A Safe Space for Queer South Asian Women

@masalachannel

Masala Channel represents the Queer South Asian Women community in Toronto. Our goal is to strive towards addressing the growing gap in mainstream LGBT services and catering towards the specific cultural & social challenges that the South Asian Queer women population face in Toronto. Visit our website: www.masalachannel.ca

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n0b0dys0meb0dy

“Live and let live,” said her South Asian father during their wedding reception speech. I had to take a moment to process the reality of the situation while photographing their wedding. So much love in this family. Yes, the world is progressing and it’s fantastic that we have cameras and the internet to document and share it. <3

#Wedding #Indian wedding #india

cloudliest

/ quit genderizing things that don’t need to be genderized /

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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)

For the trailer, click here.

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Fire:

Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

#tv and film #india

smartassjen

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.

Stay tuned via our website, Twitter, Instagram, and FaceBook.

theqmmunity

So psyched to watch this! Trailer is amazing, make sure you keep an eye out for it!

#her story #qwoc #transgender #tv and film

spilling-milk

bitemytonguedarling

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Television needs more bisexual representation like this

#bisexuality #tv and film #faking it

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I love them

slimeandsensitive

You don’t have to ever fully understand your sexuality or gender to be valid.

peyjune

reminder that every lady out there is absolutely lovely!

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#feminism

Actor over 40: action hero, love interest to 20-something female protagonist, superhero, dramatic lead, half of a buddy comedy duo, head of important organization, complex villain

Actress over 40: somebody's mother

queensofhighgarden

Girls loving girls in the same-sex ALL LOVE IS EQUAL photography series by Branden Summers

#qwoc

allthecanadianpolitics

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:

1-877-330-6366

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Just one additional detail —

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.

Here’s a schedule for their available hours.

#transgender

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Hi, I'm 25 and debating starting male-to-female HRT. However, I'm scared that HRT won't help me at all. It seems like HRT does so little after puberty, especially by the time one gets in their 20s. I'm really scared that I'll just end up being someone in a male body, but with breasts. Is there anything you can say to someone having this fear? Thank you, and sorry, I suspect this is a silly question.

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 to transition!

lady-feral

Yeah, anon, have you seen my timeline? I started at 29.

It’s never too late.

transgirltumbling

Seriously, I transitioned at 39 and I’m 41 now. Hormones are magic whatever your age and while some things stay, many things change and it’s been totally worth it for me.