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  1. Entering the Third Dimension?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Chadwa, Anruddh
    Date: Apr. 1996
    Topics: Hijras, Indian LGBTQ+ people, Motion picture industry--India--Mumbai, Performance art, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Description: An article discussing three films (Daayra, Darminyaan, and Tamanna) that the author believes marked a turning point in how Bollywood portrays transgender people.
  2. July 1995 News Notes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 1995
    Topics: Hijras, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Description: A group of short articles discussing news stories or events of interest to Trikone readers.
  3. The "Third Sex" Box: Issues Examined From a Transsexual Perspective

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Hijra, Anne Ogborn
    Date: Jul. 1995
    Topics: Bisexual people, Gay men, Hijras, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Description: Content Warning: This article was written by "a non-South Asian transsexual woman who joined the hijra community."
  4. "What Sort of Beast Was I?" Thinking Beyond Gender in India

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Vanita, Ruth
    Date: Oct. 1997
    Topics: Ashrams, Hijras, Indian LGBTQ+ people, Non-Euro-American gender and sexual identities, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Vārkarī sect, Women authors, South Asian, Women's movement
    Description: This article discusses how Indian society creates narratives for opting out of gender categories, of non-victimhood, and of alliances across identity boundaries. It is excerpted from a longer essay...