City Scripts is delighted to invite you to a conversation with contributors of ‘Queer India Now’, a collection of voices from across India’s LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Thoughtfully selected and curated, this anthology essays offer a sobering look at the state of queer people in India.

This conversation is part of Things Heavy and Light, City Scripts year-long exploration of how cities hold opposing forces in balance. Queer India Now explores questions of identity, caste, dignity, money and visibility among queer people India, where queerness is legally restricted and socially excluded.