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Bombay Dost (magazine)
[edit]Bombay Dost magazine is the first magazine published for the LGBT community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender0).Ashok Row Kavi founded this magazine in 1990
| Categories | Magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | monthly |
| Founder | Ashok Row Kavi |
| Founded | In 1990 |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.bombaydost.co.in |
[1].It was published to make female and male homosexual understand about their own identity and to be able connect with them. Suhail Abbasi said that the idea behind it was to mobilize the whole LGBT community[2]but it shuts down in 2002 as it was facing scarcity of fund. Then it came back in 2009 and covers wide range of issues related to LGBT and put only few renowned celebrities so that they can engage the large audience along with LGBTQ. It was published monthly in English language[3].
History
[edit]In 1986
[edit]In India when first HIV/AIDS case started in somewhere in 1986,[4] the panic stated moving fast in society, gay groups met in private parties, in hotel rooms and even in parks wondering what was there in store for them. Various opinions were there. A majority of them thought HIV/AIDS would never become a problem for them “it was mostly a disease that affected only poor people and hence, would not affect or infect us middle class gay men”. Some said we did not have the “kind of gay men who went to parties and had sex’. And some thought it was a “problem only for men who went to female prostitutes’. All this stated was just a guesswork because nobody knew about HIV/AIDS. There was no awareness about it as how it was transmitted to others. They did not know whether it was a general sexually transmitted disease or not?
By 1990
[edit]Main risk groups were gay men it was made clear by 1990. His hard competency was journalism and thought to start a gay newsletter. Their group was averse doing illegal things so went to Delhi to register it, the title as well as to grant permission to send publication through postal service. In 1990 when it was founded it was hidden in brown paper bags and were sold by sidewalk vendors. They were not able to find many advertisers who willing to buy a gay publication and the magazine were stopped in 2002[5].So, “BOMBAY DOST MAGAZINE” was started as India’s first registered and legal newsletters for readers who don’t even knew that gay existed. When first issue was composed the computer operator asked him what the hell the word homosexual meant. The fact was that he was one himself a gay. Suhail was facing problems while explaining as he was afraid of the consequences. The first issue did not publish anything like address of printing the magazine. Exactly 650 copies could be printed and would cost around Rs8 per copy. [4]
In 2001
[edit]An eight-page long component by Row Kavi portrays police assaults on the workplaces in Lucknow of the Naz Foundation. Four effort laborers were accused of ownership of revolting materials and scheme to confer homosexuality, and confined for six entire weeks previously being allowed safeguard by High Court in Allahabad . Also in that year, Naz documented a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) request of with the Delhi High Court, testing the blest legitimacy of Section 377.
The review uncovered the developing antagonism of the Lucknow police, and furthermore gave us the measure of inward legislative issues inside extremist circles and the off camera activation that propelled one of the more managed lawful battles in Indian history.
Such recorded records of flashpoints in the gay development are the reason the magazine ought to effectively consider making an openly available computerized chronicle.
Then in year 2002 it was consider that magazine should also be actively accessible digitally.
In 2010
[edit]A seven-year rest finished with the magazine's recovery in 2009[6].My brief as manager was to make a 'bolder than any time in recent memory' engrave that took awareness of the rainbow characters now grasped by the LGBT development.
We were upbeat to have snuck in our restoration issue two months previously the noteworthy Delhi High Court decision in July 2009. Subjects of comprehensiveness proceeded with our 2010 issue. Out of the blue, the cover included identifiable eccentric individuals utilizing their own names, instead of famous people supporting the reason or models.
The issue included audacious meetings about the contention amongst religion and sexuality, with author Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, craftsman Syed Ali Arif and artist Gwyneth Mawlong, and also essayist Gazal Dhaliwal's strong record of associating with her 'new self' amid her change as a lady[7].
In 2015
[edit]Post-2010, the more swarmed (if still incipient) post-web universe of strange distributing in India has seen a few magazines go back and forth, similar to the beefcake cloth Fun.[8]
Numerous exist basically on the web, similar to The Queer Chronicle, The Pink Pages, Gaylaxy and Gaysi,[8] which additionally thinks of perfect print versions. This bounty has stolen a walk on Bombay Dost, even as it continues on, VIP cover models close behind.
The three issues set out in the last five years have included, separately, performer Imran Khan, a great decision for blurb kid given his dynamic viral video on gay rights; super chef Vikas Khanna in a dishy middle uncovered symbol; and, on the back of her persuading depiction regarding an indiscriminate author with cerebral paralysis in Margarita, With A straw, Kalki Koechlin, an on-screen character who is dependably the kind of the season. A 25th commemoration issue is currently on the blacksmith's iron.
Objectives
[edit]- • Create greater awareness in the media about issues, challenges and barriers faced by sexual minority populations. So that people can become aware of them and think about them as equal and coming generations can also treat them equally and never feel them rejected. • To facilitate a process of sensitization among media professionals regarding human rights and stigma and discrimination faced by MSM, hijra and transgender people. • To identify leadership strength and working styles and promote effective communication systems. • To facilitate policy dialogue on these issues in the public sphere.
Areas of Focus
[edit]• social, political and legal policies for MSM, hijra, transgender and people suffering with HIV in India[9].
•discrimination faced by LGBTQ community.
•Livelihood opportunities and other barriers faced by sexual minorities.
•Religious perception and views of society towards sexual minorities.
Reason
[edit]There was a need to publish such a magazine in India as the whole LGBTQ community was facing dreadful problems in growing openly in the society. They were not accepted as the only sexual orientation was heterosexuality[10]. They were facing enormous exclusion, discrimination, homophobic violence and abuse. They were even excluded from the social promotional schemes also. People were not able to understand their identity and those who were known to that were hiding it. They were also not able to get proper education as they were harassed by others.
They were not given proper recognition or respect until the late 1990[11]. So, by introducing Bombay dost type magazine people became more aware and had to adopt the marginalized population whole heartedly as the old people generation is getting over. It also encourage people for Queer India Movement [12]and nowadays literate and understanding people are showing up. This magazine got popular in Bombay and nowadays people never discourage the ones who are in such category rather help them be friendlier with them
Opposition
[edit]When the Bombay Dost magazine launched again in 2009 by Celina Jaitly, she faces too many oppositions as well as threats by the society. She was called homosexual[13] by the cultural groups, just because she was supporting that community. Even, all the members of her family were also called homosexuals. She also lost many of her fans for supporting it.
The magazine faces that much criticism that it did not even sold openly in the market. It was sold by wrapping it in brown cover [14]through roadside vendors and people and wait for sun to set for buying it.
Consequences
[edit]In recent years, sexual orientation and gender identity issues in south Asian countries have begun to have a larger presence and visibility in the public domain – in particular in the media as people have now a easy access to media every bit of you movement is recorded .HIV prevalence among populations of MSM and transgender people in South Asia has seen alarming increases in recent years and according to the Commission on AIDS in Asia (2008), greater than 50 percent of all new HIV infections could be among MSM by the year 2020[15]. A 2014 UNDP study examining media which had a reporting on these issues in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal found that news coverage has often been prejudiced, inaccurate and sensationalistic and has exacerbated stigma and discrimination. Furthermore, the study found that the media coverage served to enforce negative stereotypes and did not accurately report on community issues. But till that time moat of the people believed at what had happen as India is a ritual based country people here take everything relating their caste and creed and so such type of news and real happenings are totally rejected as it creates a very bad impact on orthodox people.
Media can, however, have a positive impact on human rights and the HIV epidemic for such marginalized populations such as MSM and transgender. It is the media which often sets the agenda of public discourse. By engaging with communities, raising awareness among media practitioners, and wielding their powers for good, the media can influence public opinion and policies and programmes , and contribute to creating an enabling environment. By introducing Bombay dost type magazine people became more aware and had to adopt the marginalized population whole heartedly as the old people generation is getting over and nowadays literate and understanding people are showing up.
Features
[edit]Noteworthy Bombay Dost covers-
[edit]Celebrities featured on the cover page of Bombay Dost[8] are
• Akshay Kumar in 1995
• Imran Khan in 2011
• Kalki Koechlin in 2015
• Manoj Bajpayee in 2016
Who Can Apply
[edit]• print and electronic media journalist
• Freelancer persons from media.
• students of Journalism .
• Radio Jockeys (RJ’s).
•Online blogs writers [9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Check Out These 7 LGBTQ Publications In India That Aim To Give Queer Voices A Platform". Women's Web: For Women Who Do. 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ Dore, Bhavya. "For LGBT community, the internet can't quite replace magazine culture". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ^ "Bombay Dost English Magazine - Read Bombay Dost English Emagazine Online". www.onlinemagazineshub.net. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ a b "bombay dost – The Humsafar Trust". humsafar.org. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "403 Forbidden". Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of India's Oldest Surviving LGBT Magazine". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "8 Inspiring Indian LGBTQ Individuals Who Raged Fearless Wars & Emerged Victorious!". The Better India. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ a b c "Bombay Dost, India s first LGBT magazine, turns 25". mid-day. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ^ a b c "THE HUMSAFAR TRUST PROJECT DIVA" (PDF).
- ^ "Problems Faced by LGBT People in the Mainstream Society: Some Recommendations" (PDF).
- ^ "LGBT". Wikipedia. 2018-04-19.
- ^ "9 Moments That Shaped The Queer Movement In India". Youth Ki Awaaz. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "India's only gay magazine makes a comeback". RT International. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ^ Staff, W. S. J. (2014-02-03). "India's First Gay Magazine Struggles to Survive". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ^ https://mingle.org.in/pdf/Indian_LGBT_Workplace_Climate_Survey_2016.pdf