Includes bibliographical references.

How natural is normal?: Feminism and compulsory heterosexuality / Nivedita Menon -- Challenging the limits of law: queer politics and legal reform / Gautam Bhan -- It's not my job to tell you that it's okay to be gay: medicalisation of homosexuality a queer critique / Arvind Narrain and Vinay Chandran -- Crisis in desire: a queer reading of cinema and desire in Kerala / Muraleedharan T. -- Beyond 'sexuality' (?) / Akshay Khanna -- Many people, many sexualities: a personal journey / Elavarthi Manohar -- Solitary cruiser / Pawan Dhall -- Englishpur ki Kothi: class dynamics in the queer movement in India / Alok Gupta -- The roads that e/merged: feminist activism and queer understanding / Chayanika Shah -- Voicing the invisible: Violence faced by lesbian women in India / Bina Fernandez and Gomathy N.B. -- Complicating gender: rights of transsexuals in India / Ashwini Sukthankar -- Queering Kerala: reflections on Sahayatrika / Deepa V.N. -- Fire, sparks and smouldering ashes / Gomathy N.B. and Bina Fernandez -- Queering the campus: lessons from Indian universities / Mario D'Penha and Tarun -- Amitie: organising LGBTs in small-town India / Anis Roy Chowdhury -- A Hijra's own story / Revathi -- Leaving home to go home / Sandip Roy -- She came from the world of the spirits / Maya Sharma -- Death of the gay man / Devdutt Patnaik -- On being gay and Catholic / Mario D'Penha -- Islam and me / Ali Potia -- Is being gay about multiple sex partners? / Pawan Dhall and Mr A.K. -- An Indian Christian Kothi speaks out! / Prathiba Sixer Rani -- In a Loongi in Chimbhave / Satyya Rani Nagpaul -- I am out and here's why / Vaibhav Saria -- Convivial misgivings / Sheba Tejani -- Sum total: a matrimonial / Sonali.