Shormita Bose - Different Truths

April 3, 2024
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Films, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Literature

Love is Love: Evolution of LGBTQIA+ Rights in India

Shormita explores LGBTQIA+ issues in India: stigma, family rejection, and rising visibility in media, exclusively for Different Truths. Homosexual relationships are highly stigmatised in Indian culture and society. In...

February 2, 2022
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+, Pandemic

Pandemic Pushes Transgenders into Deprivation & Death

Shormita takes a hard look at the plight of the transgenders during the pandemic. These marginalised people are being pushed into deprivation and death. She advocates their cause, exclusively...

November 3, 2021
Shormita Bose
LGBTQIA+, Profile

Asexual Kishori is a Devotee of Shree Radhe

Shormita profiles Kishori, an asexual person, who defies the heterosexual binary of the society. An exclusive for Different Truths. Lord Krishna, the invisible force, which is present in the...

September 8, 2021
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+

Why Does Society Need Intersectional Outlook?

To overcome taboo, society needs to develop an intersectional outlook toward the LGBTQIA+ community, the marginalised gender, asserts Shormita. An exclusive for Different Truths. In the social structure of...

August 11, 2021
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Criticism, Gender, LGBTQIA+

A Hijra Exposes Society’s Underbelly in her Novel

Shormita examines the life and times of a hijra. Here’s a critique of the first transgender novel, The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story. An exclusive for Different...

August 4, 2021
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Gender, LGBTQIA+

Lesbian Liberation is Classic

Shormita dwells on the issue of lesbian liberation. An exclusive for Different Truths. It is true that lesbians also face discrimination in society. Women liking or loving each other...

July 14, 2021
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+

Why Discrimination and Violence Dog the LGBTQIA+ Community?

The LGBTQIA+ people continue to be persecuted. A marginalised community, they face discrimination and violence. Shormita probes the issue, exclusively for Different Truths. It is heartbreaking to witness that...

June 30, 2021
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+

Why Bisexuals Search Their Individuality?

Shormita takes a hard look at the individuality of the bisexual people. An exclusive for Different Truths. The bisexual people have their own individual struggle in their lifespan. It...

June 23, 2021
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+

Pride Month is All About Acceptance

Shormita tells us about the initiatives taken by the Student Federation of India, OTT platforms, and Unilever to sensitise the masses about Pride parades, digitally. An exclusive for Different...

June 18, 2021
Shormita Bose
Poem

This is Not the End…

Shormita pens an evocative poem about the Third Gender, exclusively for Different Truths. Trees shed their leaves, My skin is dried up. Lips seems to be thirsty, The Sun...

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