Through My Brown Gay Lens: LGBTQ+ rights in India and the death of Section 377
Karan gives context and reflects on the Indian Supreme Court’s overturn of Section 377
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Through My Brown Gay Lens : My idea of INDIA
What does India mean on the anniversary of its independence from British rule.
Through My Brown Gay Lens and My Nation State
Karan ponders where is the place for non-nationalists in the new global climate
The Malaise of Quebec – Through My Brown Gay Lens
Andrew Potter’s controversial article and resignation raises questions about free speech.
Through my Brown Gay Lens : Mr. Oscar still so white?
While efforts to to increase the presence of visible minorities in film awards like the Oscars are noted, Hollywood still has a whitewash at the top.
Through My Brown Gay Lens — Half a Step and an Election
Watching the US election brings to mind questions about the changing world we live in.
Through my Brown Gay Lens – Am I a ‘Person of Color’?
Does the phrase “Person of Color” ignore the experiences of individual racial and ethnic groups in North America?
Through My Brown Gay Lens – From Aligarh to Orlando
The events in Orlando are the latest manifestation of ongoing ignorance. Karan has a proposal how to address this ignorance in all its forms.
Through my Brown Gay Lens in Tokyo
Finding a spot in Tokyo that is open to gay foreigners reveals both what is cross-cultural and what is specific in lgbtq culture.
Through My Brown Gay Zootopian Lens
Animated film praised for handling difficult topics suffers from its own prejudices and stereotypes.
Through my Brown Gay Lens : Whitewashing and My Creative Freedom
Is the solution to Hollywood’s “whitewashing” problem to hire more actors of colour or is it to eliminate colour and normativity as deciding factors in casting?
Through my Brown Gay Lens : Mr. Oscar WHITE
Karan proposes a solution to the problem of the Oscar’s tradition of picking white men for nominees.
Through My Brown Gay Lens: I am a pigeon who sits on a branch reflecting
Inventive film is the best metaphor for 2015.
Through My Brown Gay Lens: STOP THIS WAR!
We are all fighting a challenging war on many fronts. Now is not the time for apathy.
Through my Brown Gay Lens : Merit(ocracy) in my name
The myth of equality and the reality of equality are two different things for a brown, gay immigrant and other peoples of colour.
Through my Brown Gay Lens : And My Vote Goes To…
It’s not easy to pick a candidate when you’re brown and gay and your options are Mr. Oilsandman, Mr. Smileyface, Mr. Pretty Hair, Madame Green Activist, and Mr. Independence Man
Through my Brown Gay Lens : Drag Kings and the Case for Un-gendering !
The performance of a drag king prompts self-reflection on the limitation of gender binaries.
Through My Brown Gay Lens: I Do and Yes I Do
In wake of the recent decision to legalize same-sex marriage in the US, Sinj reflects on how he reached his conclusions on the topic.
Through My Brown Gay Lens #1: Introductions
When Sinj came to Montreal to be a filmmaker, he wondered if and where he would find his people.