoryMimmalini chala miss avutunnanu (I miss you a lot)
Tara RanaThe doctor-patient relationship drenched in warmth and a personal touch might sound impossible in today’s times, but for Dr Macha Dileep this bond was particularly strong because he had known […]Read More

StoryA value driven life
Tara RanaEvery time Saika travels for work she has to ensure a hundred different things at home are in place first, as she leaves her toddler son behind in the care […]Read More

StoryLearning to live with HIV takes efforts and courage
Tara Rana“I love my father because he always brings toys and gifts for me. He takes me on a picnic or to see animals in the zoo. He is the best […]Read More

StoryBringing a life to the world
Anurag PaulAfter the imposition of the nationwide lockdown in March 2020, South (24 PG) Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (SNP+) Care and Support Centre (CSC), Balasore, Odisha team were busy […]Read More

StoryThe strength and mettle of a doctor at the forefront of the COVID-19 and HIV response
Tara RanaDr Amit Tripathi is not just a doctor but a friend to his patients. He hears them out without being judgemental and they know that their secrets are safe with […]Read More

Blog, StoryBreaking the chain of sexual oppression in the times of COVID-19
Anurag PaulRohan Mathews works as Clinic Manager for the Samarth programme of Alliance India in Bangalore. He identifies himself as a gender-fluid, pansexual person. He has been working with Samarth since […]Read More

Programme Update, StoryA friend in need is a friend indeed
Anurag PaulOften, we hear a lot of negative stories of police in print, electronic and social media, especially during this lockdown period. At times, however, they are extremely supportive. These champions […]Read More

StoryCharity begins at home but shouldn’t end there!
Anurag PaulGuddu aka Aarti who turned 25 this year lost her mother during her early years after which her father had remarried. There are seven members in her family. Aarti is […]Read More