Indian Trans Writing

Cover Image of Queer India Now, edited by Dhamini Ratnam and Dhrubo Jyothi

Books to Queer By

Books to Queer by: Review of 'Queer India Now'

1999. Bombay. Reading Facing the Mirror in crowded train compartments where it didn't matter who saw you, in secret nooks at the all-girls college, hoping someone did see you, I felt as if anyone who looked at the book and looked into my eyes would instantly know

A cloudy, starry skies in the colours of the trans flag. Title text reads: Indian Trans Books to Read Right Now

Recommendations

Your Trans Library Starts Now.

If it hasn't already. Queer Reads Bangalore is not an activist organisation, nor am I equipped to handle legal or mental health matters. But we read books, and we can recommend books, and that's what I'm doing right now. Some context: The Rajya Sabha