A Safe Space for Queer South Asian Women

Fire is a film by Deepa Mehta that was one of the first mainstream films in India to explicitly show homosexual relations. It stars Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. The film is about two characters, Radha and Sita, who are married and eventually fall in love with each other. Radha, the older woman, remains bound by tradition while Sita refuses to accept misfortune and wishes to break free. After being shunned by their husbands, Radha and Sita seek comfort in each other. Overjoyed at finding satisfaction in this unusual manner, they resolve to continue it in secret. They are eventually caught by Radha’s husband and she decides to move out and move in with Sita. (via Wikipedia and imdb)

We’re happy to announce that all six episodes of Her Story will be released, for free on YouTube, on January 19th, 2016!

If you’re not already familiar, Her Story is a web series about the dating lives of trans & queer women, which stars trans & queer women, and was written and directed by trans & queer women.

Here’s the trailer:

We’re excited to finally share all of our work, which was made possible with your support, with the world soon.

I don’t know if this is known, but there is now a Trans Crisis toll free hotline in Canada. I just saw this poster at my university.

The phone number is:

The line is not ALWAYS available, so you may want to check out their website, because there’s always a note displaying how many counselors are available at that time.

Actually, the claim that HRT doesn’t do much after puberty is a myth.  I started when I was 31 years old and now I’m 35. =)  

It’s never too late.